Apr 08
Congressional Black Caucus
So here is my first and probably only question.
Is there a Congressional White Caucus? Of course not, because that would be racist. Well why is it racist if there is a white organization, but not racist if that organization is black or asian or some other particular race? You should either allow everyone into your organization or allow all races to have independent organizations.
For those of you who think I am picking on the left today, fear not. I will soon tackle the right as well.
JW
You go Jaco, I agree. This does seem like reverse discrimination.
CE
I completely agree with you. I can’t understand why we don’t have “White History Month” or why collages don’t have any White fraternities.
Why is it acceptable to cater to one race and not others? Isn’t that racist?!
The history of Western Civilization is all white history, written by white people, for white people, about white people. That’s why white people don’t need “White History Month” - who needs a month when you already own all of history? The same thing goes for colleges - most colleges are just one big white fraternity.
I should actually qualify all of the above by adding the word “male.” The history of Western Civilization is all white male history, and most colleges are just one big white male fraternity.
Below is a recent article regarding illegal immigrants and identity theft. read through it and notice all the absolute hypocrises there are towards illegals and “non-immigration” instances. After reading this article, it seems we would now, also, need to be able to prove that somebody driving a stolen car would have to be proven to know that they were actually driving a stolen car. Right!??????????? I mean, if an illegal submits an ID for something and it is proved to be not theirs, isn’t it acceptable to believe that that person obviously knowingly knew this was indeed the case? Any organism would think so, I guess except the Supreme Court. I bet we can sure expect to see many more findings like this one coming down the pike in the future - God help us. But! But! If somebody is pulled over in a car, and it is found that that car is actually not theirs, isn’t it reasonable to believe that that person obviously knows that that car is not theirs and can be charged as such? OK, so the car would have to be a theft item, but an ID might just be a made up item, I will grant you that. But if that ID/SSN ends up having my number or your number, even by accident, then it is a theft item then - right? At least in this case, right? We have to be able to take at least that stance, and not give these illegal complete immunity. Who in the FREAKING HELL are we trying to protect here?
Man, am I pissed on this one! Help anybody that does something wrong,at all costs, and do not one thing except take more money from the guy that does everything right, and is a citizen, and give it to the guy that does something wrong. I suppose this is the new American Way! I hope any of you that happened to vote for the lefties got what you wanted and are proud of this new law? I hate it! but our time will come - BELIEVE ME! Read article below.
U.S. government loses immigrant identity-theft case
Mon May 4, 2009 11:39am EDT Email | Print | Share| Reprints | Single Page[-] Text [+]
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An illegal immigrant who uses false identification papers must know they belonged to another person to be convicted of identity theft, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
The high court’s unanimous ruling was a victory for Ignacio Flores-Figueroa, a Mexican illegal immigrant who used false identification to get a job at a steel plant in Illinois.
He was convicted of aggravated identify theft, a law adopted in 2004 that carries a mandatory two-year prison term. The law has been increasingly used by the federal government to charge some of those arrested in raids at work sites that employ illegal immigrants.
In the high court’s opinion, Justice Stephen Breyer said the law required that prosecutors show that the defendant knew the counterfeit identification belonged to another person.
The ruling, a defeat for the U.S. Justice Department, resolved conflicting appeals court decisions on the issue, and limits prosecutors’ ability to pile identify charges on to illegal immigration cases.
Defense lawyers had argued their clients should not be charged with identity theft. They sought the documentation only to allow them to work and did not know if the numbers were fictitious or had actually belonged to someone else.
The ruling is not expected to affect prosecutions of non-immigration identity-theft cases. Defendants who steal Social Security number for financial gain know they are victimizing a real person.
The ruling comes at a time when President Barack Obama is reviewing how to crack down on illegal immigration.
Flores-Figueroa, a Mexican citizen employed at the steel plant since 2000, initially worked under an assumed name and false Social Security and immigration registration numbers.
In 2006, he told his employer he wanted to be known by his real name and submitted new identification documents.
But it turned out the new set of numbers belonged to other people and the suspicious employer contacted immigration authorities, who arrested Flores-Figueroa.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of misuse of immigration documents and one count of illegally entering the United States, resulting in a 51-month sentence. He faced deportation after serving his term.
After trial, he then was convicted on two counts of aggravated identity theft, which added two years to his sentence. That part of his conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court.