For a member of Congress who represents a border state, whose district is on the border with Mexico, Gabby Giffords is having a very difficult time staking out a position on border security. Recently there has been controversy over the Border Patrol placing a permanent highway checkpoint along I-19, a highway that leads to Mexico, which sits in Gabby’s district. The checkpoint would be placed about 30 miles north of the border.
Many constituents in her district are angry about the proposed location out of fear that it would cause illegal aliens and smugglers to start tracing new routes into the country by going through peoples backyards and neighborhoods. Gabby has been asked time and again on what her position is on the issue, and her continued answer is, “I think all options should be on the table.”
In 2006, Gabby campaigned on the issue of border security, saying that she was the better candidate that would take Arizona’s concerns to Washington and secure the border. Yet when she is asked about her position on a very important issue, Gabby cannot seem to find the words that say “I support” or “I am against”.
Gabby has said, “I’m not going to sit back and not do everything in my power to bring the maximum amount of border security to Souther Arizona.”
Yet that is exactly what she seems to be doing right now - nothing. She is trying to be all things to all people by not taking a position on the issue so she doesn’t make anyone angry. Sadly for her, this is an issue she can’t play bench warmer with. Her constituents won’t let her.
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