...remind people that the Constitution is a POSITIVE document, one that elucidates and expands the rights of individuals, rather than taking them away. The Constitution overall limits the rights and powers of the government, not the people. Also, Prohibition showed that attempts to limit rights via the Constitution are harmful -- and eventually it needed to be repealed. States that choose to specifically prohibit gay marriage are in violation of the equal rights amendment. Nowadays we know a...

...the Democratic party is not smart enough, or committed enough to its base, to figure out how to wedge it right back in the Republicans' faces. It's unethical business owners and agribusiness who hire illegals to work for them so they can increase their margins. So let's crack down on that side of it. Let's crack down on those who hire immigrants, put the burden on them to prove that the people they hire are here working legally; let's make sure the jobs are available to citizens as well as...