Posted on 04/03/2006 5:37:14 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
"Does Durbin always have to be so darn maudlin!"
Yes I do believe it must be in the DNC handbook that the leaders must be maudlin!
JOHN THUNE!
Well, I was right and wrong...I said it would be FRIST that would say that HOPEFULLY something will happen tomorrow...but it was Specter.
Charles Krauthammer had a good idea....he said to have a simple bill, building a fence...and then, once the fence is in place, and a system to make sure we control the border and who comes in or out is in place..
THEN, we dicuss fast tracking the ones that are here already.
Charles must read FR, a wise thing to do, imho :)
'half of them don't even know what's in the bill...'
I think that's true. A recent FR thread highlighted that in the immigration bill was language that would entitle illegal immigrants to in-state tuition when legal citizens would not be eligible for this break. I'll bet most of the Senators didn't know that was in the Bill. I called many Senators to say that made no sense......and rewarding illegal behavior in any way makes no sense.
I am for stopping the flow, immediately and then we can deal with the ones that are here. I am a non-WASP and I have resented some of the comments about them because of that fact. BUT! Right is right. We have 11 million illegals, lets not collect any more of them. Then move to sort out those who are here with justice that is tempered with mercy and common sense, these are people after all.
I am sure they don't know the half of it, that is why I want to hear it all the good ideas and the stupid ones. They should have to present it line by line.
Thursday, Apr 6, 2006
9:30 a.m.: Convene and resume consideration of S. 2454, the Border Security bill.
Previous Meeting
Wednesday, Apr 5, 2006
The Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:40 p.m. No record votes were taken.
Morning, OXEN. Glad your computer is working today.
Did either of you watch the circus that was the closing of the Senate yesterday?
Durbin, Lehay, Kenndy....8mins each [puke]
No, I heard it went late.
Absolutely!! I was fantasizing a scenario where we all marched on DC and fired them all (though I would make a few exceptions). Jim Pinkerton has pointed out that it would be easier to round up all of the illegals in this country than to manage the program of fines, background checks, etc. that is being proposed and which we all know will never be implemented.
like that's gonna happen.
Do you have any idea what Leaky is talking about. I haven't heard any religious or ethnic slurs in this debate.
I haven't tuned in yet
What happened?
I do not know what is going on.
Oh, Stevens just wanted to say something and he had Leahy, I think it was Leahy, sit in the chair while he spoke.
I don't know why a Repub. didnt' sit in for him
Has Leaky been listening to Savage again??
A couple weeks back Reid was talking about his radio show concerning the ports deal
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