Easy Case wrote on Feb 4, 2008 10:34 PM:The Caltrans Director used his position to promote the cause of his 'people', in violation to the civil rights of the SD Minutemen. If the Director does not resigned, he should resign because he lacks the judgment to hold his position.

Closet Bigots wrote on Feb 4, 2008 10:37 PM:The influx of illegal immigrants has emboldened the bigots, embedded in key government positions, to come out of the closet.

Border Devils wrote on Feb 4, 2008 10:39 PM:in sheep's clothing caused this controversy!

Marcos wrote on Feb 4, 2008 11:09 PM:Sounds like it is a matter of principle to me! It seems Cal Trans caved to threats. Thank goodness the owners' of the property where Pete Wilson's statue was placed didn't give in to threats. I read "some" people reportedly said it would come down like Sadam's statue and that it would be vandalized.

Threats? wrote on Feb 4, 2008 11:26 PM:I read Caltrans received all kinds of calls and worried about the Minutemen's safety. They also received threats that the sign would be vandalized. Aren't threats like those especially from activists groups a form of terrorism?

terrorism- the unlawful use or threat of violence esp. against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion

Hmmn- threatening violence as a politically motivated act of coercion? I think that is what happened!!

What is happening to our country? wrote on Feb 5, 2008 12:34 AM:To threats:

You hit the nail on the head. Threatening violence as a politically motivated act of coercion. That is terrorism! (Hurting people/vandalizing the sign if it isn't removed)

I believe the emails/phone recordings should be confiscated and looked in to because it seems terrorism was in place here. We all need to remember, this isn't a third world country that gives into terrorist threats. Well, on second thought, maybe it is!

Herb: wrote on Feb 5, 2008 4:42 AM: Come on you guys - the state and Border Patrol do not want anyone that close all the time to see what they ARE NOT doing.

esteban wrote on Feb 5, 2008 7:43 AM:The illegal racists are allowed to view their hate and disdain for the law, but good Americans who support the rule of law are not allowed in this nation!!!!!

face wrote on Feb 5, 2008 11:45 AM:your so full of it Esteban! "illegal racists"! give me a break! People somehow think that by putting the word "illegal" in front of immigrant, they've cleared themselves of any ethnocentric bigotry: "Oh I'm only against the illegal ones." HA!

esteban wrote on Feb 5, 2008 12:03 PM:Yes face...putting "illegal" in front of the word is THE WHOLE POINT!!!!! No one is against LEGAL alians...it's the ILLEGAL ones we are concerned with. Just because YOU are a sniveling bigot doesn't mean the rest of us good folks are.

Concerned-1 wrote on Feb 5, 2008 12:50 PM:Just keep the playing field level. Right is right and wrong is wrong. The actions speak for themselves.

face wrote on Feb 5, 2008 2:11 PM:bigot? Good folks? hahah You mean those nice people called the Minutemen that are a bunch crybabies
just because somebody took there big sign away. ... since its elections
Let me clue you in. The geniuses vying to lead the Republican Party have decided Whats wrong with america: Mexicans. The immagrant-bashing had the desired effect, winning Huckabee (elections remember) the coveted endorsement of Jim Gilchrist leader of the Minutemen Project vigalantes. Exploiting the spasm of xenophobia that taken hold of the Gop base helped Huckabee with Iowa where found illegal immagration the primary issue among the party's voters. Republican candidates continue to undercut one of other in a race to the xenophobic bottom. At every event it gets futher and futher right trying to be hostile trying to outdo each other. Yes like I said before They somehow think that by putting the word "illegal" in front of immagrant, they've cleared themselves of any ethnocentric bigotry bigotry: "OH I'm only against the illegal ones". Look like the DEms might take this one because of expected high latino vote turnout.

me wrote on Feb 5, 2008 2:14 PM:
Somebody Please think of the Children!
I dont want them to think that that animosity and hate is part of being "good folks"

Agreed wrote on Feb 5, 2008 2:16 PM:
Agreed. Closet bigots....

regular joe wrote on Feb 5, 2008 2:18 PM:xenophobia is not part of being "good folks" good sir...

Roberto1 wrote on Feb 5, 2008 3:44 PM:regular joe wrote on Feb 5, 2008 2:18 PM:xenophobia is not part of being "good folks" good sir...

REPLY: You stole my thunder!...isn't it neat watching these closet bigots feel empowered while going peck...peck...squack! on their computers?

Bill wrote on Feb 5, 2008 3:54 PM:The structure of The United States of America built upon law and order. We cannot have people comming into this country without proper documentation. If we let these groups of illegal aliens in, what's gonna stop the next group from comming in. It is a recipe for commencing of the end of the USA. Do you let people come into your house and start living there unannounced. Not likely, we have boundries, and people for the most part respect those boundries, and if they don't they are breaking the law. If we give amnesty everytime there are thousand of illegal that come here, then we have no boundries. Some want to believe that needing the laws enforced is hate. It has nothing to do with hate. We are trying to keep our country from crumbling down to nothing, where no one would be safe and then we all loose.

Buzzm1 wrote on Feb 5, 2008 9:00 PM:We have existing laws against illegal immigrants being in our United States. There are also existing laws against illegal immigrants, being employed, BY ANYONE, within our United States.

2008 is going to be a hard year for illegal immigrants. Oklahoma, Arizona, are leading the parade of at least a dozen states, who are clsoing their doors to illegal immigrants, and sweeping the rest out. Only four states remain that will grant drivers licenses to illegals, and three of those, are reconsidering. Another dozen states have major anti-illegal immigrant legislation on the table, right now.

The clock is ticking illegales!!

Dawes wrote on Feb 5, 2008 10:00 PM:What is funny is that the real power comes from the governed, and that the majority of the governed said they want an end to illegal aliens. In many states, the citizen's retain arrest powers through their state constitutions. What does that mean? I will spell it out for you pro-law breakers. When the government stops protecting citizens over illegals, those citizens have a God given right to overthrow that government and protect themselves and their state from invasion. It is part of our political traditon, get used to hearing it.

LottaLove wrote on Feb 5, 2008 11:28 PM:CalTrans is sure to lose this one.

Viva La Minutemen!

Bobby wrote on Feb 6, 2008 1:02 AM:I hope they win, but I just heard that McCain has won in California. IN CALIFORNIA ,the state with so many illegal aliens it is bankrupt. I read somewhere about the person that collected their wealth in a bag with a hole in the bottom of it. As far as thousands of people in this State go,they have donated those kind of bags to us. Idiots. I now vote for Hillary Clinton, not because I believe she won't give amnesty like McCain, but because unlike Rino McCain, giving amnesty to lawbreakers is the stated Democratic platform. At least their honest.

Jeffersonian wrote on Feb 6, 2008 6:44 AM:Face,

Your reconquista rant proves your name is half right....
By the way should the "DEms" (Illiterate) win it will only user in another 12 years of an Republican majority as socialized medicine and more criminal illegals flooding in will destroy this country.
We can only hope it's not too far gone to save at that point.
Nothing Xenophobic about trying to keep your contry economically viable, soveriegn, and a democratic republic.
...

Jimi wrote on Feb 6, 2008 8:45 AM:Well they just ought to close down that "border patrol" check point. They are always inside eating donuts anyway, so what are we paying for there?
They then can just turn it into a welcome station for the hordes that John Mc Amnesty or Shrillary Clinton will bring in, about 70 million in the first 10 years, and then another 100 million via "family reunification" after that. Then we will be India, but without any middle class. We will be the largest debtor third world nation.
I need a new country.