by Ashe in America
The pace of change in 2023 America is rapid and unprecedented, though the talking points for many issues are in desperate need of an upgrade.
A week ago, the Congress passed (220-209) the Choice Arrangement Act (H.R.3799), which proposes nuanced changes to Obamacare to reduce its burden on small business. Democrats lined up to pound their fists on the podium with talking points that were crafted in 2008. If you like your doctor, you can keep him … maybe.
Then Thursday, the House agreed to House Resolution 461, “Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States.” The resolution is in response to NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to house illegal and unvetted border crossers in the gymnasiums and multi-purpose rooms of the city’s school children. On this, Democrat talking points are also tired.
We heard about the “disastrous” border policies of the previous administration – such as “the Trump Era of snatching children away” from their parents, according to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). We also heard that Republicans hate children and want to take federal funding away from their schools, that the border crisis is a natural disaster akin to hurricanes and earthquakes, and that the imperative is humanitarian – but poses no risk to national security.
The resolution is largely ceremonial and enables political posturing for both sides, and it passed along party lines (223-201). Democrats did update their border messaging slightly, repeatedly accusing Republican governors of “trafficking” migrants by sending them to sanctuary cities. This unintentional honesty from Democrats is refreshing. Ceremonial resolutions aside, the US Southern Border is undeniably a hub for trafficking — and under so-called President Biden, the problem has exploded.