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TED CRUZ Launches National Petition Drive to Kill Immigration Bill
Gateway Pundit/Breitbart ^ | June 20, 2013 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 06/21/2013 2:53:20 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Edited on 06/21/2013 8:35:29 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Fundraising spam. Why? NumbersUSA already has a petition that 600,000+ have signed. Why re-invent the wheel with smaller numbers just to raise money?


61 posted on 06/21/2013 8:13:51 AM PDT by montag813
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To: xzins

Yeah, I didn’t understand that fundraising thing.

Nothing wrong with raising funds but THIS issue is so important that to beg money lessens the seriousness of it.

Just my opinion, everybody’s got one.


62 posted on 06/21/2013 8:18:07 AM PDT by Fishtalk (http://patfish.blogspot.com/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
BUMP!
63 posted on 06/21/2013 8:26:17 AM PDT by OddLane
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To: austinaero

BINGO!


64 posted on 06/21/2013 8:32:06 AM PDT by nfldgirl
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To: Cheerio

they’re legislators. legislating is what they do.
doesn’t matter if it makes sense or is cost effective.

just so long as they DO SOMETHING!

/sarc


65 posted on 06/21/2013 8:36:35 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: manc
at least it’s something and it’s better than just sitting one ones ass and then moaning it won’t do anything.

I'm not just sitting and doing nothing. I'm hoping really, really hard that the immigration bill is defeated. I figure that will be just as effective as the Cruz petition will be.

66 posted on 06/21/2013 8:37:41 AM PDT by 0.E.O
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To: 0.E.O

I’m sure you have called a few times, got others to call, sent a lot of mail in to all the GOP thinking of voting for this right.

Sad part is that there are sitting on their ass complaining about this, not doing anything and never makes any calls or do a damn thing except log on here and moan while they expect others to do the work for them


67 posted on 06/21/2013 8:43:23 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
There's also going to be a Defeat with a Tweet tweet-up, TODAY!!

Here are the details, for those who tweet....

At 2 p.m. eastern time, NumbersUSA will join other organizations in a Stop Amnesty "Tweet Up." The goal of the Tweet Up is to get the hashtag #StopAmnesty trending and to overwhelm Senators' twitter accounts with tweets detailing the flaws of the amnesty bill.

We ask that at 2 p.m. Eastern time/ 1 p.m. Central time/ noon Mountain time/ 11 a.m. Pacific time, you use the hashtag #StopAmnesty and tweet messages to your Senator. We also ask that you stay engaged on Twitter and promote the message as much as you can.

Tweet yourself, retweet others, reply to naysayers, etc. - just make sure you are using #StopAmnesty

Please keep an eye on these twitter pages belonging to other groups who will be participating. Experts from Center for Immigration Studies, Eagle Forum, Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Heritage Action, Heritage Foundation, ProEnglish, and Americans4Work will be tweeting about the bill.

@wwwCISorg

@EagleForumDC

@FAIRImmigration

@Heritage_Action

@Heritage

@proenglishUSA

@Americans4Work

The main points we hope you push in your tweets are these:

The CBO report finds that S 744 will decline wages of legal workers for 12 years and will increase unemployment for 6 years while only stopping 25% of illegal immigration.

The bill will bring millions of new workers, with every skill level, at a time when 20 million Americans cannot find a full time job. There is no labor shortage.

This bill was written by special interests who want cheap labor and do not care about the welfare of immigrants.

The bill will weaken current law. It fails to build a border fence and implement an entry/exit system - both of which have already been mandated by Congress.

Law enforcement is overwhelmingly against the bill including the President of the ICE workers union.

No matter what amendments may be agreed to today, the bill is still amnesty first and enforcement later, maybe. Members of the Gang of 8 have admitted this and refuse to tie border security to amnesty.

The American people disagree with that sequence. They want enforcement FIRST.

68 posted on 06/21/2013 9:01:16 AM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
B T T T ! ! ! ©

69 posted on 06/21/2013 9:04:39 AM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I am loving this guy.

I also love the term I heard Laura Ingraham use this morning, it is so fitting...

Obammigration


70 posted on 06/21/2013 9:06:14 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: Jane Long

BTTT


71 posted on 06/21/2013 9:09:41 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: matt04

Does singing it pit me on some NSA watch list?

_________________

It depends on how you sing it, I suppose.... :)


72 posted on 06/21/2013 9:10:08 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: Jane Long

The American people don’t want amnesty. We shouldn’t accept that even if the border is secured in whatever sequence. Nor should we accept the massive increase in legal immigration and the doubling of the guest worker program, which will cause the loss of jobs and further depress wages.


73 posted on 06/21/2013 9:14:37 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Democrat_media

In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled TED CRUZ Launches National Petition Drive to Kill Immigration Bill, Democrat_media wrote:
Good points

this Amnesty bill must be stopped

ANYTHING that tries to kill this bill is good

trolls are out in force

what do these trolls want 50 million more immigrants ( the relatives of the Amnestied)to move to the USA to get obamacare and welfare?

You Got It ! And that’s what I see Cruz is using to stop it. From a political aspect it’s very difficult position for a politican to expose the arrangement we have with Mexico particularly if “hispanic” but they don’t have a Mexican heritage.

But the facts are the Mexican government by policy encourages a nationalistic identity particularly in the US urging their nationals to maintain ties to the homeland keeping in mind their territorial claims. If Cuba was doing this our borders would be closed and we’d be taking a long hard look at who is comming in.


74 posted on 06/21/2013 9:18:20 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: Lucky9teen

#Obammigration

Great term to add for the #StopAmnesty Tweet up, today!!

75 posted on 06/21/2013 9:23:54 AM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: 9YearLurker

“I’m disappointed. It doesn’t object to the legalization and path to citizenship (that is, amnesty) in Rubio’s bill, but only to current shortcomings in border security.”

Cruz is doing a good thing here, keeping the two issues separate. It’s the Dems and RINOs who want to make border security dependent on amnesty. There’s no reason the government’s constitutional duty to secure our borders should be connected with any other issue.

Force the rat’s and RINOs to vote “NO” on a bill for closing the borders. See what that does to their political future.


76 posted on 06/21/2013 9:32:35 AM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Good post. Thanks for all the links.


77 posted on 06/21/2013 9:42:25 AM PDT by lonevoice (Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days lived)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What does the petition say? I found it!!!

>>> Help us reach our goal of $200,000! <<<

There’s no petition to sign.

On a similar post last night, when this inconvenient fact was brought out into the light, some freepers found it necessary to accuse the poster(s) of being trolls. I’ve been here going on 15 years and assure you I’m no troll... your enthusiasm is appreciated but the truth is this is a fundraising effort.

I entered the thread in the spirit of signing a legitimate petition. Most freepers have signed onto a petition and know what they look like. I signed onto something but haven’t a clue what it was... it will not surprise me one bit if I am contacted in the future for additional campaign funds.

I appreciate it when Free Republic projects and maintains high standards, otherwise not so much.


78 posted on 06/21/2013 9:46:36 AM PDT by freepersup (Patrolling the waters off Free Republic one dhow at a time.)
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To: Jane Long

Thanks for the info!


79 posted on 06/21/2013 9:54:38 AM PDT by lonevoice (Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days lived)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz is one of the very few pols left with credibility.
Marco Rubio demonstrates why he is an extreme disappointment. He starts with a false premise and expands upon it with a pack of lies.
This government is BROKEN.


80 posted on 06/21/2013 9:58:46 AM PDT by Tula Git
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