[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 102 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H5705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
``NO. NO. THEY WON'T GO.''
(Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, on Monday, five black-robed judges down the
street decided that we weren't doing enough for illegal trespassers.
The Supreme Court just made it easier for illegals to extend their
stay in the United States, even after they have been ordered to leave.
People like Nigerian Samson Dada, who has been in our country illegally
since 1998, can now manipulate and game the system in order to get more
time. He has refused to go home, and the Supreme Court basically has
said, ``It's okay. You can stay in spite of being lawfully deported.''
The Supreme Court's ruling overturned other court decisions upholding
his deportation. In other words, the High Court ruled in favor of
people who have laughingly ignored and disregarded our laws.
Once again, the Supreme Court has made law rather than interpret law.
The five liberal judges on the Supreme Court who wish to write our laws
should take off their black robes and run for Congress. After all, the
Constitution I read says Congress should make law, not the Supreme
Court.
Contrary to what the Supreme Court seems to believe, our justice
system has an obligation to protect the rights of people who follow the
law, not expand the privileges of those who are illegally on our land.
And that's just the way it is.
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