A Side Order of Scotsman: The SAVE Act 12.21.07
Posted by Brian McLain on 12.21.2007
The Angry Scotsman returns with a side order of docket diving and his analysis of the anti-illegal, undocumented, worker, alien legislation that is juicy enough to be pushed by big time conservative groups, but this legislation coming out of a congress that has attempted to pass two amnesty bills smells a little fishy.
To all of my loyal and intelligent readers, I am very happy to be back fresh from hell week which included, but not limited to relocation, finals, automotive breakdowns, crappy driving weather, new job, and even bad phone connections, and back in front of your eyes for your reading pleasure. I promise all of you I will complete the final two articles of the mini-series "In Addendum" declaring my absolute love of the Federal Reserve, but for now I wish to take this side order to offer my analysis of the new -illegal, undocumented, worker, alien legislation that has conservative groups frothing with excitement. I personally noticed something fishy from the start, because the same names and the same congress that has attempted to pass two amnesty bills, so I immediately gravitated towards the bill's language. Needless to say I found some rather interesting, if not worrisome, language in the bill that I wish to present to you now, ala Fast Track to Tyranny.
Getting right to business, I would like to call as evidence of worrisome language
Section 203: Establishment of a national databank, maintained by the Department of Homeland Security, requiring the uploading of specific vital records from the states including birth and death certificates.
This little bug caught my eye and raised an instant red flag. These are records that are maintained by the State and should remain as such unless subpoenaed, requested by warrant, or on a case by case basis for required programs. I don't like the idea of the federal government having all access to such records without the State middleman passing them out. I'm not too keen on federal database recordkeeping period, just for the record. This also mandates the universal standardization of such records, standards that are to be announced in the future. Like the REAL ID Act, this takes sovereign power from the States to regulate their own records and licenses, and passes it on to a federal entity to be changed at will and at any time by the Department of Fatherland Homeland Security, with the State footing the bill each time.
Section 201: Mandates a federal employability verification system called e-verify.
A large extension of the current I-9 information requirements, this section of the bill will require that if little Johnny wants a job at the Burger King down the street, Burger King will be required to get FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE HIM. If there is a glitch in the system, you are instantly given the boot. If your State refuses to comply with REAL ID, you are instantly given the boot. If somebody at the Department of Homeland Security doesn't like you, they can rig the system so that you are instantly given the boot. Any federal agency or employer of more than 250 people will have to immediate comply, with phasing in taking place over a period of 4 years for other employers. Any non-compliance, even if the person is a Citizen who has refused a REAL ID, will strike the employer with huge penalties up to and including the seizure of all property and assets. DOES THIS BOTHER ANYONE ELSE?! Currently the only requirement is that the person's identity is roughly verified by state issued documents. Considering the number of glitches in the terror watch lists and other records being kept by DHS, this is a very bad idea, especially as we head into an economic recession and perhaps even depression. Section 304: This section INCREASES, not establishes or begins but INCREASES the number of detention facilities for aliens apprehended for illegal entry. As found in certain declassified papers and information of REX-84, a study and establishment of detainee camps across the United States controlled by FEMA, an additional 8000 beds and additional family facilities are to be contracted, appropriately funded, and constructed throughout the United States for the indefinite detention of those deemed illegal aliens or unlawful enemy combatants. In other words...think Guantanamo...only in Minnesota and other states. Of course with the passage of certain bills and the introduction of bills such as S 1959 The Homegrown Terrorism Act (aka: The Ultra Sedition Act of 2007 or the Thought Crime Bill of 2007), the designation of enemy combatant could be considered anybody who disagrees with the government out loud.
