Post by lamearm1 on Jun 19, 2007 8:34:12 GMT -5
Most of us that consider ourselves conservatives think of the President’s and the trioka’s (Teddy, Johnny and Lindsay) comprehensive immigration bill as amnesty. The supporters of the bill say that it is not. The natural question is, what is amnesty and is this or is it not amnesty?
am•nes•ty \ˈam-nə-stē\ noun
plural am•nes•ties
[Greek amnēstia forgetfulness, from amnēstos forgotten, from a- + mnasthai to remember — more at mind]
(1580)
: the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
— amnesty transitive verb
Merriam-Webster, Inc: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. Springfield, Mass., U.S.A. : Merriam-Webster, 1996, c1993
This of course begs the question, what is a pardon?
1par•don \ˈpär-dən\ noun
[Middle English, from Middle French, from pardoner]
(14th century)
1 : indulgence 1
2 : the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty
3 a : a release from the legal penalties of an offense
b : an official warrant of remission of penalty
4 : excuse or forgiveness for a fault, offense, or discourtesy 〈I beg your pardon〉
2pardon transitive verb
par•doned; par•don•ing \ˈpärd-niŋ, ˈpär-dən-iŋ\
[Middle English, from Middle French pardoner, from Late Latin perdonare to grant freely, from Latin per- thoroughly + donare to give — more at parboil, donation]
(15th century)
1 a : to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crime
b : to allow (an offense) to pass without punishment : forgive
c : to relieve of a penalty improperly assessed
2 : tolerate
synonymy see excuse
Merriam-Webster, Inc: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. Springfield, Mass., U.S.A. : Merriam-Webster, 1996, c1993
From The Lone Star Times. Seems to me the proposed legislation is both...
am•nes•ty \ˈam-nə-stē\ noun
plural am•nes•ties
[Greek amnēstia forgetfulness, from amnēstos forgotten, from a- + mnasthai to remember — more at mind]
(1580)
: the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
— amnesty transitive verb
Merriam-Webster, Inc: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. Springfield, Mass., U.S.A. : Merriam-Webster, 1996, c1993
This of course begs the question, what is a pardon?
1par•don \ˈpär-dən\ noun
[Middle English, from Middle French, from pardoner]
(14th century)
1 : indulgence 1
2 : the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty
3 a : a release from the legal penalties of an offense
b : an official warrant of remission of penalty
4 : excuse or forgiveness for a fault, offense, or discourtesy 〈I beg your pardon〉
2pardon transitive verb
par•doned; par•don•ing \ˈpärd-niŋ, ˈpär-dən-iŋ\
[Middle English, from Middle French pardoner, from Late Latin perdonare to grant freely, from Latin per- thoroughly + donare to give — more at parboil, donation]
(15th century)
1 a : to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crime
b : to allow (an offense) to pass without punishment : forgive
c : to relieve of a penalty improperly assessed
2 : tolerate
synonymy see excuse
Merriam-Webster, Inc: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. Springfield, Mass., U.S.A. : Merriam-Webster, 1996, c1993
From The Lone Star Times. Seems to me the proposed legislation is both...
