Posted on 05/16/2006 11:38:57 AM PDT by screw boll
A republican senator proposed a bill that will prohibit the granting of legal status, or adjustment of current status, to any individual who enters or entered the United States in violation of Federal law unless the border security measures are put up front. I9n other words: secure the borders first! The bill failed passage in a 55-40 vote. The Republicans that voted against this measure along side 36 Democrats and one Independent are as follows: Bennett (UT) Brownback (R-KS), Chafee (RI), Coleman (MN), Collins (ME), Craig (ID), DeWine (OH), Graham (SC), Hagel (NE), Lugar (IN), Martinez (FL), Murkowski (AK), Shelby (AL), Snow (ME),Specter (PA), Stevens (AK), Voinovich (OH), Warner (VA)
Amen to #1
Hey, we'll have none of that "responsibility" talk around here mister. Let's just keep electing the RINO's so we have stuff to complain about.
Here who is voted for the strict Border Enforcement bill in the US Senate. Notice which party the vast majority belong too? Squealing at your own side may make "Conservatives" feel good, it does NOT get the Conservative ball moved down the field.
Voting for Strict Border Enforcement
Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---40 Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bond (R-MO) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Burr (R-NC) Byrd (D-WV) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Conrad (D-ND) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Frist (R-TN) Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) McConnell (R-KY) Nelson (D-NE) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Stabenow (D-MI) Sununu (R-NH) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Wyden (D-OR)
Voted against Strict Border Enformcement.
NAYs ---55 Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Bennett (R-UT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Brownback (R-KS) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chafee (R-RI) Clinton (D-NY) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Craig (R-ID) Dayton (D-MN) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Graham (R-SC) Hagel (R-NE) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) Menendez (D-NJ) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Obama (D-IL) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Salazar (D-CO) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Shelby (R-AL) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA)
Not Voting - 5 Cochran (R-MS) Gregg (R-NH) Lott (R-MS) McCain (R-AZ) Rockefeller (D-WV)
Seriously, is there anyone who can rationally explain why these R's voted like this?
Am I just incredibly stupid and missing something here?
Agreed. Norm Coleman on this list surprised me. Why did McCain not vote? Is he dodging the issue?
Hey, we'll have none of that "responsibility" talk around here mister. Let's just keep electing the RINO's so we have stuff to complain about.
LOL
Time to send DeWine and Voinovich another letter.
Can someone post the details of the bill so we can actually see what was voted on and not just a title.. for all we know, there was some bad wording in the bill or a rider that made it useless or bad.
I love living in MO.
Which of these is up for re-election?
I do not know if he is doddging the issue. I know hw is runing in '08...
There wasn't enough pork in the bill is why (obvious sarc - or not)
Yeah better if Freepers just scream nonsensical slogans and perpetually whines then actually get SOME solutions in place. So much better to sit on our Freeper butts and squeal like pigs daily then get anything actually done about the problem. Then in a couple of years we can really feel all morally superior when we can come here and squeal endlessly about the 40 Million illegals instead of actually getting something DONE NOW.
"Instead of mindlessly attacking the GOP maybe the DNC "Virtual Campaigners" pretending to be "Betrayed Conservatives should point out who voted for and against the bill."
The bill was against the Presidents position. The Democrats voted in support of the President position. I assume you join in with the Democrats and the President against border security?
Excellent point. Maybe they were being responsible. :|
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