Claiming citizenship will be enough. The U.S. Supreme Court threw out an Arizona law that required evidence of citizenship when people register to vote, in a victory for minority-rights advocates and the Obama administration. The justices, voting 7-2, said Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship law runs afoul of a federal statute that sets out ... MORE
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Thomas Sowell: Immigration Sophistry
Sympathy for the plight of lawbreakers. Most laws are meant to stop people from doing something, and to penalize those who disregard those laws. More generally, laws are meant to protect the society from the law breakers. But our immigration laws are different. Here the whole focus is on the "plight" of those who have broken the laws, and on ... MORE
Civic Duty Vies With Cynicism as 2012 Election Approaches
by Steven Greenhut. It’s been years since I cared deeply about any election, yet I
find myself back to old habits—tracking polls and dealing with
those conflicting feelings that emerge this time of year. My sense
of deep cynicism, born from years of reporting on government
venality and stupidity, collides with my sense of civic duty. Few people can ... MORE
RT: New Act Allows Government To Strip Citizenship
Ever expanding government powers. When Barack Obama inked the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve, the president insisted that he wouldn’t use the terrifying legislation against American citizens. Another new law, however, could easily change all of that. If the Enemy Expatriation Act passes in its current form, the legislation ... MORE
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