I will be attending a Republican PAC meeting next week where the topic will be to define what a Republican is. I have given this topic much thought and feel that it will be a difficult task to perform unless you diverge from what a Republican is and move to defining what a Republican should be. While I have always identified myself not by political party, but by my ideological convictions, I am a long standing member of the Republican Party and tend to vote that way almost exclusively. The reason for why I do this should be evident in the disaster that can be clearly witnessed today from a Democrat controlled Congress and administration.

What a Republican is today and what it should be, what it was intended to be, are far different things. The Republican Party has deviated from what made it successful and has lost the will to fight. It has become paralyzed with ideas of political correctness, bi-partisanship and moderation. I am not sure I can clearly define what a Republican is today, but I can define what it should and should not be.

Sometimes today when you hear the word conservative spoken it is done so with distain. Many view this ideology as antiquated and out of date. They often use terms such as progressive to describe ideologies that oppose conservative values in an attempt to give them a more enlightened sound. However, if you follow these ideologies through to their conclusion you will see that they are the most regressive, leading people back toward servitude and tyranny. To fully appreciate this you must understand what it is that the conservative is trying to conserver, or rather preserve.

Conservatives value the principals laid out by the founding fathers of this nation. In the creation of the American society we witness some of the most enlightened, revolutionary and forward thinking concepts never before seen on this Earth. The concepts of individual personal liberty, maintained through an organized federalist society with minimal centralized control from a truly representative republic government. The founders saw this form of government as the only means to ensure the freedoms of the people not to be controlled by a select few. They knew that only through the individual power of the States’ ability to govern themselves, could the ensure that they would never be threatened by a distant, detached central government as they had suffered under the British Crown. The believed that certain rights were inherent to humanity’s existence and that those rights could not be denied by any government. They constructed separate but equal branches of government and divided the power among them to ensure that no one branch could invalidate the other. They founded a system of laws based on the natural law of God and rooted in Judeo-Christian principles. They believed that each citizen was accountable for their own actions, should be fairly treated under the law and bore certain responsibilities in exchange for the wonderful gifts of that citizenship. Finally, they believed that these rights and privileges were born from the basic unalienable rights that were bestowed upon us by our Creator.

This is what conservatives which to preserve. This is the most ‘progressive’ and successful form of government that has ever been tried on this planet. However, it is a far cry from what we actually have today and it is still a far cry from what most Republicans are calling for. We get glimpses of hope in people such as Governor Sarah Palin or Governor Rick Perry, but they are not yet the leaders of this Party and they hold nowhere near the sway that is needed to steer the party away from the liberal tendencies that it has adopted from its political opponents.

What Republicans should not be can easily be seen in examples of recent Republican leaders. Under the Bush administration the Federal government grew by leaps and bounds, our immigration laws were ignored and excuses were made for those who violated them, our Congress spent like they were their Democrat counter parts and the Federal government interfered with the private sector more under his watch than under the previous Democrat President. This is NOT what the Republican party is meant to be.

The last true Republican leadership was Newt Gengritch as the Speaker of the House and Ronald Reagan as President, but we are constantly told to forget those days. The era of Reagan is supposed to be gone. Really? I seem to recall that in the eighties California was a paradise. Business and people alike would flock to its low tax rates and thriving economy. Now it is a wretched cesspool of waste and ignorance. Witness the liberal legacy that is now California; a state with a $21 billion deficit who is threatening to open prisons, close schools and lay off police and firefighters, before it eliminates wasteful government spending. While the government of California soaks its citizens with high taxes to pay for illegal immigrants, outrageous environmental programs and a government bureaucracy that surpassed only by the Fed, its citizens a fleeing, leaving the state for less oppressive lands. This is a state that once was the envy of others that now disserves only their pity and it is lead by a Republican governor. No this is NOT what Republicans were meant to be.

