Posted on 04/08/2013 8:53:31 PM PDT by montag813
Above: The Gang of Seven plus their mascot Marco Rubio, yucking it up as they announce their amnesty plan in January.
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by John Hill
Stand With Arizona
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Just when you thought the Senate push for amnesty couldn't get any more shameful...it sets a fresh low
All the members of the “Gang of Eight” pushing so-called 'immigration reform' in the U.S. Senate will band together to block any efforts by other senators to offer amendments to their legislation once it is introduced, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
In addition, the Post's David Nakamura reported that the forthcoming immigration bill "is expected to be around 1,500 pages long", and that the Gang of Eight “is trying to strike a deal in which all the members agree to oppose any amendments to the core provisions, even if they might agree with the amendments, people familiar with the talks said.”
“The group is concerned that if one provision is amended, the entire bill will fall apart because the deal is predicated on a comprehensive plan composed of carefully negotiated pieces,” Nakamura wrote.
So no public hearings, no amendments, and no transparency on a massive bill - another bill we have to "pass so we can find out what's in it". Sound familiar?
Meanwhile, Breitbart's Matthew Boyle reports that Sen. Marco Rubio is disputing WaPo's account:
In response to Nakamura’s article on Monday, Gang of Eight member Sen. Marco Rubio’s spokesman Alex Conant said that his description of the process being worked on is not correct. “The legislation that the eight senators are working on is only the start of the process; we expect several committee hearings, a full debate, and an open process for other senators to offer amendments.”But as Stand With Arizona previously reported, Chairman Leahy will have none of it, and wants to rush through a bill as fast as he can once the bill is presented, betting that when push comes to shove, Rubio will get on board, lest he sees obstruction as jeopardizing his prospects for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination.
SWA believes that the strategy of Senate Democrats is to muscle the bill through, and then put pressure on House Speaker John Boehner to permit a controversial floor vote on the bill - which could then pass with all Democrats voting for it and only a handful of Republicans - violating a longstanding precedent that Boehner has already tossed in the trash several times this year.
And Rubio looks more like a useful idiot for amnesty with each passing day.
Rubio spent all of January and February making the rounds of conservative talk shows and assuring grassroots activists that the "Gang of Eight" bill would contain "enforcement triggers" and "border security first" provisions, before any "path to citizenship" would be offered to illegal aliens.
But as soon as Rubio's assurances were uttered, his "Gang" ally, the slimy Chuck Schumer (D-NY), was dispelling them, first proclaiming that "we’re not using border security as an excuse or block to the path of citizenship"; and on Sunday pulling away Rubio's last fig leaf, declaring that "first, people will be legalized....Then, we will make sure the border is secure.”
In other words, this is an amnesty bill, plain and simple. And pay no attention to our stooge Marco Rubio, who we know will just fall in line rather than be left behind as we rush it through without any amendments or public hearings.
So it is all exposed, all the lies and deceptions. There is nothing left except one question, to Marco Rubio: "Why are you still in the 'Gang of Eight' and when will you be leaving?"
Rubio, Rubio wherefore art thou, Rubio?
All good, mistakes happen.
I have no use for or trust in any Florida republican, outside of LtCol West of course.
They seem to be a particularly slimy breed.
He’s Cuban. He has no allegiances. Not any apparent. He loves Durbin. He fibs to Levin et al about legalization v citizenship. What are his credentials?
Conservatives like him because he’s willing to say he’s conservative and run on the GOP ticket and he’s latino?
It’s going to take a whole lit more intelligence than that. Most don’t even know Cubans and Mexicans hate each other.
Angel pusses better wise up.
Oh, not that Cubans have no allegiances.
Geeze. Ted Cruz is Cuban. No, he’s American. He loves this country.
The eight gangbangers are selling us out. Makes me wonder how much each one of them stands to make by shoving this down our throats. I’ll bet there are some big bucks changing hands here.
It’s a mystery how people can regard money so highly.
Well, it’s all through Shakespeare and he got it from the ancients. Their wives are either complicit and greedy, totally neglected and ignored or silly, but they sure are not doing their jobs advising them well in morality and ethics.
Maybe somehow this is a good thing. It gives sideliners an excuse to toss the bill outright. If we make as much noise as the last amnesty bill, sideliners will be forced to listen.
So no public hearings, no amendments, and no transparency on a massive bill - another bill we have to "pass so we can find out what's in it". Sound familiar?
So they're telling the "World's Greatest Deliberative Body" (more like the "Greatest Show on Earth") to STFU.
Shouldn’t these 8 gangbangers be doing something about jobs and the economy for AMERICANS and stop spending so much time working on legislation for MEXICAN NATIONALS?
The American Chamber of Commerce and public service unions:
“Our money is good. Pass it just the way we gave it to you!’
It truly is a sad day when it seems like a nuke hitting D.C. would be the best thing that could happen for the survival of our nation as a society of free people.
Our turn at internecine politburo feuds. These are Trotsky’s guys, who are much more fair and reasonable than Stalin’s guys.
It takes 1,500 pages of fluff to crap an amnesty bill????
Kall me kuhrayzee....
Awlright. I’ll defend you.
It’s easy to get confrused.
Crist, Crap or whatever his pretend Jesus name is, does have a better tan than Rubio...
Who are the members of this “Gang of Eight?”
Say goodnight, Marco.
Rubio is no longer a viable presidential candidate for 2016 (not that I was ever a big fan).
Any law that is longer than what can be read and understood by the average educated citizen in five minutes or less is an attempt to hide provisions detrimental to the public.
I can just picture these fools in 10 years :”The Democrats lied to us, we never got enforcement” and you will get a bunch here repeating it.
By then illegals will be voting.
I dont see anyone in GOP threatening to filibuster ‘path to more Dem voters’, yet anyway.
Great pic of Rubio with his buddies.
Selling out Americans is funny business.....ay Rubio?
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