The Amnesty Republicans

Below is the list of Republicans that voted for the June 26, 2007, cloture motion that prevented debate and allows for the Senate to proceed to full consideration of the disastrous amnesty bill.

Tell them how you feel, by calling the Congressional Switchboard – (202) 224-3121

“I’m sorry to say it but Kit Bond is either the dumbest person on the hill or he thinks we’re all stupid. It does not matter what amendment gets attached to the bill. THE POWERS THAT BE will strip away any amendments they don’t want when they get into conference with the House. He knows this, I believe Lott even stated this, and Fat Teddy is counting on this fact.

“For him to be saying he’s voting for a chance to amend this bill is beyond ignorant.”

Chances are he thinks we are stupid. After all, Bond has been a Senator for nearly 21 years. After that much time, he should be reasonably well versed as to the workings of the Senate.

You make a good point about the inferior status of amendments in a House-Senate conference. That makes me skeptical about whether Bond’s amendment is substance or subterfuge.

If Bond votes for cloture on Thursday, he is voting to reduce the majority needed for passage from 60 to 51. That makes meaningless the “no” votes of him and eight other Senators.

If he were to vote for cloture and against the bill, that would be tantamount to voting for the bill. Clearly the leaders (Reid and McConnell) know the likely votes of every Senator. Chances are they see fewer than sixty solid “yes” votes, fewer than forty solid “no” votes, and a handful of people like Bond that might want to try to have things both ways.

I’ll be on the phone first thing tomorrow morning to make sure Bond’s office knows which vote (Thursday’s cloture vote) I consider most important, and unforgivable if cast against our expressed will.

"I think that you have to realize that you're either going to drive 12 million people underground permanently, which is not a good solution. You're going to get them all together and get them out of the country, which is not going to happen. Or you're going to have to, in some way, work out a deal where they can have some aspirations of citizenship"
-- Fred Thompson , Fox News' "Hannity & Colmes," 4/3/06

No problem,

They can leave the country and get in line like everyone else.

If we find them and deport them, they permanently lose eligibility for citizenship.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

If Fred said they'd have to go back to their home country AND STAY THERE while they apply for citizenship like everyone else, I'd consider supporting him. Instead, Fred says "get them all together and get them out of the country is not going to happen".

I'd love if Fred's "record" on illegal aliens was like Hunter or Tancredo's, but that's just not the case. There no reason to believe Fred won't cave and sign a bill for "earned legalization" while in the White House.

TOMMY Thompson 2008.

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