What Happened to the Rule of Law?

Ignoring the clear rule of law under the U.S. Code, a federal judge ruled on Thursday that the the new illegal alien laws in the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania are unconstitutional. The Judge maintains that the new laws violate due process.

Hazleton had enacted the new regulations to address a growing problem in the city. Illegal aliens came flooding into town in droves and now compose 10% of the population. With the massive increase of illegals, there was a simultaneous increase in crime.

The city overwhelmingly supported laws that prevent businesses from hiring illegal aliens and landlords from renting them housing.

Today's ruling by an activist judge flies in the face of the U.S. Code, which states that the aiding and abetting of illegal aliens is a felony.

How is giving an illegal a job and renting them housing NOT aiding and abetting their committing a crime?

On a related note, a Sheriff in an Arizona county has implemented strict measures in enforcing the laws against illegal aliens. He even set up a hotline so that citizens could report to law enforcement their suspicions about undocumented workers.

Yet on Thursday he was urged to discontinue the hotline by certain persons within government and by certain religious groups who seem to take a rather dim view of their country's security and its laws.

My friends, this is not about playing politics, although it is most assuredly a political issue. Democrats and Republicans both have a vested interest in NOT following this nation's laws on immigration. Democrats buy the loyalty of illegals by catering to their criminal activity in breaking the law entering the country illegally. Republicans buy the loyalty of certain business interests by catering to their criminal activity as well--that of knowingly and willfully committing felonies in order to save a few bucks on cheap labor.

Thus, both Parties have their hands stuck down into this cookie jar. They both have been caught red-handed. Still, nothing is being done about it.

The question is, does the rule of law mean anything at all anymore in the United States of America?