When I go to this meeting next week, I am afraid I will not be able to define what a Republican is because I am convinced that they do not know themselves anymore. This party is like a defiant child, throwing a fit when it gets in trouble for not following the rules. How can it expect to gather people to its flocks when it ignores the principles that it is meant to uphold? You know the rules. If you break them, do not throw a petulant fit when you get your hand slapped in elections. Follow the rules.

For those of you, who still think that the illegal immigration problem in this country does not pose a clear and present danger to our security, tell that to the families of the four college students gunned down by Jose Carranza.

On Saturday, August 11th, three young college bound students were laid to rest after having been executed for no apparent reason just days earlier. A fourth victim escaped death but was critically wounded and now must face the loss of her closest three friends. The biggest tragedy surfacing from the brutal assault on these four young adults is that it was perfectly preventable.

Natasha Aeriel, 19; Terrance Aeriel, 18; Dashon Harvey, 20; and Iofemi Hightower, 20 were all forced to their knees and then were shot in the head execution style. The only survivor was Natasha, who later recovered enough to provide police with critical information about her assailant.

Jose Carranza, 28, aka Jose La Chira is now being held as a primary suspect for the murders and the assault. One look at this man and his extensive criminal history and any sane person would wonder why he was allowed to roam the streets of our nation freely, waiting to prey on his nect victim. This unfortunate circumstance is further compounded by the fact that Jose Carranza should never have been here. Carranza is an illegal alien. Not only is he an illegal alien, but he is one with an extensive criminal record who should have been deported the minute that police came into contact with him. In one case against Carranza, he faced a 31-count indictment including the sexual assault of a five year old girl and the threatening of her parents. This single indictment should have been enough to get him sent home, regardless of conviction or status. If convicted he should have served his time in prison and been shipped back to Peru the moment it was complete. Otherwise, he should have been sent home immediately upon the charges being cleared. How is it that someone who immigration officials knew was here illegally and knew was a violent criminal allowed to remain within our borders and prey on our children?

It stems from the fact that local and state law enforcement agencies are now allowed to act on the illegal status of persons they come in contact with. In some jurisdictions, they are not even allowed to inquire or investigate a person’s legal status. The only thing most agencies are allowed to do is notify federal authorities if there is a known illegal in their custody. Sometimes not even that is allowed depending on the department policy. So called ‘sanctuary cities’ prevent law enforcement officers from doing their jobs and encourage the migration of these criminals into their borders. Once there they are free to prey on the citizens of these cities and others.

This has to stop. The lack of will in enforcing our immigration laws is continuing to cost this country billions of dollars and as we witnessed last week the price can be even higher, the lives of our children. We must demand that our borders be sealed and the twelve million criminals who live illegally within this country be expelled from within its borders. By definition, anyone who is in this country illegally is a criminal. We need to start treating them as such and sending them back from wench they came.

I am not advocating massive sweeps to round up those who are not directly harmful to our society; however I am advocating that if law enforcement comes into contact with anyone who is in this country illegally, they immediately get sent packing. No exceptions. No amnesty. For those who want to stay, fine. You start the citizenship process immediately and with no hesitation and we will not bother you. Otherwise, if you will not put forth the effort to become a citizen of these United States then you are not worthy of such a distinction and you can take the next seat on the first out bound flight.

We must protect our children. We must protect our nation. We must end this invasion.

I write this evening with a light heart and a renewed hope. One of the worst most ill conceived pieces of legislation died an all too over due death on the Senate floor today. The proposed Senate Amnesty Immigration Bill failed cloture by a vote of 53-46 practically killing the measure before it can go to a vote.

As a wave of relief flowed over the three-quarters of Americans who opposed the passing of this bill, there was a renewed promise from Scary Reid and Ted (hiccup) Kennedy to resurrect this anti-American legislation. Hopefully they will never have the opportunity.

We must now begin to focus on enforcing the laws we currently have in place, building the fence that our government has already approved and removing the forces that invite this illegal invasion into our country. We must go after the businesses that employ illegal aliens, arrest those who smuggle them and send them back across our borders to wherever they came from.

