Hypocrisy
By Merryman Wagnel
“Hypocrisy is the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in a general sense, hypocrisy may involve dissimulation, pretense, or a sham. Hypocrisy is the practice of engaging in the same behavior or activity for which one criticizes another. In moral psychology, it is the failure to follow one’s own expressed moral rules and principles. American political journalist Michael Gerson says that political hypocrisy is ‘the conscious use of a mask to fool the public and gain political benefit.'[3]” Wikipedia Current examples are rife today, especially with the party that follows the Saul Alinsky method of “accuse your opponent of what it is that you actually do.” Today, Democrats decry the “plight of immigrant children,” deliberately leaving out the term “illegal” – to obfuscate the real issue, of course. When questioned, Snopes says that the Democrats did not pass this law. The following is from their website: “ Public Law 107-296, “H.R.5005 — Homeland Security Act of 2002.” A primary claim of the meme was that the legislation in question was passed “by the Democrats.”
But, in fact, the bill was passed by the 107th Congress in November 2002. The 107th Congress met from 3 January 2001 until 2 January 2003, during which time the September 11th attacks occurred in the latter part of their first year. On the date of Public Law 107- 296’s passage (25 November 2002), Senate.gov provided its majority as Republican, not Democrat: Majority Party (November 12, 2002 – January 3, 2003) – Republican, 50 seats; Minority Party – Democrat, 48 seats; Other Parties – 2; Total Seats = 100.
Replying to @MadCanuk and 3 others: “MadCanuk, this is only happening to illegal immigrants. And for those outraged, this law was passed in 2002 in the Senate by a vote of 90-9. The likes of Clinton, Feinstein, Schumer, Biden, Reid
(1) The term “placement” means the placement of an unaccompanied alien child in either a detention facility or an alternative to such a facility;
(2) The term “unaccompanied alien child” means a child who –
(a) has no lawful immigration status in the United States;
(b) has not achieved 18 years of age; and
(c) with respect to whom,
(i) there is no legal parent or guardian in the United States; or
(ii) no parent or legal guardian in the United States is available to provide
care and physical custody.
If the parents are being detained for illegal entry, they are as “available to care” for their children as any convicted felon serving time is “available to care” for their children. Where is the cry over the separation of children from their parent(s) there?
But, truth is not the friend of liars (aka, hypocrites). Snopes lied when it said that the Democrats did not pass a law they definitely did help pass with their support of 79%.
(that is hypocrisy on Snopes’ part)
all voting in favor of it – Public Law 107-296 (In their reply to MadCanuk, Snopes–I can not confirm this but have little reason to, as the vaunted Snopes deemed it fit to include in the article). That being the case, of the 48 Democrats in the Senate, the minimum number would be 38 of 48 in favor–and party voted against. This means over 79% of Democrats supported this bill. The Democrats supported this legislation, and while they did not pass it, they did nothing to stop it. Going further into the legislation, we get these definitions, from the law itself: