Refusal of the Line

April 12, 2006

America saw conflict grow into revolution in 1776. Early Americans were willing to die for personal, political and economic liberty. Some still felt loyalty to the mother country. Some believed a war was not winnable or the costs too high. Among the Patriots were rich and poor, educated and ignorant. But they shared a belief from which was born a new nation. Two hundred thirty years later our proud heritage and culture is again faced with a kind of revolution.

During June 1863 Colonel Josh Chamberlain literally saved Little Round Top, and thwarted a Confederate siege on Washington, by ordering a complex military maneuver called “refusal of the line.” Risky and subject to fail, extending his line and angling position protected his flank. It made his smaller force impenetrable. We must again “refuse the line” so many are attempting to break.

In 1971 Frito Bandito was banished from commercial use. The Mexican-American Anti-Defamation Committee (more hyphenated-Half-Americans) claimed racism. They protested publicly that the Bandito spread the message that “Hispanics are sneaky thieves.” In truth Bandito devised some ingenious ways to fleece gringos of their corn chips.

The "Mexican bandit" cliché often seen in western movies has a new twist. Americans are still getting fleeced – in medical care, education, low wages and political corruption. Today they are crossing the border, not as guests but as a thief in the night. The Hispanic Invasion is a result of CAFTA, porous borders and corrupt politicians. U.S. business interests buy-off politicians to sustain cheap labor. Un-American socialists rally to the cause on so-called moral grounds. And the most hideous fact is that neither our Congress nor the Georgia legislature will grow a spine to protect our borders, security or economy.

They desire liberties only the United States can offer. Yet they refuse the culture, language and legal system those liberties entail. The thousands of illegals marching in the streets don’t care about citizenship. They know they can achieve protected status, and literally steal all rights of citizenship. The illegals flaunt their anchor babies. They work to send U.S. dollars back across the border. Crowded into apartments or houses with fifteen to twenty fellow laborers, standing on corners seeking day labor, accepting low wages and no benefits, these people now comprise America’s under-class. People seeking a socialist and ultimately classless society, or those who strive for oppressive control, “champion” the illegals’ cause, but are truly seeking corporate profit or a new voting bloc.

The line is drawn. Frito Bandito may not be America’s enemy, but neither is he entitled to rights of citizenship. Our laws, culture, language, tax dollars and heritage as a country is on that line. We must not allow politicians or businesses, in league with illegal immigrants, to violate our hard-earned American core values. Again, we must order a refusal of the line. Those weak-kneed members of Congress and the state legislature will hear your orders on Election Day.