The other day Mark was listening to the Doug Wright Show. The guest that he had on his show, Jason Chaffetz, is somebody who is running for political office here in Utah. His so called conservative opinions are scary to say the least and if any of you are like me, on occasion you tend to vote by party if you don't know anything about the people running for office. I have on occasion gone to vote knowing that there are a few people that I either want or don't want in office, but there are still some on the ballet that I either don't vote for at all, or vote for by party. Ok, I know that is aweful to admit but true. Mark gave me an overview of the things he heard Chaffetz say about his immigration plans. For a comprehensive account of his beliefs please go read his detailed plan by clicking HERE.
So, let me give you a very brief overview for those of you who don't want to read the web site. Chaffetz thinks that everyone in this country who isn't a citizen should be given a 2 year visa. At the end of the 2 years everyone who is not a citizen will be rounded up and shipped back to their "country of origin" where they can then apply for legal citizenship. He wants to lock down the borders and "do what Joe Aripaya does down in Arizona and build some tent detention facilities and incarcarate these people." Does that sound to anybody else like it does to me, as if we are walking back in time to World War 2 with the Japanese? And what about the many people who are married to citizens on legal visas? Do they get to be "shipped back" too?
The last time I checked this man was in the lead in the polls. I fear that because he is republican and we live in a majority republican state, that he will be voted into office regardless of his political opinions. Please do some research and find out if this man feels the same way you do about this important issue before you vote for him!
I am not normally one to get involved in politics. I honestly listen to what is going on and it gets me so fired up. I tend to avoid politics because I feel like I don't have a say and so being mad about what is happening in our world is not productive. I have a voice though. I couldn't sit back this time and choose to say nothing. My blog is not normally about anything political but after listening to the First Presidency's message that was read over the pulpit yesterday, I felt compelled to make a stand where I could.
So, let me give you a very brief overview for those of you who don't want to read the web site. Chaffetz thinks that everyone in this country who isn't a citizen should be given a 2 year visa. At the end of the 2 years everyone who is not a citizen will be rounded up and shipped back to their "country of origin" where they can then apply for legal citizenship. He wants to lock down the borders and "do what Joe Aripaya does down in Arizona and build some tent detention facilities and incarcarate these people." Does that sound to anybody else like it does to me, as if we are walking back in time to World War 2 with the Japanese? And what about the many people who are married to citizens on legal visas? Do they get to be "shipped back" too?
The last time I checked this man was in the lead in the polls. I fear that because he is republican and we live in a majority republican state, that he will be voted into office regardless of his political opinions. Please do some research and find out if this man feels the same way you do about this important issue before you vote for him!
I am not normally one to get involved in politics. I honestly listen to what is going on and it gets me so fired up. I tend to avoid politics because I feel like I don't have a say and so being mad about what is happening in our world is not productive. I have a voice though. I couldn't sit back this time and choose to say nothing. My blog is not normally about anything political but after listening to the First Presidency's message that was read over the pulpit yesterday, I felt compelled to make a stand where I could.
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