Selective enforcement of the law is the first sign of tyranny
The Obama administration announced Thursday that it would suspend deportation proceedings against many illegal immigrants who pose no threat to national security or public safety.
Selective enforcement is a trend with this administration.
August 19th, 2011 at 11:03 am
Obama must be feeling the heat from a segment of his Base. So he’s going to ignore the Law (as usual) and appease them.
Of course, the outrage expressed by his Golf Buddy, “Crybaby” Boehner is Deafening. Or is that the Silence? Hard to tell with the Republitards nowadays.
August 19th, 2011 at 11:13 am
As Paul Begalla said (about Executive Orders), “stroke of the pen, law of the land – kind of cool.”
This is ruling by administrative fiat.
And it is what I expect Obama to do with respect to administratively re-instating his hand-crafted version of the 1993 AWB.
I hope I’m wrong.
August 19th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Markie Marxist sez: “It’s not selective enforcement of the law! We Marxists are the law, so whatever we enforce is the law, and whatever we don’t enforce isn’t the law. If you don’t believe me, just ask my commie compadres, Comrade President Obama or Comrade Attorney General Holder. They’re both good Marxist lawyers, so they’re both well versed in the law. It’s not selective enforcement when WE do it!”
August 19th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Daniel Griswold, at Cato, makes some interesting points in support of the decision:
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/deport-criminals-not-students-and-needed-workers/
August 19th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Let’s see what else we have from a selective application of the law perspective.
1. Over 1,400 waivers from the rigors of complying with the new socialized medicine law;
2. DOJ’s investigation of S & P after it downgrades our T Bills (what took S & P so long and why does this remind me of Clinton siccing the IRS on Paula Jones, which he vehemently denied while in office but which has been confirmed to be the case after his departure);
3. DOJ and ATF stonewalling Congressional investigation of their completely illegal Fast and Furious operation;
4. DOJ’s subpoena of Congress’ documents relating to Fast and Furious (need to see what the other side has so no one, who may choose to finally testify on behalf of the DOJ and ATF, commits further perjury). That’s right, the DOJ won’t turn over what Congress has lawfully requested, but it now wants what Congress has obtained from other sources.
This is, as Michelle Malkin says, gangster government.
It sounds like Russia and its oligarchs.
August 19th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
I think this is a great precedent. Frankly, I don’t think the EPA should shut down any companies that hire students or people with families– they should only shutter businesses that have committed completely unrelated felonies.
August 20th, 2011 at 1:28 am
Lets see, from the link, the policy “would suspend deportation proceedings in low-priority cases that, for example, involve “military veterans and the spouses of active-duty military personnel.””
No!
And: “focus on serious felons, gang members and individuals who are a national security threat, rather than college students and veterans who have risked their lives for our country.”
That’s crazy talk! TYRANNY!!!!
Now THIS is more like it, right?:
August 20th, 2011 at 10:25 am
The revisionist version of the story of Draco (source of “draconian”) is that he didn’t really institute myriad new laws, but only showed citizens the futility of legalism by rigorously enforcing every law already in effect. Much like adjusting my retirement to its actual annuity value, I’m willing to live through this. Once.