Posted on 05/01/2006 4:49:01 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Monday's immigration rallies prompted a counter-protest by Republican lawmakers upset that the state Legislature curtailed its activities for the day.
Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman, wearing an American flag tie, hung a red-on-white "closed" sign on the Senate chamber's ornate front doors as a backdrop for a news conference where about 20 Republican lawmakers complained that Assembly and Senate floor sessions were canceled.
"This is the people's house and we should be ready to work," said Assembly Minority Leader George Plescia, R-San Diego.
Ackerman, R-Tustin, complained that a resolution the Senate approved last Thursday endorsing the rallies and marches "blurred the distinction between legal and illegal immigration."
"There are rules to be played by," Ackerman said. "We should not reward bad behavior.... We need to reward legal immigration and do some controls on illegal immigration."
Although the full Assembly and Senate didn't meet, four legislative committees and three subcommittees scheduled hearings Monday, and lawmakers were paid their $153 in daily expense money if they attended the hearings or checked in at the desk in their chamber.
Plescia urged his members to collect their daily checks. Thirty-one of the 40 senators and 59 of the 80 Assembly members checked in. Six Democratic Assembly members said they would not accept their daily expense check.
Defending the Senate's decision not to meet, David Sebeck, a spokesman for Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, said the Senate altered its schedule earlier this year to allow Republicans to attend a caucus retreat in Napa.
Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, compared Monday's immigrant-rights rally at the Capitol to the Assembly Republicans' "Clear Speak" day, when the GOP invited conservative talk show hosts to broadcast from the Capitol grounds.
Maviglio said Nunez and several other legislators were in their districts talking to constituents about immigration.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made no public statements about Monday's rallies.
And I pray to the Good Lord to save America and speak to our Congress and do NOT allow them to fall prey to the demands of illegals and NOT give them amnesty!! And to put a hedge of protection around the southern border and stop all illegals from entering.
Given their track record it is better for the people of California if they stay home.
What? He din't even say... I'm here to pomp yew opp, yew flabby buttoxed little gurleymen... I'm here to pomp yew opp!!!
C'mon Norm... The fathead ALWAYS has something to say about EVERYTHING!!! Your author can't be series!!! HA HA HA!!!
Shocker...
Yeah! He always has SOMETHING to say, even if it means absolutely NOTHING!!! (like, "I'm going to blow up those boxes")
"I agree that there should be a way to earn your citizenship, especially people that have been here for a long time, people that have contributed to our economy, that have contributed to our society, they have done community work, they been great citizens. I think we should give them a chance for redemption and for, you know, earning their way in by paying, doing more community work and all of those things and passing a test, a language test, a citizenship test, and all of those things. Yes. We should. Because the other thing that people talk about which is let's send them all back. I mean think about that. How do you do that logistically? How does that work? To send 12 million people back. It would cost $500 Billion dollars. Who's gonna pay for that? I mean it's ludicrous to think this way. "source: Stephanopoulos interview, April 23, 2006
Yeah... yeah... and globular warming is manmade... Yada Yada Yada... Phhhhhhht!!! (see what I mean?) He's a complete IDIOT!!! (yet some FReepers swoon for him at the drop of a hint of conservatism on his part and jump wholeheartedly to the conclusion that he's even a sort-of fiscal CONservative, or something like that... geeze!!!
I can only figure that he is void of any principle and in pursuit of power for the sake of power. I listened today to an audio of his tribute to Cesar Chavez that he gave in March, honoring Chavez and extolling the viture of Sargent Shriver: "My father in law has talked about Cesar Chavez many many times.... he served in the Kennedy administration... he created the Peace Corps, the Job Corp, Legal aid to the poor, all sorts of wonderful programs... "
Any man who keeps a bust of Vladimir Lenin in his office and has busts of Stalin and Lenin around his home swimming pool is one sick puppy!
Hey! That fits right in with your new tagline!!!
It's not an original. I should have given attribution. Corrected.
I ran into three of his last few high-level GOP staffers looking out the third floor window as I was snapping those pictures on the other thread. They were as appalled as the rest of us, but I guess they have bills to pay too, so all I got in the way of commentary was eye-rolling grimaces.
Y'know, Dan... Americans, Californians and even a lot of CONservatives have become such politically correct sheep that I honestly fear that "eye-rolling grimaces" is all we're gonna git from far too many trusted "leaders" and their staffs as we lose our golden state and our precious Republic with it's democratic process!!!
Sorry to wax melo-dramatic on ya, but it's gettin really scary to watch mob rule make our elected "leaders" so danged weak in the knees! (besides being just plain pathetic)
I heard how militant leftest protestors went to Karl Rove's home and beat their fist on first one window, then the next, frightening the family from one room to the next.
We're beginning to see signs of potential for another French Revolution and that's NOT good. Fortunately, we're fresh out of guilotines, but they'll think of something else just as efficient.
They're already so fervent with unmitigated HATE that they'll probably just use pruning saws to make it last longer!!!
And that drink bees Kool-Aid!!!
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