I begrudge no one for their desire to migrate to this country for a better life. Those who seek this future for themselves and their families represent the very thing that has made America a great nation even in its youth. It is the noblest of goals to provide your family with the best possible life that you can acquire. This nation was built by those whose desire for a brighter future led them to our shores. America cannot be matched in our desire for freedom and a better life for all.

Those who I do hold beyond normal contempt are those who insist on violating our laws and who have no desire to become part of this society. These criminal invaders degrade our society and leech of the government which we fund to protect the legal citizens of this nation. Our social programs in this country are already failing and near bankruptcy but there are those in this very nation who feel that it is our responsibility to take on the poor of the entire world. While there are still American citizens who are homeless, jobless and suffer from disabilities and illnesses that we cannot care for, we are expected to adopt those citizens who care not for any thing about this country other than the charity that they can exploit.

No one can deny that these are criminal who do not respect our nation, our culture, our safety or our security. If they were anything else they would be doing everything in their power to become legal citizens of this nation. Our country cannot sustain this flood of invaders into our nation who take but do not contribute. Who do not integrate into our society, but expect our society to adapt to them. Who do not celebrate the culture of America, but demand that their culture be honored, respected and celebrated.

This must end and it must end now. Our voices help to kill one of the most damaging pieces of legislation that has surfaced in this country in a very long time. Now we must turn them towards forcing our elected officials to enforce the laws of this land and stop this invasion.

First, I will like to say that I am not gone, nor dead and I have not yet been confined to a mental health facility. I have been working some long hours building our databases for our new software and fighting with SQL Server. We are approaching the end of the struggle however as day by day we have more successes than failures and can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. I just pray it is not a train heading our way.

There has been a question raised in the immigration discussion that I think merits further examination. It has been proposed that one guaranteed almost instant path to citizenship be offered for those wanting to come to this country: military service. The idea has been fielded that immigrants be offered the opportunity to serve in our military for a term of no less than two years after which they would be granted full citizenship status, providing they had an honorable discharge from the military or continued in military service.

I think this is a wonderful idea. Anyone willing to serve this country and lay their lives on the line for the security of this country definitely deserves all the rights and privileges that citizenship grants. Surprisingly there are opponents to this idea from both sides of the isles.

It appears, after defeat of an amendment that would prohibit felons and sex offenders from ever gaining citizenship in this country, that our illustrious lawmakers would rather have thugs and predators become citizens of this nation that those willing to give their lives in defense of it. This just highlights more of the idiocy on display in Washington over the issue of illegal immigration.

Our congressional leaders have lost touch with their constituents and with reality in general. The American people are tired of this country being invaded and abused by those with no desire to be American citizens and who have absolutely no regard for our laws. Why would we not want those fine individuals who offer up their very lives in service and defense of this nation? Why would we deny someone the chance to prove their desire to become an American by facing our enemies and protecting our citizens?

This should be passed into law. Not as some part of an inept attempt at comprehensive immigration reforms, but as a law on its own merits. I want these people as citizens. I want them to have such a desire to be an American that they are willing to die for it. Service to others is the ultimate form of dedication and devotion and is well deserving of the reward of citizenship is not much more.

With the looming Senate debate over this immigration amnesty bill, the next few weeks will surely center on the problems facing this nation with our uncontrolled illegal immigration problem. The first thing we should focus on is killing this Senate bill.

This so called comprehensive immigration bill is not thing more than a sham attempt at blanket amnesty. It does nothing to curb the problems that allow this kind of invasion nor does it address any of the issues that encourage this illegal behavior. If you fall for this snow job about this bill amounting to anything short of pure amnesty then I would be willing to part with some prime coastal real estate in Arizona, you just give me a call.

