Posted on 06/28/2007 10:06:48 AM PDT by joanie-f
A cloture vote on the mis-named Bill to Provide for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (a long but must read for every modern American patriot) went down to resounding defeat on the senate floor this morning. God bless those Americans who believe that representative government still takes precedence over bread and circuses (Paris Hilton is unveiling a new clothing line, don’tcha know?). Those modern American patriots who expended the time and effort to let their views be known have succeeded in derailing a bill that would have eventually spelled the death of our beloved republic, and dealt a major blow to the foundations upon which western civilization rests.
Make no mistake about it. One of the countless reasons that this bill was being pushed so feverishly (and sometimes unconstitutionally) through legislative channels is that our fearless ‘leaders’ (our own president among them) believed that the American citizens’ attention span is short – and that, a year and a half from now, when the teeth of this bill had begun to suck the life blood out of our republic, and a third of the senate is up for re-election, the voters would have by then forgotten who supported this travesty.
We cannot forget. Treason is a high crime. And betrayal leaves a deep, permanent, psychologically disfiguring scar.
The U.S. senatorial oath reads:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.
Below is a listing of those forty-six American senators who voted for cloture in order to shut off debate on a bill that placed the amassing of political power and the interests of business above the U.S. Constitution, and the safety and sovereignty of the United States. Those names written in bold type represent senators who will be running for re-election in 2008.
Make no mistake. Some version of this bill will be re-introduced – if not during this congressional session, then during the next. Every American voter needs to make it his priority to see to it that those senators written in bold below are no longer occupying seats in the senate when that happens.
Bennett (R-UT)
Craig (R-ID)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Akaka (D-HI)
Biden (D-DE)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Schumer (D-NY)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
Recent polls revealed that as many as eighty percent of the American electorate disapproved of S.1639. November 2008 will tell us how many of those eighty percent were weak in their disapproval or have attention spans calibrated in nano-seconds. But, for the time being, today should be a day of celebration. Although the scoundrels will not rest until our republic is unraveled, they have been at least temporarily corralled.
Between now and November 2008, it has become even more imperative for every informed American to educate those in our families, neighborhoods, and workplaces who are still not aware of what this bill entailed, and its abominable far-reaching anti-liberty, anti-American, anti-representative-government ramifications for us all.
~ joanie
We're all glad this was defeated, but just to be clear, these two things are supposed to sometimes be in conflict....especially in the senate.
The Senate was developed as a 'deliberative body' intentionally isolated from direct public opinion.
If the congress is always supposed to follow public opinion, then you're in the "direct democracy" camp, not republican "representative government."
The next battle is the Fairness Doctrine. They want to shut us up and take away Freedom of Speech.
Graham is TOAST, and, hopefully, the rest as well. IMO, those that voted yes on the first vote are equally as bad. They only changed their vote because of pressure from the American people. They did not want to represent their constituents. If they could have voted yes in private, behind closed doors, they would have done so. Never forget their arrogance.
Graham here. Can someone call the phone company and report trouble over here with our network? We can't call out. Thanks.
We can still catch current illegals, fine them, collect back taxes [why can't the IRS do the illegals like it does us... you know, tell them what they owe and they must pay it?].
Design, develop and implement an employer verification system to catch the buggers so they can be fined, pay back taxes, and be sent home.
THere is no need to make illegals legal by legislation. THey must choose to become legal.
If these types of things don't happen, states will take over. States may begin taking over anyway!
THis is true - but did you notice the no votes were the majority? I don't think anyone expected that.
A fairly good day, for a change.
Amen!
“Just one problem this was a vote on cloture not on the bill its self. The bill is still alive and in hiding. Only an up or down vote on the bill would have killed it. When they think they have enough yes votes they can bring it back.”
EXACTLY!! And in the meantime, our BORDERS ARE UNSECURED, our IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE UNENFORCED, and millions of illegal aliens will continue to cross our borders, steal our jobs, steal federal benefits, commit horrific crimes, and on and on. And just like typical politicians,,,now they say we have to WAIT until 2009 election time or after to get something done about it?
Yep, time to begin work on that
I thought that, since I mentioned cloture several times in the post, I made that clear. But you make a valid point. The reason I am assuming that the bill is now dead (at least for this congressional session), is that its sponsors and major supporters stated that, if this cloture vote failed, they would table it for now.
Not that statements from the senate leadership can be taken to the bank, mind you.
Before the Seventeenth Amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.
The Seventeenth did more damage to true federalism/republicanism/self-government than just about anything else.
Agreed. And we need to caution other conservatives to avoid enlisting in the Trent Lott brigade.
We can take a break and really enjoy the Fourth of July but must stay vigilant against these yo-yo’s who hold so much power. We must be ready to rise up at a moments notice and whack them in the head when they need it!...You are running this country for us through the vote we gave you!...Don’t you dare take this Republic down any road to ruin as you were headed with this stinking crappola amnesty bill!.....Do you bozo’s get it?
The Senate didn’t choose the President. The Electoral College does that. The Leftists are trying to do away with the Electoral College, too.
Yes, that was it! The House represented the people and the Senate, the states. Thanks (knew I had it wrong)!
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