Posted on 04/26/2007 5:58:39 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Sam Brownback said yesterday he no longer supports the immigration overhaul bill that he helped pass in the Senate.
"I would not vote for the same bill," Mr. Brownback told reporters yesterday morning, saying that after the bill passed the Senate he had a chance to study its effects and decided it led to too much immigration.
It's a major reversal for a man who is listed as one of seven original sponsors of the bill, along with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, and Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, who spearheaded the bill...
He said the bill would lead to too much "chain migration," allowing immigrants to sponsor family members to join them in the United States. Mr. Brownback said he supports sponsorship of spouses and children, but that thinks siblings should be excluded.
The immigration issue has Republicans spinning, particularly those running for president, as they try to match their rhetoric to the beliefs of conservative primary voters.
It's a particularly difficult issue for Mr. Brownback and Mr. McCain, who have been asked repeatedly about their positions on the campaign trail and who have distanced themselves from their own bill...
Mr. Brownback refused to take a position on whether to rescind "birthright citizenship," which allows automatic citizenship to children born in the United States, even if their parents are illegal aliens.
Mr. Brownback said he is not willing to say whether he supports rescinding what he calls the "anchor baby proposal" because he thinks it is protected by the Constitution and can't be changed by law. Still, he acknowledged "a fudge" on the issue, saying he would still look at proposals...
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I liked Sam a whole lot better when he wasn’t running for president.
Brownback has no chance to begin with. His poll numbers show this conclusively.
Interesting he decided that repudiating his position on AMNESTY is the best move politically.
Finally, it seems the GOP is waking up to what actually caused them to lose last fall.
Doing the Kansas two-step.
Vote for THE most soild conservative, who never has to backpedal. Duncan Hunter.
“I would not vote for the same bill,” Mr. Brownback told reporters yesterday morning, saying that after the bill passed the Senate he had a chance to study its effects and decided it led to too much immigration.
That and he decided to run for Prez. hahaha
Good.
Well Dang!!! Sam...Maybe there is hope after all...
My guess is that his poll numbers for re-election to the senate are the problem.
“My guess is that his poll numbers for re-election to the senate are the problem.”
Hmmmm. Being in Ohio, I don’t have a take on that. Thanks, food for thought.
Another member of camp wishy-washy.
Hmmmm
Wonder if visits from the grassroots American citizens of “Hold their Feet to the Fire” made a difference...
Good for you, folks...
:)
Hmmmm. So in summary, he just started listening to his own state’s voters, huh?
Sucks to be him, then.
Look what happened to Mike DeRino (Rino-OH) when he didn't listen to his voters.
“Look what happened to Mike DeRino (Rino-OH) when he didn’t listen to his voters.”
I did everything I could to get Mikey fired here. Did you know he’s McCain’s Ohio campaign coordinator?
Birds of a feather....
One can bet when the polling data came in on the border issue, Brownback began backpedaling. The Democrats will not change their stance on this issue because of the far left fridge that finances them, but Brownback knows that he has hurt himself with the GOP as well as the Conservatives.
This is good. One down, and for Fred to announce.
After the bill passes is no time to study the effects, Sam. Sheesh.
FMCDH(BITS)
Something smells bad in Arkansas...is it that flipflop bird
Sound familiar?
My concern is the judgment he showed in supporting the legislation in the first place. What was he thinking, and why did he and do others so underestimate the impact of the immigration issue? Why do they continue to put the interests of foreigners ahead of the interests of American citizens? I know someone is going to tell me that it is the influcene of “big business,” but I think that shell game is about over. We all know we are subsidizing the labor costs of businesses that hire immigrants both legal and illegal, and that their presence in the work force depresses wages and income. It is no longer a nasty little secret.
He didn't just "support" it, he was one of seven sponsors of the bill and pushed hard for its passage. That makes his flip-flop even more suspicious.
He has always been and continues to be a self-righteous prig.
My bad. After a little research I found that Brownback won’t be running for re-election to senate in 2010. Kansas has term limits. It seems his flip-flop is designed to snare the conservative vote for his nomination.
If you mean he's a Christian who stands up for moral principles, yes, he is. I'm not sure why you're so opposed to that.
He gets in trouble when he tries to act popular, or ... well, I don't know what his motivation is on certain things. The reason people like him is he's willing to be proudly counter-cultural on social issues. Going with the flow doesn't wear well on him.
So, now we can call him ‘backtrack Brownback’? “I was for it, before I was agin’ it”....where have we heard that?
“So, now we can call him ‘backtrack Brownback’? “I was for it, before I was agin’ it”....where have we heard that?”
Ghoulini is doin the ol flip/flop too!
Ping!
Thanks for the ping; BUMP!
What is he, a kid or something? Did he go in his pants or something?
I keep writing to the RNC, encouraging them to back Duncan Hunter. I wish they would, but I am convinced that the GOP wants another globalist/open borders candidate, which would be the same thing as electing one of the Democrats.
If that's all they can come up with, I'll vote third party AGAIN, and so will most people I've talked to about it. America is disgusted!
Mr. Brownback refused to take a position on whether to rescind "birthright citizenship," which allows automatic citizenship to children born in the United States, even if their parents are illegal aliens.
Mr. Brownback said he is not willing to say whether he supports rescinding what he calls the "anchor baby proposal" because he thinks it is protected by the Constitution and can't be changed by law. Still, he acknowledged "a fudge" on the issue, saying he would still look at proposals.
Reading between the lines, I'd say he got an ear full and if the heat is turned up he'll see the light on "anchor babies". Sounds like someone needs to educate him on the Fourteenth Amendment.
Nam Vet
Step 1. Build the border fence!
Step 2. Enforce all existing immigration laws!
It’s not that difficult, folks.
Adios, Muchacho!
I love seeing these wimpy GOP functionaries reverse course on immigration when they know they are going to face the wrath of the American people.
Gratifying, isn’t it? I can just imagine what their internal polls are telling them if this is what is happening in public.
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