There are no teeth to this pseudo-legislation, no penalty, no punishment for breaking our laws. Nah, you just magically become a legal citizen, well you know, if you want. If you don’t want to, well we won’t deport you or anything like that… We will just, uhm, you are just… uh… hmm… What exactly happens to those who decide not to play by the rules with this bill? Oh, yeah, now I see it. Nothing. There is not a damn consequence one for being here illegally in the first place nor is there one for not complying with the legislation being proposed. You don’t even have to pay your back taxes owed to this nation for all the years we allowed your sorry ass to work and live here without throwing your butt back across whatever border you snuck over.

Let one of us just try to not pay our federal taxes for the next few years and see what happens. I personally know some one who now lives in Mexico because he can no longer enter the United States. Why? Oh he decided that he would not pay his Federal Taxes for about six years and he now has a blue warrant issued for his immediate arrest and a hold has been placed on his visa. If he were to set foot in this country, he would immediately go to jail and spend a long time there for simply not paying his taxes. Why should these jokers be any different than him? Why should someone who blatantly ignores our laws and takes major advantage of our society be allowed to go unpunished for these crimes when an American citizen would be jailed in a heartbeat. No. This is unjust.

This bill does nothing to secure our borders or to enforce the laws we have. It does not establish English as the primary language of this nation and does not make English proficiency a requirement for citizenship. It does not punish the businesses that hire these illegal invaders and does nothing to those who are working here illegally. It does not require that these people go get at the back of the line by returning to their countries of origin and starting this process correctly.

It also creates an enormous problem by immediately granting legal status to these 12 million criminals who are infesting our country. Yes, that is right… CRIMINALS. If you are here illegally then you have broken our laws and committed a crime. You are a criminal. Some people in Congress are touting the fact that this bill requires a criminal background check for all these people. Fine. Fail all of them immediately then, else you ignore the one crime that all of them are guilty of, being here illegally. You want to have a clean criminal background? Then don’t break into our country and steal jobs, money and services from our nation. Go home and try again.

Now, back to my point about the problem that this creates… Once legalized these people would be immediately eligible for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc… Without putting a cent into the Federal system prior to this legislation, they would be eligible for all of the benefits that a legal citizen would have who has contributed all their lives. This could easily be the final nail in the coffin of the already struggling and almost bankrupt programs such as Social Security, welfare, Medicare and others.

We have to stop this insane legislation. Already members of the Senate are feeling the pressure form all sides to let this bill fail. Some have even claimed shock at the reactions of the general populace.

Shock? Really? Hey guys guess what. The American people are sick and tired of having our country stolen from us piece by tiny piece and then told that we should be more tolerant and understanding. Multiculturalism is destroying the very fabric of our society and dividing us into secular groups with different cultures, histories and languages. America is losing her identity and having it replaced by microcosms of other nations inside her borders. We are fed up with people taking advantage of our generosity and hospitality. We are sick of having everything printed in eighteen different languages. Talk about harming the environment. How much money and paper do we use in a year printing things multiple times in every blasted language under the sun? How man trees die so Habib can read his DVD instructions or Sancho knows how to fill out his Drivers License application even though he cannot speak a lick of English.

We are tired of this. We are tired of being told that we have to accept people breaking our laws and not being punished. We are tired of hearing about the rights of illegal immigrants. They have no rights whatsoever, other than basic human rights. What about the rights of the people of the United States to feel secure in their borders and free from invasion by a surreptitious force numbering in the tens of millions? These criminals are not protected by the Constitution of this nation. If they want our rights, join up. Otherwise, don’t let the door hit you.

Call your Senators. Kill this Bill.

We are facing a tremendous problem within our own borders in this country as well as mortal threats from foreign sources. The internal threats come from multiple sources but one of the gravest threats is this problem with illegal immigration. Tens of millions of foreign nationals are in this country illegally. This creates a burden on our nation and highlights a serious failure in our national security.

