A Resolution to Terminate the Silent Amnesty
By Phyllis Schlafly
The voice of grassroots Americans was heard
loud and clear in the Halls of Congress when the Senate decided not to vote for
the amnesty bill that had been so vigorously lobbied by President Bush, by a
handful of Senators known as the "Deal Makers," and by big
media.
Republican Senators voted “No” by 3 to 1 (37 to 12), so it is clear
that President Bush has divided the conservative movement that elected him.
Your help is urgently needed to rebuild the conservative movement. We have
the momentum — grassroots pressure must now demand that our government do
its constitutional duty and secure our borders!
Since we defeated future amnesty in the
Senate, we must press forward now to terminate ‘Silent Amnesty’ (failing to use
current laws to secure our borders).
I am asking you to take this Resolution and
get it passed by any and every organization you belong to or attend — particularly
by all the Republican organizations in your area and state — district and
precinct conventions/caucuses, whatever they are called.
Thank you for your special help on this
vital project.
How
to Present the Resolution on “Silent Amnesty”
The purpose of this Resolution is to
activate Americans and to promote good public policies — particularly through
the convention processes of our country’s political parties and civic
organizations.
You can print out the Resolution below, or
download it from Eagle Forum’s website at http://www.eagleforum.org/resolution,
or request it by email from Eagle Forum at resolution@eagleforum.org.
This Resolution can be introduced and passed
by any organization (political, civic, social, business, churches, etc.). The
most effective use of this Resolution is in the local, district, and state
conventions of political parties. That is where the Resolution will have the
biggest impact on public officials, public policy, and the upcoming
presidential and congressional elections.
At the bottom of the Resolution, enter the
name of the organization you are asking to pass it, and the name of your State.
Then make enough copies to pass out at the convention/caucus.
Contact friends, neighbors and family
members who agree with the views expressed in the Resolution. Urge them to try
to become Delegates at any level of their respective party. Take them with you
to the Party’s precinct, township, county, district, and State conventions or
caucuses in order to introduce and vote for passage of the Resolution.
If you don’t know when and where these
conventions/caucuses will be held, or how they are conducted, phone your county
or State Party headquarters and inquire about how the process works in your
state and how you can be involved.
After the Resolution is passed: (1) make
copies and pass them out anywhere, (2) send a copy to all your members of
Congress, state Party headquarters, public officials, and candidates, (3) have
your organization issue a press release so others will know about it, and (4)
send the good news or your organization’s passage of the Resolution to
resolution@eagleforum.org so we can list your success on our website.
Plenty of backup information on borders,
immigration, and the North American Agenda is available at www.eagleforum.org
and in the Phyllis Schlafly Report.
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RESOLUTION
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Whereas, since the 1986 amnesty, twelve to
twenty million persons have entered and remain in the United States
illegally; and Whereas, it is reliably estimated that at least
700,000 persons continue to enter the United States illegally every
year, not counting those who are apprehended, detained, or deported;
and Whereas, it is a violation of U.S. law to enter
our country illegally, or to use fraudulent documents, or to overstay
a visa that permits a temporary visit in the United States; and Whereas, the Secure Fence Act passed by Congress
and signed by President Bush on October 26, 2006, requires the construction
of 854 miles of a double fence on our southern border, but less than
20 miles have been built and there are indications that such a fence
may never be built; and Whereas, a fence is essential to stop the massive
invasion of persons and vans of illegal drugs so that our Border Patrol
can devote manpower and resources to apprehend and deport potential
terrorists and criminals; and Whereas, the invasion of America by illegal
aliens, among whom may be Islamic terrorists, threatens our safety and
our security; and Whereas, the United States Constitution makes
it the duty of Congress to call forth “the Militia to execute the Laws
of the Union . . . and repel invasions” (Article I, Section 8), and
to “protect each of them [the states] against invasion” (Article IV,
Section 4); Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the ________________________________________
demand that the Executive and Legislative Branches of our government
take immediate action to restore the Rule of Law to the United States
and terminate the Silent Amnesty which ignores massive violations of
our laws against illegal entry, illegal hiring, and illegal overstays
of visitors’ visas; and Be It Further Resolved, that the ___________________________________________
demand that the Executive and Legislative Branches of our Government
take immediate action to secure our borders by every appropriate means,
including construction of the border fence, hiring and empowering additional
Border Patrol and National Guard personnel, and instituting adequate
technology for employee verification and visitor visa tracking; and
Be It Further Resolved, that this resolution
be forwarded to all members of the U.S. Congressional Delegation from
the state of ___________________ and to the President of the United
States. |
Phyllis Schlafly is the founder and president
of Eagle Forum. If you wish to be on Eagle Forum’s email Alert List, go to
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