Congressman Sensenbrenner: I Only Play for Keeps against US Citizens

Congressman Sensenbrenner: I Only Play for Keeps against US Citizens

Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), who has earned for himself a reputation of somewhat of Genghis Kahn for his hardball approach to limiting the freedoms of his fellow Americans via the PATRIOT Act (and other measures) in the name of national security in the face of a war on terror has shown that he has another, more “touchy-feely” side when it comes to dealing with illegal aliens (when faced, incidentally, with that SAME war on terror!).

Yesterday, during committee hearings, Sensenbrenner backed away from a provision he had previously backed including in a border enforcement and employee work verification bill now under consideration in the House: Previously, Sensenbrenner had said that the crime of illegal immigration should be upgraded to a felony offense .  

Yesterday, the new “kinder, gentler” Congressman Sensenbrenner called for a downgrading of the offense of illegal immigration to a mere misdemeanor in the pending legislation.

We get it, Congressman!  You want to put the whip to your fellow-citizens, while making like a loveable teddy bear vis-à-vis illegal aliens.  We get it, indeed!

As Michael Savage might say: You are proving yourself to be an “empty suit!”