This is a country of immigrants, founded of immigrants and built by immigrants. There is something natural about the desire of one to migrate to America. We are the land of the free, the land of dreams and the land of opportunity. We have higher standard of living for our poor than many nations have for their middle or upper classes. We are the ultimate dream of success and the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I want to approach this problem logically. There are laws that allow someone to apply to become a citizen of this country, and there are some problems with those laws I am sure. The process is not perfect and can take quite some time to accomplish. I will allow that this is one issue that should be immediately addressed. We should streamline the process so that those who qualify can come here more easily. This issue aside, we do have rules and laws. Those who choose to follow our rules and our laws are welcome here. Those who choose to ignore our laws and our sovereignty should make sure the door does not hit them in the ass on the way out.

I have entertained all of the arguments. I understand that these people are only coming here in search of a better life, and I sincerely hope that they find it. However, they need to do it legally. These aliens do not have the RIGHT to be here. As a matter of fact, they do not have ANY RIGHTS whatsoever. They have no rights to freedom of speech, religion, assembly, redress of the government or any of the rights defined under the Constitution of the Unites States of America and the laws governing it citizens within. They especially have no rights to social services paid for by the tax dollars of hard working citizens of this country who have enough respect for our country to follow the law and pay our taxes. They have no rights to have their children educated in schools paid for by the tax dollars from legal residents of this country. They have every right to speak their own language, but they have absolutely no right to expect anyone else in this country to speak it for them. If they can not speak English, they have no right to expect anyone to translate or make any exceptions for their inability to learn.

If these people are caught by any form of law enforcement, from a park ranger all the way up to a Federal immigration agent, they should be deported and sent skidding back across whatever border they snuck their way through. Kick them out! Send them home! Seize whatever assets they have acquired here illegally; houses, vehicles, businesses and anything else of value then send them packing and tell them not to bother applying for citizenship again for at least the next five years.

If they have a child born in the United States of America, then that child is a citizen of this country and may stay or the parents may elect to take the child with them. However, if the parents are illegal aliens then they are not welcome in this country and must leave. The child may return to claim his citizenship at any time. I actually think this law needs to be changed. I believe that you should only be automatically granted citizenship at birth, if you are born of naturalized parents. In other words, if one of your parents is a legal citizen of the United States of America and you are born in this country, then you are automatically a citizen. If neither of your parents is a legal citizen and you are born in this country, then your citizenship should not kick in until at least one of your parents has obtained citizenship. The way it is now, a couple traveling on vacation in American could have a child while they are here. That child instantly becomes a citizen of the United States of America, whether it was the intent of the parents or not. This also allows for “anchor babies.” This is an extremely common situation where illegal immigrants intentionally have children inside the borders of the United States in an attempt to anchor themselves to an American citizen, the new born baby. They know that our government will not pressure them to leave if they are the parents of a legal citizen. This seriously needs to change.

This issue made itself readily apparent to me a few days ago. I witnessed proof that America is losing her identity and being absorbed and overrun by the cultures of other countries. I was in a OmniAmerican branch in Fort Worth, TX. I had just stopped by to set up a secondary savings account and I had to sign in and wait for assistance from a personal banker. While another woman and I waited in the lobby, I went to find a magazine to read. I could not. I found several magazines, eighteen to be exact. Out of these eighteen magazines, there were People, Newsweek, Time and many others commonly found in waiting rooms across this nation. The problem was that only one single issue was in English. One! One stinking magazine out of eighteen in the lobby was in English. There were seventeen magazines in Spanish and one in English. As if that were not enough, when someone came out to assist the woman waiting in front of me, she asked in Spanish if the personal banker could speak Spanish. The bank employee apologized and said he could not but that he could find someone for her if she needed him too. She then spoke in English and told him it was not necessary since she also spoke English. WHAT?! It was not enough that every fraking magazine in the lobby was in Spanish, she was going to be too lazy to speak to the personal banker in English even though she possessed the ability to do so. This is absolutely ridiculous and should set off alarms throughout our nation. Alas, it does not, and I am sure that someone of miniscule intelligence will accuse me of being racist due to my complaints over this matter. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence should be able to distinguish the difference between a call for law and order and the irrational tirade of a racist.

