Thursday, January 3, 2008

“It’s that simple: Either you want to build a fence to protect our homeland security...




...and our national sovereignty--or you don't. Sign the Fence By Date Certain Pledge, nor not. Soon, all Americans will know the truth about you."

Below is the text of an FBDC press release, embargoed for release on January 4:

CONGRESSMAN WALTER JONES IS FIRST TO SIGN "FENCE BY DATE CERTAIN" PLEDGE

Washington DC – Cong. Walter Jones (R-NC), became the first Member of Congress to sign the “Fence By Date Certain” Pledge.

The Fence By Date Certain Pledge can be summed up simply—in 32 words, to be exact: “I pledge to vote for, fully fund, and speedily expedite the construction of a secure double fence across the entire US-Mexican border within six months after the convening of the next Congress.”

In signing the Pledge, Jones said, “I am proud to sign the Fence By Date Certain Pledge, because it reflects what I have believed for a very long time: Americans must unite to solve this urgent national concern—our under-defended border with Mexico—as part of our overall commitment to enhanced homeland security. I yield to no one in my admiration for the excellent job that our Border Patrol has been doing, under difficult circumstances and with inadequate support from Washington DC. So the time is past due to send in reinforcements—big reinforcements. We need more resources for the protection of our security and sovereignty. And the centerpiece of that strategy is a foolproof barrier on the border, so that everyone, and everything, that enters into the USA arrives here as part of a transparent legal process of scrutiny and safety. And so I urge all my colleagues in Congress to consider signing the Fence By Date Certain Pledge.”

Gratefully receiving Jones’ Pledge was James P. Pinkerton, acting chairman of Fence By Date Certain. “Walter Jones is a courageous man. As a longstanding opponent of any form of amnesty, and of any and all attempts to diminish America’s hard-won sovereignty, the Congressman continues to demonstrate that there is nothing ‘virtual’ about his rock-solid commitment to safeguarding America. At a time when many politicians—including presidential candidates in both parties—are refusing to acknowledge the gravity of immigration and security issues, and at a time when others seem determined to cloud those issues, Cong. Jones is stepping up and showing his true bold colors: Red, White, and Blue.”

Pinkerton continued, “I hope that all Members of Congress, as well as this President and the next President, will sign the Fence By Date Certain Pledge. The polls show that the American people want to be secure in their own homes and homeland. So soon enough, millions of activists across the country will want to know which of their ‘leaders’ failed to show true leadership on this critical concern.”

Founded in 2007, Fence By Date Certain is a non-partisan, non-profit group of Americans, dedicated to one clear-cut goal: To persuade the U.S. government to build a secure double fence across the length and breadth of the US-Mexico border. Fence By Date Certain wants federal politicians to pledge to accomplish this goal six months after the convening of the 111th Congress. As Pinkerton noted, “We must be secure and sovereign in our own homeland. Fences and walls have always been part of successful national strategies for survival. Today, fences are working or other nations, including Israel—they will work for America.”

“And oh yes,” Pinkerton concluded, “the fence should be built by American workers, using American materials!”

Contact: Jim Pinkerton, 202-352-5721, or fencebydatecertain@gmail.com.

1 comment:

PatriotWatchdog said...

One need only look in the faces of the victims of illegal alien crime to know we need the fence. View the victims posters at http://operationbodycount.com.

Congressman Jones is living up to our state motto: "To Be, Rather Than To Seem."

I applaud all of his efforts to protect our sovereignty, secure our borders, and uphold the Constitution, in this case, Article IV, Section 4, which states:

"The United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union a Republican form of government, and shall protect them from invasion."