Glenn Steil, Jr. - Off his rocker again!

by: JWinston70

Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 10:31:32 AM EST

Yesterday, Steil introduced HR 10 - 2007, a resolution to "memorialize the United States Congress to adopt and present to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution to prohibit the counting of illegal immigrants in the tabulations of population for purposes of apportioning members of Congress among the states".

I am not going to even get in to the issue of solving the Immigration issue here; it is irrelevant to my argument. I will however, argue the sanctity of our U.S. Constitution. Why would any American ever wish to make our Constitution a restrictive document. While I agree that the US Constitution is a living document; it is the grantor of our rights as citizens and should never be used to remove or restrict the rights of the people. There has only been one restrictive amendment, the 18th, which was repealed by the 21st.

Glenn Steil Jr. is actually promoting an agenda which seeks to harm his constituency. By removing the counting of immigrants from the census, fewer federal funds will flow in to his district. There are several issue that many Americans have with illegal immigrants. (As I mentioned earlier, I do not wish to debate the immigration issue here, so I will stick to the argument that deals with this particular resolution.) Illegal Immigrants utilize public services such as hospitals, schools, etc. Many Americans believe that this is an unfair drain of the public resources. Mr. Steil asks that the illegal immigrants not be counted in the census. However, it is the census which determines federal funding for each state and districts within the state to provide for the basic services being utilized.

This resolution has been referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations, and I do not expect that it will even make it out of committee; let alone making it to the floor for a vote. But it interesting to sit back and watch how Glenn Steil, Jr. is spending his time. He is not servicing his constituents. He is wasting his time. He is denying his district of proper representation and ignoring the many problems which Michigan is facing.