This issue should be so simple. If you want to come to this country, you are most welcome, provided that you follow our laws and do so legally. If you cannot do this then you don’t need to come here at all. If you want the rewards of citizenship, then you pay the dues of that responsibility.

A great deal of media coverage has been given to an event that happened in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Monday, November 13th, 2006. The City of Farmers Branch, TX, became the first Texas city to adopt anti-illegal immigration laws and statutes.

In a unanimous vote on Monday evening, the City Council for Farmers Branch adopted the following measures:

English is now the official language of Farmers Branch. No city documents will be provided in any other languages and city officials are required to conduct nearly all official business in English.

Landlords are now prohibited from renting, leasing or subletting apartments to people who cannot prove their citizenship or legal status.

Finally the city police will enter into a cooperative agreement with federal immigration officials to target “criminal aliens” and are required to ascertain the legal status of anyone arrested.

During the session Monday evening there were protestors staged outside of the Farmers Branch City Hall, chanting slogans like, “In God we trust, O’Hare is unjust!” However, these protestors were quickly drowned our by the cheers of the legal immigration supporters when the decision was announced.

While groups like the ACLU and LULAC were quick to jump on the issue as being civil rights violations, city officials commented that these laws were designed to stifle the tensions in the city and prevent future discrimination.

In related news, Mexico passed a resolution today demanding that the United States halt all deportation of Mexican citizens found to bee in this country illegally. Sorry, Mexico, it ain’t gonna happen.

What bothers me so much about this issue is the disingenuous way most liberals are playing these issues. If you support the current laws and want these people to obtain their legal citizenship the right way, you are immediately labeled a racist. From the liberal perspective, asking those who wish to come to this country to learn our language and contribute to society is simply unacceptable. If you are caught here illegally, liberals don’t want you sent back. They want to reward this illegal behavior with instant citizenship and all the rights and priveledges associated with it. Rewarding illegal behavior does not deter such behavior, it only encourages it.

Most conservatives have no problem with legal immigration. Everybody disserves a shot at a better life for themselves or their family, all we ask is that you obey our laws, or go home.

I watched two disturbing shows today. Both brought up questions of race and bias that just astounded my senses and got me to wondering just when enough is enough. One program featured a group of legal Hispanic immigrants who are adamantly opposed to illegal immigration. The other featured a predominant leader of black America talking about President Bush’s address to the NAACP.

The first program paired off the group You Don’t Speak for Me, a group of legal Hispanic immigrants to the Unites States who claim that the influx of illegal immigration is destroying their chance at the American Dream against those who champion open borders and illegal immigration. The Hispanic woman who represented this group was well spoke and polite during her interview and brought up multiple valid points highlighting how illegal immigrations hurts those that have followed the law and went through the process. Her opponent was a Hispanic male who claimed to represent several groups including LULAC. He immediately attempted to turn the conversation into one of racism, at times equaling her group’s right to exist with the right of the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups. This astounded me. Here was a Hispanic man accusing a Hispanic woman of being racist because she expected immigrants into this country to follow the law. WHAT?! How the hell does this make sense? What warped logic could possible lead to the conclusion that the desire for immigrants into this country to follow its laws was the least bit of a racist notion? Nothing in You Don’t Speak for Me’s presentation sounded the least bit derogatory or degrading. She never showed any indication that she thought Hispanics should not immigrate to the United States, being one such person herself. She simply stated that the attitude of open borders and illegal immigration was not representative of the all the legal Hispanics who had immigrated here properly. For this she is labeled a racist. Her opponent sat there quoting untrue facts about immigration statistics and would not answer any challenges to his claims. He claimed that most of the citizens marching and protesting immigration laws were legal citizens. When asked how that had been determined and what evidence he had, he refused to answer. He even had to be reigned in by the host when the racial rhetoric drew the conversation far astray of the original topic. Have we become so scared of being labeled racist that we can be cowered away from our ideals simply by the claim that expecting some one to obey the law is racist? What have we done?

