No man thinks more highly of patriotism than I do.   The question I want to bring before you is one that I think is the result of an awful moment for this country.   Should I not speak my opinions at a time such as this because of the fear of giving offense?  If I did, I would be as guilty as those who I consider to be derelict in their duty to our nation and all the people who elected them.   

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope, the hope that all of our elected leaders can be counted on in the enforcement of the laws of our country.   In that hope, we are apt to shut our eyes against the painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till we find ourselves burden with a task that only the brave and fearless of heart can thwart and fight back.   

Are we to be counted among the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not our entreaty and humble supplication to the leaders of our great country, our great county to deal with the incredible invasion by millions of illegal aliens?  For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to pay that price.   

I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past.   And judging by the past, our elected officials will do nothing unless we, the people, stand up for our rights.   We have the right to have our laws properly administered and enforced, at whatever cost.   

Because of the in-action of our national government, our state, county, and local municipalities are not enforcing the law of our land.    According to Federal Immigration and Nationality Act Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii),

“State and local law enforcement officials have the general power to investigate and arrest violators of federal immigration statutes without prior INS knowledge or approval, as long as they are authorized to do so by state law.   There is no extant federal limitation on this authority.   The 1996 immigration control legislation passed by Congress was intended to encourage states and local agencies to participate in the process of enforcing federal immigration laws.   “

An unknown millions of these illegal aliens have swarmed into Country over the past several years.   These illegal aliens who freely walk our streets take low wage jobs keeping the lid on wages that would normally increase to attract American workers.   The illegal aliens compete for the same goods and services that Americans compete for, thus creating demand that would not normally be there.   This competition increases the cost of those goods and services to all, especially in the cost of gasoline to the citizens of our Country.

The Facts:

The US imported an average of 13 thousand barrels of oil each day during the month of August 2007 according to the department of energy’s report on the weekly Imports and Exports that can be found at http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_wkly_dc_NUS-Z00_mbblpd_w.htm. 

One barrel of oil produces an average of 22 gallons of gasoline.    On any given day in August, 2007, the US imported the equivalent of 286,000 gallons of gasoline.   The number of these illegal aliens is estimated to be 20 million but is more likely closer to 50 million.   If only a third of them drive an automobile that is an extra 6.667 million autos on our roads every day.   

If each one of those 6.667 million autos get 20 miles to the gallon and each are driven only 20 miles a day and if my figures are correct, that is 6.667 million gallons of gasoline or 303,000 barrels of oil consumed by these illegal aliens every day.   Thus, causing the cost of gasoline to our citizens to skyrocket and reduce our standard of living.

The presence of these illegal aliens burdens our schools requiring the need to increase teaching positions and the building of new schools.   Both require an increase in property tax to fund those “needs”.   Our hospitals and social services are also burdened by these illegal aliens, but worst of all they laugh at our system of laws.   The law of our land prohibits their presence here, yet they are allowed, through the inaction of our elected officials’, unbridled access to a way of life that a huge price has been paid to create.   

Underpinning the foundation of our liberties is the law, the irrefutable fact that no one is above the law, and that everyone must answer to the law.   Yet, our elected officials turn a blind-eye to these illegal aliens and allow them to remain here illegally, and either prosper or drain the taxpayer’s coffers using public assistance.

Every illegal alien is a criminal, yes a criminal.   By definition a criminal is one who has committed a crime.    A crime is an act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the commission of a duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender(s) liable to punishment by that law.   

From the White House to the county court house to the city hall, our elected officials are guilty by the definition of a crime.   The very oath that each of them swore to on entering their elected office is being abridged by their blind eye and their deft ear to the law. 

The dereliction of duty by our elected officials is a definite threat to the very foundation of our liberties’ and that foundation is the rule of law!

"The rule of law is a political principle the classic exposition of which is in Dicey Law of the Constitution (10th Ed, 1959) p 187 et seq.   Dicey identified three principles which together establish the rule of law: (1) the absolute supremacy or predominance of regular law as opposed to the influence of arbitrary power; (2) equality before the law or the equal subjection of all classes to the ordinary law of the land administered by the ordinary courts; and (3) the law of the constitution is a consequence of the rights of individuals as defined and enforced by the courts."

I am here to tell you that the king is not wearing clothes.   I am here to accuse all of our elected officials of dereliction of their duty.   They see but do not see and they hear but do not hear and that is no excuse for belittling our system of laws by not enforcing the law of the land equally.   No one is above the law!

Our forefathers, 231-years ago put at stake their fortunes, their honor, and their very lives to bring forth a country that has become the Shining City on the Hill.  From the bridge at Concord to Gettysburg; from the Battle of the Bulge to the Sands of Iwo Jima and all armed conflicts since.   Our men and women have paid the ultimate price to protect our freedoms - our way of life.   The price they paid for our freedom is too high, yet our elected officials around this country have cheapened entry into our country by their dereliction of duty to this unlawful invasion of our country.  The President, the Senate, the Congress, the governors, the county administrators and mayors, all are an embarrassment to all of those who have fought, rightly or wrongly, to build a country of laws providing an unparalleled haven of freedom.

How can I, or any grandfather, teach our grandchildren respect for the law when they see our elected officials refuse to respect and enforce our laws?  There is one and only one course of action for “we the people” to take – elect Tom Millican President and I will enforce the law!  Enforce The Law, ETL!

 I challenge our elected officials to do the “right thing.”  The “right thing” all of us who elected them to their office believed and hoped that they would do.   Protect the future of our liberties by equally applying the law.   Put the illegal aliens; those that hire them and those that rent to them - in jail, for they all are breaking the law.

From the above referenced Act;

A person or entity having knowledge of a violation or potential violation of employer sanctions provisions may submit a signed written complaint to the INS office with jurisdiction over the business or residence of the potential violator, whether an employer, employee, or agent.   The complaint must include the names and addresses of both the complainant and the violator, and detailed factual allegations, including date, time, and place of the potential violation, and the specific conduct alleged to be a violation of employer sanctions.   By regulation, the INS will only investigate third-party complaints that have a reasonable probability of validity.   Designated INS officers and employees, and all other officers whose duty it is to enforce criminal laws, may make an arrest for violation of smuggling or harboring illegal aliens.