Posted on 12/03/2004 5:11:21 AM PST by StoneGiant
Do you believe Congress should pass the intelligence reform bill without the immigration and border security provisions?
Yes 20% 717 votes
No 80% 2908 votes
Total: 3625 votes
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You've probably heard that the 9/11 reform bill is being held up in Congress. Thanks to a determined group of conservative House members, the bill was stopped before it could be voted on, and a new "lame-duck" session of Congress is due to try again this coming week to get it passed.
But why did these conservative Congressmen stop the bill? According to Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, it's pretty simple: "The 9/11 reform bill is currently snagged by the Senate's refusal to address three critical issues: Should states continue to issue driver's licenses to illegal aliens? Should we tighten our asylum system that terrorists exploited to such deadly effect? Have we ensured the military chain of command is not broken in our intelligence restructuring?"
This isn't a small matter. The military chain of command is a life-or-death issue for our war fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan. Getting this issue wrong, just so we can say we passed a 9/11 bill, could have DEADLY consequences. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), the House Armed Services Committee Chairman, and many military leaders have articulated a lot of the same concerns that Sensenbrenner shares about the current bill in this area.
Intelligence-reform efforts will be wasted if Congress fails to address other security loopholes that the 9/11 hijackers studied to hatch their deadly plans. Once the 19 hijackers arrived here, they were able to secure 63 validly issued driver's licenses. Using these licenses, they were able to blend in and eventually board U.S. planes. Learning from this, the 9/11 Commission Report -- which this legislation is based upon -- recommends that the federal government "set standards for the issuance of birth certificates and other sources of identification, such as driver's licenses. Fraud in identification documents is no longer just a problem of theft." The House sought to implement this recommendation with tough security standards for driver's licenses. The Senate, so far, has largely rejected this approach.
What's so controversial about setting strong standards to stop another terrorist like Hani Hanjour from receiving a driver's license?
The House Republicans also sought to address asylum abuse, especially loopholes that terrorists use. The mastermind of the first World Trade Center attack, and an Egyptian immigrant who killed two people at the Los Angeles airport in 2002, both exploited our asylum system to remain in the U.S. Yet the Senate wants to "study" asylum abuse, and not take action!
Passing the current bill, which FAILS to comprehensively address the problems exposed by 9/11, will simply not do enough to prevent another 9/11. Congress CAN get a good bill -- one that addresses intelligence reform, terrorist asylum abuse and security for driver's licenses -- ONLY when the Senate decides it's willing to tackle these vital issues.
The fact is this -- the Senate is refusing to consider vital border security and immigration provisions in the 9/11 overhaul. The current bill is incomplete and needs work -- work that House Democrats and the Senate are refusing to do. Rep. Sensenbrenner is fighting for better security standards for drivers licenses, and he doesn't believe our national security is improved by issuing drivers licenses to illegal aliens.
That makes sense. Page 390 of the 9/11 Commission report states, "The federal government should set standards for the issuance of birth certificates and sources of identification, such as drivers licenses. Fraud in identification documents is no longer just a problem of theft."
Sensenbrenner and many dedicated House Republicans are working for a comprehensive approach to preventing another 9/11, instead of a limp, scaled-back bill that focuses only on restructuring the intelligence bureaucracy. What good is better intelligence if we don't control our borders and issue drivers licenses to people whose real identity is suspect? Border security and immigration are an integral part of homeland security -- the Senate needs to address these issues NOW.
We must NOT let the GOP leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives push through a poor bill, just because we "need something now". We need something GOOD. We need to make our voices heard LOUD and CLEAR immediately, before these leaders make a serious mistake and ramrod this bad bill through.
As usual, you can also send a message at no charge to your own Congressman and Senators, telling them to vote for REAL 9/11 reform:
http://www.rightmarch.com/120204.htm
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Phone number was incomplete in last post! Sorry.
btt
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Q: Should President Bush offer illegal aliens a pathway toward legalized status?
Answer
Percent
No 78%
Yes 22%
CNN is reporting that Sen. John Warner is not thrilled with this intelligence bill as the Senate wants it. Lou Dobbs is worth watching. We need to work on Warner.
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Quite disturbing...
And by the "highest echelons," Michelle DOES mean: GEORGE W. BUSH himself.
Let no one here at FR kid themselves -- she's right.
I agree with everything you said, he needs to listen to the real Americans and not the racist latinos. Illegal aliens cause everyone problems. Yet he thinks pandering will win him our vote. I don't think so, I am an American and want to be treated as an American. I as an "hispanic" will do whatever it takes to make America, America and not mexico.
Could not have said it any better. They are raicst.
"63 licenses" makes for a great rallying cry.
Activists smear anyone who wants better borders...
So do other blind idiots, even here on the FR.
BUMP
Okay - change the hair in that cartoon to red, add a pair of wood crutches (I thought the metal hollow set would give them grief - little did I know) and that WAS ME on Nov. 13th, returning from Florida.
The wanding, 3 times, and the hands on my body, 3 times, was ridiculous.
The TSA witch doing the checking seemed to have Alzheimers and couldn't remember that she had ALREADY CHECKED ME, THREE TIMES.
At that point, since my flight was now boarding, I looked at the two guys who were watching and told them, "I need a Supervisor". Not surprisingly, the one with the biggest smirk stepped forward and I politely suggested that they let me proceed to my gate. That in case he hadn't noticed, she had wanded my body, 3 times, and used her dang hands ON my body, 3 times, and was about to go for a fourth. Why?
I knew better than to ask, "Was this a purposeful delaying tactic or what?", but I sure felt that something like that was going on.
He motioned for me to go - which did not seem to please the idiot who had been having such a field day, checking me out.
I wisely, didn't look at her as I put on my shoes, took my crutches and proceded to my gate.
But I wrote an angry letter to the TSA when I got home, and sent them the same information via email. It still infuriates me when I think of her delaying actions. I am a very white-skinned, red-haired lady on crutches, for Pete's sake. What part of NOT looking like an Arab male, aged 19-36 do they NOT GET?
I sure hope that Bernie Kerik does a better job of instruciong TSA agents than his stupid predecessors, at DHS and TSA. Thank goodness both Ridge and what's-his-face are gone. Good riddance.
instruciong = instructing
Sorry, my fingers failed to follow the brain!
I might be at a loss as to how many folks on this list deal with the issue in real time. I would say if it hasn't visited you as such, it will shortly. DEAL with it!
Don't come talking to CITIZENS about how your late-dog elevated status REQUIRED you to hire WAIT STAFF. Not directed to you AB. Spouting ... late-ish. Bye,
Go Michelle...BTTT1
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