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In article <3D11FC6B.B6A8128A@earthops.net>,
Tiny Human Ferret  <ixnayamspay_klaatu@earthops.net> wrote:
>Matthew Russotto wrote:
>> 
>> In article <3D11101B.33F06E1B@earthops.net>,
>> Tiny Human Ferret  <ixnayamspay_klaatu@earthops.net> wrote:
>> >Matthew Russotto wrote:
>> >>
>> >> ROTFL.  Sure, there's lots of Mexican nationals.  Know what most of them
>> >> would be doing?  Keeping their heads down like pretty much any
>> >> civilians, that's what.  They aren't Swiss.  Know what the Mexicans here
>> >> illegally would be doing?  Same thing, that's what.
>> >
>> >Including the infamous Mexican Mafia, the equally infamous 18th Street Gang,
>> >and the MS-13? Oh, that's right, MS-13 is Salvadoran and not Mexican, so
>> >sorry.
>> 
>> Faced with the US Army?  Damn right.  
>
>Well, how is the Army going to find them and oust them? 

The government of Mexico?  Shouldn't be too much of a problem.  The
gangs you mention wouldn't be the Army's target; they didn't sign the
treaty in the first place.  They'll stay out of the way.

>> And they certainly have no loyalty
>> to the Mexican government; they're more likely to fight each other than to
>> band together to support Mexico against the US.
>
>To ask a tough question "to which Mexican government do you refer?" -the
>popularly elected political government in Mexico DF, or the unelected
>narcotrafficante "government" of Mexico Norte?

It's the official government in Mexico DF which signed your treaty. 

I doubt the groups you mention have any loyalty to anyone, though. 

>> Me, I'm not so sure annexation wouldn't be a good idea.  Would tend to
>> counter the aging of America, bring lots of young people into the Social
>> Security system.
>
>Ah, I can't hardly believe that you of all people are arguing in favor of
>this sort of Ponzi scheme! 

We've already got the Ponzi scheme; I'm simply suggesting a way to stave
off the crash for another generation.  (and I'm not completely serious, BTW)

>What if all of those young people decide that
>they don't like paying into a pyramid scam that only benefits a bunch of old
>geezers who all speak another language, and vote it out of existence?

Well, actually, that would be just fine by me too.  Under the current
system, I've got the worst of both worlds -- I'll be paying in for the
forseeable future, but I won't get anything out.

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Matthew T. Russotto                                mrussotto@speakeasy.net
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