From: Robert Comer 

I know the history, it all started before we were a country, the rest was
just a follow on to a particularly nasty bit of history.

But anyway, that's nothing to do with today and the amnesty question.

Because I am so much a rule of law guy, I have no choice but to not support
any kind of amnesty program.  I, however don't have a problem with a guest
worker program (we actually have that already).

--
Bob Comer


On Mon, 21 May 2007 16:37:37 +0100, Ad
 wrote:

>Robert Comer wrote:
>>> The Cherokee might not agree with your opinion about legally..
>>
>> That was before we were a country.
>>
>
>Not according to this:
>
>http://www.powersource.com/nation/dates.html
>
>Some fun dates:
>
>1828 - Cherokee Phoenix published in English and Cherokee; Andrew
>Jackson elected President. Gold discovered in Georgia.
>
>1828-1830 - Georgia Legislature abolishes tribal government and expands
>authority over Cherokee country.
>
>1832 - US Supreme Court decision Worcester vs Georgia establishes tribal
>sovereignty, protects Cherokees from Georgia laws. Jackson won't enforce
>decision and Georgia holds lottery for Cherokee lands.
>
>1835 - Treaty Party signs Treaty of New Echota, giving up title to all
>Cherokee lands in southeast in exchange for land in Indian Territory
>(now Oklahoma.).
>
>1838-1839 - Trails of Tears. US Government's forced removal of 17,000
>Cherokees, in defiance of Supreme Court decision. More than 4,000 die
>from exposure and disease along the way.
>
>
>
>>> the only reason some are illegal is because we decide what is legal and
what
>>> is not. We could quite easily decide to make them legal.
>>
>> Yes, we could, (and have done before) but in granting them legal
>> status, we're encouraging others to beak the same law for the next
>> time.
>>
>
>Enforcing legality much like in the above examples?
>
>Adam

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