BREAKING: 114-23, House GOP Rejects Senate Amnesty Bill

RedState ^ | 6/26/2007 | Erick

[notes2005]

In a just concluded House GOP Conference voted 114 to 23 to reject the Senate's Amnesty Bill.

Pelosi has now signaled that the House will start fresh on the Amnesty Bill and will not just embrace the Senate version.

It looks like, in fact, the House will . . . dare we say it . . . have committee hearings on the bill.

[notes2005]

Some good news today

[NonValueAdded]

Who are the 23 and I thought there were more Republicans than 137.

[Orange1998]

Good now I can relax. [sarc]

[pyx]

And the noteworthy SOURCE is ?

[RoseofTexas]

CHIT..it’s looking more and more like “NIGHT OF THE LIVING BILL”...this zombie WON’T DIE!

[xzins]

When Pelosi isn’t sleeping in Reid’s hip pocket, he’s sleeping in hers.

This is all for show. There’s no open debate rule in the House.

[texgal]

Thank God for this, but the trouble is, they will start with their own version. I don't expect much better that the nonsense we got from the Senate.

God Help Us All!

[SE Mom]

Cold comfort.

But I’ll take it- today it’s all we’ve got.

Thursday is D-Day II

[Cementjungle]

What, this version of the bill is too tough on illegals?

[EGPWS]

Pelosi has now signaled that the House will start fresh on the Amnesty Bill and will not just embrace the Senate version

Start by dumping the amnesty part of it...

[truthkeeper]

Pelosi has now signaled that the House will start fresh on the Amnesty Bill and will not just embrace the Senate version.

Hopefully an "enforcement only" bill.

[dynachrome]

Vanity bill with no meaning on the real vote if this POS bill gets thru the Senate.

[WashingtonSource]

I think this is good. Maybe it will help in the Senate.

[truthkeeper]

I don't expect much better that the nonsense we got from the Senate.

I do...they're ALL up for re-election next year.

[Jean S]

Good news.

[italianquaker]

Exactly the demorat house will do as the queen says, read my tagline people

[engrpat]

Hasn’t Pelosi stated several times that she will not bring the immigration bill to the floor unless there are 70 Republican votes in favor? If this is true and she holds to her word (I know) then there is hope. The democrats must have cover on this and they know it, but unlike the Senate the whole House is up for election next year and they know it!

[StoneWall Brigade]

How did Duncan Hunter vote?

[xzins]

If Heath Shuler from Western Carolina approves of this bill that allows illegal Mexicans to steal American jobs and suppress American wages, a smart opponent would cram it down his football throat from the one yard line.

[Lokibob]

What??? You don’t think Paris being liberated today was good news? OH, WAIT, that was Paris HILTON!!!!! Never Mind!!!!!

[N. Theknow]

Thank God for this, but the trouble is, they will start with their own version. I don't expect much better that the nonsense we got from the Senate.

And then it goes to committee and we wind up with the full blown BS of the Senate Bill.

And all the Repubs can say they did not vote for the bill as it appears in the final bastardized version, so don't get mad at them.

[EGPWS]

“NIGHT OF THE LIVING BILL”...this zombie WON’T DIE!

Exactly, and the name will be changed to a more comfortable name for the public time and time again until we get tired of fighting it and accept it.

The Zombie bill would make for a good name however.

[appeal2]

The House is functioning just like the founders intended. Having to face election every two years this in theory makes them much closer to the public and therefore more likely to abide by their wishes. Since they have been receiving overwhelming rejection on both sides of the aisle, you have to believe that they will punt rather than face up to the real difficult matter of giving the public what it wants. Result, status quo ante.

[pabianice]

So what? That’s 114 to 321.

[truthkeeper]

Result, status quo ante.

Yes, and then an election...and the natives are restless.

[Barnacle]

In other news... A Coalition of Rattle Snakes Vows Never To Bite Again.

[SCHROLL]

we don’t yet know the number of Dems in the house that oppose it. this vote was republicans only.

[Jet Jaguar]

I think it will.

The Senators can now claim there is no point on voting for it as the House will not not support it.

Hopefully this is the nail that will seal the coffin.

[Barnacle]

The House is functioning just like the founders intended. Having to face election every two years this in theory makes them much closer to the public and therefore more likely to abide by their wishes.

I struggle with the idea that being voted out of office is just punishment for treason.

[rolling_stone]

I struggle with the idea that being voted out of office is just punishment for treason.

I agree, we need to make sure this treason doesn't happen again with another bunch of traitors down the road...

[JSDude1]

It’s becuause it’s getting a mexican blood transfusion from medic Jeorge./

[savedbygrace]

Not exactly. Pelosi has said that it needs at least 60 pubbie votes in the House. 23 is a long way from 60.

[blam]

Please ping me when it’s known who vote how. We’ll begin work on a whole new bunch, huh?

[dalereed]

Who are the 23 that need to be sent to the unemployment office in the next primary?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Just say NO to Illegal Alien Amnesty!! Keep calling!! It’s NOT OVER!!

U.S. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121

U.S. House switchboard: (202) 225-3121

White House comments: (202) 456-1111

Find your House Rep.: http://www.house.gov/writerep

Find your US Senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Toll free to the US Senate:

1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number)
1-800-417-7666. (English number)

Courtesy of a pro-amnesty group, no less!!

[EQAndyBuzz]

“I think this is good. Maybe it will help in the Senate.”

It is time to take everyone from the senate out to the mall and shoot all of them.

They aren’t politicians anymore. They are outright criminals trying to figure out new ways to steal our money.

TERM LIMITS NOW!!!

[monkapotamus]

"...this zombie WON’T DIE!"

[SevenofNine]

Okay which one of your freepers ask TCM to run Treasure on Sierra Madre on their channel I am serious I check out Essential for JULY ROFL

[montomike]

Can’t Bushie see that the Dims are using the amnesty bill to break up the Republican party and drive their base away? It is so obvious to me. The Republican party is going to see a massive drop in donations.

It’s the Dim plan, man!

[The_Media_never_lie]

Pelosi has now signaled that the House will start fresh on the Amnesty Bill and will not just embrace the Senate version.

How many lives does this bill have? No one knows whats in it and it just keeps coming back? Do we need to drive a stake in its heart to kill it?

[The_Media_never_lie]

Pelosi has now signaled that the House will start fresh on the Amnesty Bill and will not just embrace the Senate version.

How many lives does this bill have? No one knows whats in it and it just keeps coming back? Do we need to drive a stake in its heart to kill it?

[2111USMC]

LOL!

[org.whodat]

Pelosi has now signaled that the House will start fresh on the Amnesty Bill and will not just embrace the Senate version.

And you can believe her, since when?

[Thunder90]

Expect an instant citizenship bill to come out of the House.

[xzins]

There’s a wing of the republican party that thinks it has no need for security conservatives and social conservatives. They are sadly mistaken.

If they break up Reagan’s coalition, then they will doom the party to a generation of liberal rule....which could be their intention. Their motto: better a degenerate liberal than a damned Christian conservative.

[TomGuy]

Pelosi put out the word weeks ago that she would not consider the Senate bill unless Bush could guarantee at least 70 votes.

23 in the GOP caucus indicates GW has allot of arm-twisting and pork dangling to reach the magic 70.

[SwinneySwitch]

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

[thefactor]

this yahoo headline says the bill was revived. what am i missing?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070627/ap_on_go_co/immigration_congress

[Jet Jaguar]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070627/ap_on_go_co/immigration_congress

[Jet Jaguar]

In the Senate.

This thread is about the House.