Category: Politics

Trying not to start the public floggings

High Hurdles

Foreign Affairs, Immigration

Speaking of the Swedes, I see that they’re following their Danish cousins and getting serious about immigration and citizenship:

The right-wing coalition government in Sweden has announced plans to significantly increase the threshold to obtain citizenship in the country, including a prohibition on migrants who fail to learn the native language.

The Swedish Ministry of Justice said this week that a series of new citizenship requirements will take effect by June 6th of this year. The ministry said that the measures will seek to “strengthen the importance of citizenship and increase incentives for individuals to become part of Swedish society, which also strengthens the Swedish community.”

According to the MoJ, the government will require migrants to live in the country for at least eight years to become eligible for citizenship, up from the current five-year standard.

It will also become necessary to demonstrate “self-sufficiency”, with a monthly income of around 20,000kr ($2,250).

Finally, prospective citizens will now have to demonstrate the ability to speak Swedish and knowledge of Swedish society.

All good stuff, and all quite reasonable qualifications to joining what is, after all, one of the more civilized nations of the world.

The only thing I’d add — were I a Swede at that level of power and influence — would be a limit on non-citizen residence to eight years:  in other words, if you don’t become a citizen after eight years, then out you go.  Once again, quite reasonable.

And Another Thing

Elections, Politics

Before we get dragged into another pointless argument with the Usual Suspects, let us remind ourselves what the three purposes of a secure Voter ID card are, namely that you are:

  • a U.S. citizen, and therefore entitled to vote
  • alive, and
  • can only vote once.

It’s really that simple.  Now ask yourself the simple question:  who would be against such a simple concept, and why?

The next step is a lot more, shall we say, punitive.  Considering that the above constitutes one of the principle freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution (i.e. that citizens are entitled to vote), then I would suggest one final step:

Any U.S. House Representative or Senator who votes against this measure should be immediately removed from their position because they have betrayed their oath of office, and must be subject to a recall vote in their state or district.

Frankly, I’m sick of fucking around with this nonsense — fraudulent votes, stolen elections, voter negation and all the rest — and it’s time we put an end to it.  Immediately.

Guns Into Clubs

Anti-Gun Nannies

…or trying to do that, anyway:

Reps. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) announced Friday their re-introduction of legislation to limit the online sale of ammunition.

A press release from Mfume’s office indicates the bill, called the Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act, “would require federally licensed ammunition dealers to confirm the identity of individuals who arrange to purchase ammunition over the internet by verifying a photo I.D. in person.”

The legislation would “also require ammunition vendors to report any sales of more than 1,000 rounds within five consecutive days to the U.S. Attorney General, if the person purchasing ammunition is not a licensed dealer.”

At least they’re being honest, for once, about their goal:  “Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act” and not some “Protect Citizens From Violence” and such twaddle.

And they trot out the tired old arguments about “mass shootings” and all the other bogeymen, not one of which have stopped, or would / could stop any such Bad Things from happening in the future.

Which of course just makes me want to post a few links:

Ammo.com, Ammunition Depot, Bulk Ammo, Lucky Gunner, etc… you have your own favorites, no doubt.

Need Work?

Politics, RINO/GOPe

Then there’s this:

Never mind that you need a fucking roadmap to understand just WTF it is that they’re actually voting on — a rant all of its own, for another time — but my local guy (for whom I voted because he’s very conservative) provides partial context:

Two points:

  • it shouldn’t be this difficult to follow what’s going on in our government sausage-making process, and
  • Insty (whence the above comes) makes the comment about these so-called “Republicans”:  “Need work”.

No, Glenn, they don’t need work.  They need to be fucking ejected by voters, in November 2026.

While all this other stuff about Venezuela and Greenland is going on, ordinary Americans are being systematically fucked and getting their rights trampled on.  And too many Republicans are aiding and abetting this activity for my liking.

Now, a favor from You, O My Readers:  I’m still feeling too buggered by this bloody chest cold to be able to do the research on what this particular piece of legislative bastardy is all about.  Help a poor blogger out, willya, and either send me an email or drop it in Comments.

[exit, wracked by a coughing fit]

Update:  I see that the two Texas Reps who voted against are both fucking liberals:  Jake Ellzey has John Cornyn’s old district — figures — and John Carter is one of those North Austin/Round Rock/Georgetown reptiles.