For further reasons to really find this particular section frightening, use your own judgment and do an engine search for terms such as Rex-84 and Operation Cable Splicer. Section 104: This part of the bill authorizes the use of military espionage and intelligence techniques and equipment within the borders of the United States for border security. While this may seem long overdue, the tendency of the "give a man a rope" philosophy to play out in this post 9/11 government and even prior to it during the Cold War, it is something that really bothers me. The SAVE Act makes mention of several different devices that may be used, however the more concerning device that would be implemented would be the same unmanned spy planes that are currently hovering around Afghanistan and Iraq. Those would be great fun for those who are late for work and speeding or out after any type of curfew that might be set in a national emergency declared curfew. Sections 301 and 302: The SAVE Act also will train and basically make into federal agents a minimum of 250 state and local law enforcement officers per state with management and oversight of ethics and direction coming from ICE and CBP, which are agencies of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as increase federal enforcement agents within the borders of the United States for law enforcement. While I do support local and state law enforcement the ability and power to arrest illegal aliens, I do NOT support the oversight of federal entities in local and state law enforcement duties. This is a dangerous mixing of power and law enforcement that should remain separate and would amount to a national police force much like those of the former Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and other fascist and communist states.
This bill is being pushed hard and has almost 100 bi-partisan co-sponsors. This bill must be killed immediately due to the tyrannical implications and dangers that exist within the language of the bill. If you have any agreements or qualms in regards to my analysis, please feel free to contact me through the email link below. Until next time, friends, stay informed, stay safe, and stay free.
I'm Scotch-Irish on my mother's side and I support the save act.
The E-Verify System is nothing really new. The federal govt. already has established this database with all the required information. States are beginning to force employers to use this database to verify social security numbers. Both AZ & OK have passed laws, to date upheld by judges to implement this Jan. 1st. Some employers in CA use it and MO is seriously considering adopting it.
I highly recommend you read the decision of the 9th circuit circuit court which upheld the decision of a federal AZ judge to NOT prevent this law from going into effect. It speaks of how it will help American citizens.
I support the SAVE Act.
Posted By: magyart (Guest) on December 22, 2007 at 02:33 AM
Judge Neil Wake said any delay in implementing the law which allows suspension or revocation of state licenses of companies that knowingly hire undocumented workers would harm the state and, in particular, legal Arizona residents.
"Those who suffer the most from unauthorized alien labor are those whom federal and Arizona law most explicitly protect,'' Wake said.
"They are the competing lawful workers, many unskilled, low-wage, sometimes near or under the margin of poverty, who strain in individual competition and in a wage economy depressed by the great and expanding number of people who will work for less,'' the judge continued.
"If the act is suspended, whether for a month or for years, the human cost for the least among us, measured by each person's continued deprivation, multiplied by their number, will be a great quantum.''
Posted By: Jose (Guest) on December 22, 2007 at 03:31 PM
Look, folks, I'm not sure if you read a good chunk of my article or just saw that I generally said we must kill the bill, however I suggst you take a better look at some of the language that I found. I have no real issue with cracking down on companies who hire the illegal immigrants, and their business licenses should be withheld or suspended. I completely understand the economic hardship this exploitation of an illegal labor pool causes. I'm more concerned that such legislation will be used to harm actual US Citizens when our existing immigration laws are not enforced, our border fence is not being funded and built, and the Congress attempted to push amnesty twice, ONCE SECRETLY WHILE TELLING US IT WASN'T AMNESTY! Is that a Congress that sounds like it'd be interested in cracking down on actual illegal immigration? The current E-Verify system in place is not mandated, used through I-9. This would mandate the use of such a system, though it is concerning enough that the federal government would have this information in the first place (Let's see, they have Rx info too...which should clash well with the new gun legislation just passed that refuses the 2nd amendment to anyone who so much as picked their nose in front of a psychologist), but I digress. While it is well within the Constitutional power of congress to make such a system required and mandated through the commerce clause, I abhore the use of such a system within the path the government has decided to take over the past 30 or so years. My point is the SAVE Act is not for solving illegal immigration...not even close. This is a much bigger can of worms and I would urge you to take a look at your government, the policy, the laws that have been enacted before you throw your backing behind this sort of legislation. There are enough laws on the books to cover whatever immigration issues we have, however the federal government is choosing not to enforce them for the sake of integration. Whew...thanks for reading.
Posted By: Brian McLain (Registered) on December 22, 2007 at 08:39 PM
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