Schlafly issues call to activism at SLCC
Schlafly is in Utah this weekend to speak at the Utah Eagle Forum's annual convention and to attend the funeral of W. Cleon Skousen, author and professor. On Friday, she was speaking at the Salt Lake Community College to college-age members of the Eagle Forum.
Her subject was "Hot Topics of 2006."
"You need to recognize that out there is an organized effort to make us a secular society," said Schlafly. "The best thing I can urge you to do is form a support group. Then you can associate with normal people."
In speaking about the influx of illegal immigrants into the United States, Schlafly listed several reasons why she thinks government policy attitudes about immigration are "immoral." While some of these people (illegal immigrants) are "good," Schlafly said, too many contribute to an influx of drug traffic, crime, disease, rising costs and lack of jobs for poor Americans.
President Bush's proposal to create a "guest worker" program is immoral, she said. Utah Rep. Chris Cannon and Sen. Orrin Hatch have proposals tied to immigration that are equally bad, she said.
Immigration, she says, will be the "hottest" issue to come before Congress this year. A way to solve the problem is to increase enforcement, she said. Put up a fence along America's southern border. Make it mandatory for business owners to check and see if a potential employee is in the States illegally, she said.
"The real answer is to stop it at the point where they get a job," Schlafly said. "If they can't verify themselves as being in the country legally, they don't get jobs. Then, you dry up the jobs for them."
In speaking about judges, Schlafly decried recent decisions to take the words "under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance, remove statues of the 10 Commandments from government buildings and ban the Boy Scouts from activities in government-owned places.
The U.S. Constitution, she said, allows for Congress to put checks on judges who try to create policy about religion and government from the bench. Congress should define the jurisdiction of federal courts so they can't rule about the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance.
"This is another large-scale attack on our whole culture and whole way of life," said Schlafly. "We shouldn't put up with this. It's absolutely ridiculous. It's a violation of common sense."
After discussing both immigration and "activist judges," Schlafly opened the floor for questions. No questions that attacked her positions were asked. Most questioners wanted clarification and opinions.
For information about Schlafly and the Eagle Forum, log on to www.eagleforum.org. The Eagle Forum is a conservative, pro-family organization. It is largely a volunteer organization.
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