The very fact thatwe are flooded with immigrants shows that we are superior to othercountries like Mexico.
by Mike Adams
I will be the first to admit to being annoyed by automated phoneinstructions that direct me to press “one” for English and “two” forSpanish. It is more than a minor inconvenience. It is a matter ofprinciple. If immigrants are to make a meaningful contribution tosociety they must do a little work before they are given all ofsociety’s benefits. That includes taking the time to learn English.It’s the same logic that was used to put me through a semester ofpledging before being admitted to the ranks of the Sigma Chi fraternityin 1986.
But the statist says he does not want American institutions to teachimmigrants our language, our history, and our culture. He says he doesnot want to do so because of his commitment to the religion of moralrelativism. He says that to do so would send the wrong message thatAmerican culture is somehow better than other cultures.
Of course, the statist is being less than truthful. The very fact thatwe are flooded with immigrants shows that we are superior to othercountries like Mexico. The fact that past nations like East Germanyhave had to build walls to keep people in, not out, shows they areaware of their inferiority. We don’t need to worry about hurting theircollective feelings.
So the statist may as well admit that it is not out ofprinciple – as if moral relativism can, indeed, be principled – that hemakes immigration so easy. The reason is one of raw power. He wantsmore votes in order to advance the statist agenda.
The statist may, from time to time, claim that his stance onimmigration is pragmatic rather than principled. This is at best anunprincipled distortion of the truth. He cannot claim that amnesty is a“solution” to the “problem” of filling low wage jobs that poor peoplewill not fill. It is his stance on immigration that drives down wagesin the first place. Surely one cannot claim credit for solving theproblems he created himself.
It is hardly surprising that the statist mentality leads notjust to a desire to erode borders but, also, to a desire to erode ournational defense. Those who are unwilling to see our nation as superiorare hardly in a position to argue for military superiority. The samementality that leads to faith in moral relativism leads to faith in theUnited Nations. But George Washington saw things differently. In 1793,he said the following:
There is a rank due to the United States among nationswhich will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation ofweakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; ifwe desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of ourrising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready forwar.
At a time when America is flirting with statist policies, other nationsare moving beyond their own borders in search of resources, which, ifobtained, could drastically change our standing in the world. Russia isclaiming the North Pole as its own in order to obtain more oil. Chinais making contracts with Latin America in pursuit of the same goal.
Meanwhile, the statist is unconcerned. America is only fivepercent of the world’s population. But it consumes twenty-five percentof the world’s energy supply. The statist “solution” to the “problem”of such global inequality is to make America poorer.
This statist mentality is so pervasive that it threatens oureconomy, our national security, and every aspect of our individualliberty. Its advance has been made possible, not just by Democrats, butalso by unprincipled Republicans. Herbert Hoover made FDR’s New Dealpossible with protectionist policies following the stock market crashof 1929.
George W. Bush has similarly enabled President Obama with his TARPpolicies of 2008. His statement that he “abandoned free-marketprinciples to save the free-market system” will live in infamy. It hassecured his place in history as the Republican Jimmy Carter – apresident so inept that he took down an entire party for a wholegeneration.
But thank God groups like the Young America’s Foundation andthe Leadership Institute are working to produce a new generation ofconservatives who will help rebuild this nation based on conservativeprinciples. And thank God Mark Levin has written Liberty and Tyranny to show them just how to do it.
I believe Mark Levin is correct in asserting that we must limit theSupreme Court’s judicial review power. We must do so by establishinglegislative veto power over Court decisions with a supermajority voteof both houses of Congress. That would be more in line with the Framersintent than the status quo.
I believe Mark Levin is also right in asserting that we mustend the monopoly of government education by applying anti-trust laws tothe National Education Association. We must do the same for theAmerican Federation of Teachers.
Whatever we do, we must act soon. For, it was Ronald Reagan whowarned us: “Freedom is never more than one generation away fromextinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. Itmust be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same orone day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and ourgrandchildren what it was once like in the United States where men werefree.”