On the issue of immigration, I am appalled that the Republican party cannot see the need for compromise and the necessity of fixing a badly broken immigration system. When families are being tragically divided and young adults who were brought here as children are being deprived of their futures for lack of paperwork, justice is not being done. How long will the Republicans hide behind tired rhetoric about “amnesty” that doesn’t get the job done. I agree with Obama on this issue that the Congress has had long enough to act (and I seldom agree with Obama). This recent statement by John Boehner just shows once again that the Republicans don’t get it on this issue. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30049038. They are completely unconcerned with the human plight of illegal alien families while being perfectly happy to live in a society that takes advantage of, in fact depends upon, the labor provided by immigrants. I wish the Republicans would replace Boehner with a leader who understands the issues from a less partisan perspective. They need to do something about immigration for justice sake and they also need to remember how much they needed the Latino vote in 2012.
Tag: Justice
I never thought I would see the sad day when the US government argued against both educational and religious freedom. But it has just happened. It sounds more and more like they are borrowing pages from totalitarian rulers of the 20th century. The article below details a frightening argument advanced by the Justice dept. against the German homeschoolers who were seeking asylum. The hidden agenda is obvious. Use a low profile case to set a precedent against homeschoolers and religious schools in general. If the arguments against the rights of parents to choose the education of their children that are advanced here were to become case law, it would soon endanger Catholic schools, Jewish schools, Amish schools, etc, as well as homeschooling. This is unconscionable, un-American and even devilish as it represses religion too.
I do not overstate the case as there are several fundamental freedoms disregarded and violated by the Justice department’s arguments. First, the government serves and acts as an agent for the parents when it creates schools, not vice-versa. The fundamental rights belong to the parents, not the government. Second, if the schools created in a local area violate the religious or educational values of a family, it is the parent’s duty to seek or provide proper schooling for their children apart from the inadequate school. If the reasons for change are religious, to force the family to attend the public school in violation of their religious principles is to violate their religious freedom. If the reasons are educational, to force the children to attend the inadequate school is likely to suppress their achievement—their right to seek their own best welfare or happiness as the Declaration of Independence put it. Either way, to deny the validity of such choices in America is unheard of until now.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/banning-homeschools-teaches-tolerance-of-diverse-views-justice-dept-argues-99354/
I have been saying for years that our justice system needs to consider how to restore non-violent offenders. This is as much a part of justice as is punishment. This is a great article by Charles Colson commending the state of Ohio for taking a major step in this direction. I recommend it.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/win-win-win-61585/