11/28/2004 05:59:36 PM|||Toni|||Matt at Blackfive has a good posting on the blocking of the Intelligence Reform by the House. He does address the issue of who controls the satellites but the more important issue which was not discussed on any of the Sunday talk shows is the illegal alien issue:

And while you may find the above interesting, the real reason that the bill was killed was because of it's immigration policy changes - not because of General Myers' opposition. Congressman Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) opposed the bill for two days because of immigration issues. As a country, we need to determine: (1) do we need a National ID, (2) should illegal aliens should be able to get Driver's Licenses (because some states give them to illegal aliens and, having a Driver's License grants citizens rights that non-citizens should not have - buying firearms being just one issue), and (3) should we REALLY address our borders and port security more seriously? All have costs and benefits, and all will cost enormous sums of money in one way or another.

Kinda puts the kerfuffle in a whole different light. Now why do you think this has not been discussed? Could it be PC or the fact that there are members of both the Senate and House and The White House who would prefer that citizens of the country don't hear about this issue. I'd say it's the later since many citizens get pretty darn irate with this topic and most politicians play politics with it because of the voting block issues. We should be grateful there are still a few Republicans who have a spine in this country!!
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