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My name is Patrick M McCormick and I have created this blog as a platform for my political views as well as those of select contributors.

I believe that American Politicians have lost sight of their goal: To uphold the Constitution and protect the rights of the people of the United States. They argue and bicker on the floor of their respective houses, positioning themselves for the next election, while they accomplish very little business for the citizens of this country.

Meanwhile our economy is sliding downward. Millions of our precious jobs have have been exported overseas. Our social safety net and other public services are being cut. Our middle class is rapidly disappearing and the numbers of citizens existing below the poverty line is increasing dramatically.

I plan to examine the causes of these terrible changes to our American way of life. Your comments will help us all arrive at some important conclusions.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Is McCain Using His Brain... Again?

Sen. John McCain says he does not support changing the Constitution to end automatic citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants.

The Republican Arizona senator said despite the current flurry of news stories on the topic and a statement he made last week that was widely interpreted as saying he supported hearings on the matter, he remains unconvinced that such a change is needed.

Instead, he argued that fully securing the border would "dramatically reduce" the problem.

McCain says he's not calling for hearings on the matter, but will listen to a debate if one is held. But he says he is fundamentally in favor of leaving the Constitution as it is.

1 comment:

  1. Recently Senator McCain has been toeing the GOP hard-line. This current tack resembles the old maverick; thinking for himself. If a few GOP Senators and Congressmen actually sat down and tried to work things out, we could have secure boarders and a sensible Guest Worker Program.

    Admittedly, farmers and other employers need the inexpensive labor that the illegals provide. For our security we need to keep the criminals and terrorists out. Secure boarders and a guest worker program would give us both.

    If we could only get our elected officials to do their jobs instead of wasting all of their time trying to one-up each other, it would come to pass

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