Suspend All Laws

Today the Sensenbrenner bill HR 418 passed the House by a 261-161 vote. That means that the Republican-led House of Representatives just passed a bill authorizing the suspension of all laws:

SEC. 102. WAIVER OF LAWS NECESSARY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF BARRIERS AT BORDERS.

Section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended to read as follows:

`(c) Waiver-

`(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive, and shall waive, all laws such Secretary, in such Secretary's sole discretion, determines necessary to ensure expeditious construction of the barriers and roads under this section.

`(2) NO JUDICIAL REVIEW- Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), no court shall have jurisdiction--

`(A) to hear any cause or claim arising from any action undertaken, or any decision made, by the Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to paragraph (1); or

`(B) to order compensatory, declaratory, injunctive, equitable, or any other relief for damage alleged to arise from any such action or decision.'.

Welcome to the rise of American fascism. So does that mean the head of DHS can personally shoot border-jumpers on sight? Burn them alive? Rape them in front of bands of tourists? Are you kidding me? One man can nullify any law he deems appropriate, without judicial or administrative review?

By the way, the House Dems tried to amend the bill to strip out this section. The amendment failed.

There's no way the Senate can let this stand. Call them.