American Law is not Found Within a Poem

I think this is worth mentioning in light of recent events.  People keep mentioning the famous quote on the Statue of Liberty in reference to the refugee crisis: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

It's worth noting that the sonnet which this quote comes from, "New Colossus," was written by Emma Lazarus for a fundraiser auction to raise money for the pedestal upon which the Statue of Liberty now sits.  The poem did not receive much recognition and was quite forgotten after the auction.

It wasn't until after her death in the early 1900's that one of her friends began a campaign to memorialize Lazarus and her New Colossus sonnet. The effort was a success, and a plaque with the poem's text was mounted inside the pedestal of the statue.

Emma Lazarus' poem is just that - a poem.  People keep throwing around her words as if they are America's top priority, as if they were written by the founding fathers and enshrined in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights. 

I just thought it was worth mentioning that while the words are powerful and beautiful, they are idealistic and are not an integral part of America.  America is a shining beacon for immigrants because of our values, our freedoms, and our security.  Without our security, there would be no freedom to seek here.

We are still the shining beacon of freedom and opportunity because so many of our brave men and women have shed blood and given their lives to preserve our safety and freedom.  Security is not taken lightly here.

America clearly is a land of immigrants, and that is a beautiful thing.  But there is a reason we have borders and immigration laws.  There is a reason why we should be absolutely sure about the vetting process of refugees, to ensure we aren't opening ourselves to unnecessary risk that could be avoided. 

We must be caring yet vigilant, to preserve the American way that people yearn to be a part of.  And that is not un-American.

Ben Carson, Barack Obama and Blatant Media Bias

I'm constantly amazed by the mainstream media.  In 2008, not one mainstream news outlet asked any critical questions of then-candidate Barack Obama.  No one questioned his connection with Reverend Wright ("God d*#n America").  No one questioned his connection with Communist, Socialist, and other anti-American extremist figures such as Bill Ayers.  No one questioned his background and influencers.  No one questioned his ability to be Commander in Chief, despite his lack of experience  (freshman Senator and Community Organizer....).  I could go on and on about how little was known and how little was sought out regarding Obama. 

Yet now, the mainstream media is targeting Dr. Ben Carson, a humble and mild-mannered doctor, in what can only be described as freebie mud - slinging for the Hillary Campaign.

"Oh, Ben Carson claims he had a violent temper when he was a child???  We'll see about that!  So far, we can't find any people from over 50 years ago to corroborate that!!" 

"Oh, Ben Carson thinks pyramids were used to store grain?!??  We need a full-fledged investigation into this!!"

"Oh, Ben Carson is a Christian?  Quick, let's ask him random gotcha questions about Christianity and paint him as a quack, because we don't respect Christianity in the slightest and we think all Christians are quacks.  (Sure, Obama said he was a Christian too, but we didn't ask him any of these religious questions that we like to pepper Conservatives with - we understand his "Christianity" was a requirement to be elected at the time)."

"Dr. Carson thinks he has the background necessary to run this country???  Time to devote all our resources to tearing down a brilliant pediatric neurosurgeon with a remarkable career and inspiring back story.  Sure, we barely knew anything about Obama and didn't bother to vet him at all.  But Ben Carson is so troubling, we simply MUST perform this civic duty, to expose him as.... as a...?  Well, we aren't sure yet what we will expose him as, but expose him we will.  If nothing else, he's a Christian and that's extremely troubling..."

"He also loves America, which is truly disturbing.  I mean, his ancestors were slaves, so how can he love this country??  Wait, let's look into his claim that his ancestors were slaves...  We should also see if he was actually a neurosurgeon... He probably never even graduated high school.  I bet he had to repeat 3rd grade.  I'm sure we can find a witness to say he has jay walked.  If we can get footage of him not completely stopping at a stop sign, then he's done for....  But really, the pyramid comment from 1998 should be the nail in his coffin.  I mean, there's no coming back from spouting a theory 17 years ago on the purpose of pyramids, right??"

The mainstream media is out in force, with Dr. Ben Carson in their sights.  While a Community Organizer with Communist and anti-American extremist connections running for President in 2008 got a free pass.  No questions asked. 

It's just amazing.  Journalistic integrity does not exist anymore.  The mainstream media is an extension of the Liberal Left.  Anyone who disagrees with that is delusional.