The second program featured a predominant black religious leader commenting on President Bush’s address to the NAACP. In the interview he commented that the sentiment was nice but there had been no substance or plan of action for correcting the racial injustices that we face in this country. Paramount to his claims was that the President had not addressed Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action… I thought racial equality meant that you were judged fairly and by your own merits, not by the color of your skin. I find the practice of Affirmative Action abhorrently racist in itself. I would be offended were I a black citizen of this country if someone offered me a job, not because I was qualified or was the best candidate, but because they had to reach a certain quota of color to fit some predefined scheme. I want a job because I earned the job. I want a scholarship because I deserve the scholarship. Not simply because I happen to be one color and not another. When this religious community leader was ask about racism coming form the black community, he denied that reverse racism exists. Reverse racism is another term I find repugnant. There is no reverse to it. Racism is racism. Judging someone solely on the color of their skin is wrong, period, no discussion. This ridiculous idea that racism takes power and that only those in power can be racist is a crock. The aforementioned Ku Klux Klan is one of the most racist organizations in this country, yet they hold no real power. No one would dare deny the racial rhetoric that they spew during rallies, and mind you it is not directed solely at any one race. They are equal opportunity fascist, who gladly insult Jews, black, Hispanics, gays and anyone who does not wholeheartedly agree with them. Another terribly racist organization has shown itself recently during the fiasco that has become of the Duke rape trial. During this sham of a legal proceeding, the Black Panthers marched to Druham, NC and demanded immediate justice. They wanted these white players tried and convicted even if they were not guilty! They claimed that it would make up for years of white men raping black women. This is outrageous. God forbid you speak our against such foolish hate. It is perfectly acceptable to thrash the KKK for their asinine behavior, but say you are appalled at the blatant racism displayed by groups like the Black Panthers and you are instantly racist.

(NOTE: I only offer links to both groups platform statements to show how racist and hateful of others each group is. I in no way support or condone their activites or behavior.)

Recently I have witnessed interviews with people wanting all white people banned from hip-hop and rap music and claiming that the government should give reparations to black and Hispanic descendants for slavery and for America stealing Mexico’s land. One interviewee stated that no people have been so oppressed or had as much stolen from them as the black citizens of this country. I am here to argue that point.

I am not naïve. I do believe that racism still exists, but it exists from all races and extends to all others. I do not believe in Affirmative Action, segregation in any form, reparation or even public support or funds applied only to one race. I also believe that, like the boy who cried wolf, the more anyone cries racism, the less likely the real cases of racial bias will get addressed. If everything becomes a racist issue, then when a serious injustice occurs, it will be drowned out in the nonsense.

As for the argument of the most oppressed people who have had the most taken from them, that would be me. I am Native American descendant of the Potawatomi Nation. Though I may not appear it at first, my blood has inhabited these lands long before this nation was born. My people once roamed free across the vast expanse from the Great Lakes to the Eastern shores of this land. Now, less than a hundred speak our native tongue and our peoples are scattered across this nation. Once all that we surveyed we called our own. Now a few thousand acres, some casinos and a bank in Oklahoma are the legacy of a once great and populous people. This government killed, stole, lied and herded the native tribes of this land into near extinction, all in the name of progress and expansion. Indians were moved from reservation to reservation. Nomadic tribes were corralled. Vast empires were dismantled. Nothing remains of what once was.

So why do I not play my race card? Why do I not demand that, for the injustices that this nation wrought on my people, they owe me millions? Why do I not demand that I be hired over anyone else because of my bloodline? Because, I come from a proud people. I am not talking about my tribe. I am an American. That is all I am and it is enough. I will earn what I get. I will stand on my own feet. Not by of the color of my skin, but by my own worth shall I be judged.