Yes, they do. Especially 3 and 4. The remainder of the clauses deal with illegal immigration, which is, "invasion".
As for the rest of your points, I will be back later. Keith On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:56 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > The US Constitution provides the Executive Branch and the Legislative > Branch with a number of inherent powers, to include the enforcement of > immigration laws. For starters, let’s begin with the Preamble: > *“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect > Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the > common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of > Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this > Constitution for the United States of America”. > * > > > We the People (of State unknown until ratification) in order to accomplish > these six (6) goals establish THIS Constitution. > > There is no assign of Power contained within this 'mission statement' -- > implied, inferred nor stated. > > They will waste but little time on the attempt to cover the act by the > preamble to the Constitution, it being contrary to every acknowledged rule > of construction to set up this part of an instrument in opposition to the > plain meaning expressed in the body of the instrument. A preamble usually > contains the general motives or reason for the particular regulations or > measures which follow it, and is always understood to be explained and > limited by them. In the present instance, a contrary interpretation would > have the inadmissible effect of rendering nugatory or improper every part of > the Constitution which succeeds the preamble. -- Jonathan Elliot _Debates on > the Adoption of the Federal Constitution_ > > > the Constitution mandates that the Congress (and the President) protect > American sovereignty and the American People. Let’s begin with Article One, > Section Eight, which deals with the Powers of the Congress, and all of these > Sections are applicable : > > Clause 1: “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, > Imposts <http://www.usconstitution.net/glossary.html#IMPOST> and > Excises<http://www.usconstitution.net/glossary.html#EXCISE>, > to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general > Welfare<http://www.usconstitution.net/glossary.html#WELFARE>of the United > States; but all Duties, > Imposts <http://www.usconstitution.net/glossary.html#IMPOST> and > Excises<http://www.usconstitution.net/glossary.html#EXCISE>shall be uniform > throughout the United States; > Clause 3: “To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the > several States, and with the Indian Tribes”; > Clause 4: “To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform > Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States”; > Clause 11: “To declare War, grant Letters of > Marque<http://www.usconstitution.net/glossary.html#MARQUE>and > Reprisal <http://www.usconstitution.net/glossary.html#REPRISAL>, and make > Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water”; > Clause 15: “To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws > of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions” > > > > NONE of these Powers have *anything* to do with immigration. > > > > Clause 20; “To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the > Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the > Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the > Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia > according to the discipline prescribed by Congress”; > > > Which has NOTHING to do with immigration. > > > > > Even Article One, Section Ten, Clause Three gives the States the right to > defend themselves with the invasion by illegal aliens: > > > No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, > keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or > Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, > unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of > delay. > > NOTHING here about "illegal aliens" (whatever that means) OR immigration. > > > > > I am rushed for time right now, but I will pick up on this thread later, > and we’ll touch upon the other inherent powers by the Congress, and delve > into the Executive Branch’s ability to stop the invasion and detriment to > our Nation that illegal aliens pose. > > > In other words LATER you will seek to 'make up' some justification for what > simply does not exist. > A cursory amount of research will reveal that "immigration" was a > USURPATION ... first by the court in the very late 19th Century > (paralleling the rise of the Nanny State) and then with seemingly innocuous > requirements by the Congress in the 1920s (as the Nanny State begins to > become firmly entrenched). > > The Constitution simply does NOT support this nonsensical Statist tyranny. > Legitimate Government is to SECURE Natural Rights -- such as the right to > migration -- not to tyrannically quash them. > > Regard$, > --MJ > > Modern nationalism and collectivism have, by the restriction of migration, > perhaps come nearest to the "servile state." …Man can hardly be reduced more > to a mere wheel in the clockwork of the national collectivist state that > being deprived of his freedom to move.... Feeling that he belongs now to his > nation, body and soul, he will be more easily subdued to the obedient state > serf which nationalist and collectivist governments > demand. -- Wilhelm Röpke > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
