tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501157.post4393879735577925149..comments2023-10-20T04:46:07.365-04:00Comments on The Rhode Islander: The ACLU vs. The ManRoger Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308664674325717623noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501157.post-74801077470512024652007-01-11T20:34:00.000-05:002007-01-11T20:34:00.000-05:00Another important distinction:
No one is illegall...Another important distinction:<br /><br />No one is illegally in Rhode Island.<br /><br />You can only be prohibited from the United States as a whole. <br /><br />Which is why state troopers shouldn't have jurisdiction over what is essentially a federal regulatory function.<br /><br />Guy, you should let me teach you some of the finer points of separation of powers...in bed.The Dissassociatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848042682853414058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501157.post-11215658820584449342007-01-11T00:57:00.000-05:002007-01-11T00:57:00.000-05:00That's an important distinction, no doubt. It also...That's an important distinction, no doubt. It also seems to create an existential crisis - the difference between "being here" illegally and "being illegal". The Man isn't denying anyone a right to live - but they are denying someone the right to live illegally in Rhode Island. That, I suppose, is their prerogative.<br /><br />I can't imagine a <i>real</i> crackdown on illegal immigration in Providence - illegal immigrants comprise somewhere between a fifth and a quarter of the city's population.Roger Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308664674325717623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501157.post-12952244718253043642007-01-10T18:50:00.000-05:002007-01-10T18:50:00.000-05:00Okay, I want to just clarify...
PEOPLE cannot be i...Okay, I want to just clarify...<br />PEOPLE cannot be illegal.<br /><br />Their actions may be illegal, but people have the right to live.<br /><br />That's just me and my soapbox, though.<br /><br />I would have thought the troopers would have charged them with lack of seat belts...the ACLU probably wouldn't have gotten involved...wrkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720139734221124873noreply@blogger.com