“It is not good, in my opinion, for our country to start becoming dependent on a constant flow of illegal immigrants that are usually less educated and come here only because they’ll work cheaper than somebody else will. And when and if they were to assimilate into American society, we would need another 11 or 12 million, and another 11 or 12 million after that. We have to look out No. 1 for what is right, what is the law.

Over a period of time, I think the situation will reverse itself. The parents make that decision, just as parents would under any circumstances. If they are going to be leaving the country, I would expect them to make the decision to take their child with them. But, if they make other arrangements with a loved one or someone who is here for that child, then they could do that, too. That’s not really as much of a current issue in terms of our illegal immigration problem as chain migration is. These children can be used as so-called anchor babies and they can grow up and bring in many, many other members of their family. I think that ought to be limited … to spouses and children. I think that’s where our concentration needs to be focusing.”

As indicated before, my name is Aaron Brazell. I am a technologist and a blogger – notably involved with the new media network, b5media. My corner of the web is at Technosailor where in the past year I have focused quite a bit on the technology of social media. Deeper in the archives are my political soapboxes.

The human psyche is composed of all three areas of the political spectrum. We all have some degree of liberalism. We all have a bit of conservatism. And to varying degrees, we are all somewhere in the middle. We are hybrids but we like to deny that fact. We like to call ourselves democrats or republicans. We like to call ourselves conservatives or liberals. We like labels because labels help us cope with the reality that we really can’t find a container that really fits the bill. We are all products of our environments and rarely do our environments define democrats or republicans, conservatives or liberals.

It’s this human psyche that desires retention in a small box that politicos cater to. We have a two party system and if the average doesn’t pick a side, they are left out of the dialogue. The Legislatures around the country go through an endless cycle of “label tug o’ war”. Will the Democrats take the House? Will the Republicans maintain the Presidency?

Embracing individuality and defining your own parameters as a political activist is a task that is easy to claim, yet difficult to embrace. The system is counter-individuality. It is difficult to make a difference without declaring allegiance. But for those who can do it, and successfully execute, political freedom is at hand.

I am of this brand of political pundits.

I am conservative in that I believe in small government. Sound fiscal policy is the way we run our personal lives and it is the way that government should handle the checkbook. Raising taxes is useless without cutting spending. Spending more and not reining in the proverbial credit card doesn’t serve me well. Why should economic principles change because the government is The Government?

I am conservative in that I believe that strict adherence to law and order is the only way to stem the flow of illegal immigration. Economically, business benefit from illegal labor. Societally, we are hurt.

I am a conservative in that I believe the Judiciary was placed as the third portion of the governmental triumvirate not to make laws – that is the role of the Legislature – or to set policy – that is the role of the Executive – but to strictly interpret law based on the framework of Constitutional law. I do not believe the Constitution is a living document and it is not in place to meet the individual lobbies that might try to use it for their purpose. It is a framework and as a framework, offers the support and foundation for other laws. Therefore, there should be no Gay Marriage amendment. If the issue is really an issue needing tackling, the Amendment in question should offer a framework for other laws. Perhaps an Amendment defining the roles of governmental branches in solving cultural problems.

I am a liberal in that I believe the government exists for the people. That’s not to say that everything the people want or need should be provided by the government. In the immortal words of William Wallace in Braveheart:

You think the people of this country exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom. And, I go to make sure that they have it.

I am a liberal in that my belief is that America should not be at war without just provocation. Afghanistan was justified. Iraq was not.

I am a libertarian in that my belief on governmental intervention into the lives of its people should be kept minimalistic. Constitutional liberties should be preserved and not thwarted via “patriotic” mechanisms such as the USA Patriot Act (and yes I have read it). Wiretaps should be conducted under the auspices of judicial review – especially because such mechanisms have been provided for the protection of the citizens of the United States.

Finally, I have called for the impeachment of the President for one thing – though I highly disagree with him on many things. Impeachment of Bush should be conducted based on intentional and unapologetic usurpation of power from the Congress (abuse of War Powers Act in NSA wiretap investigation) and the intentional and unapologetic usurpation of power from the Judiciary (declaring the FISA restriction on wiretaps irrelevant and unnecessary) – eliminating the Constitutional provided three branch system.

That’s me. More to come.