Another assumption I'll question is that the Dem rank-and-file want amnesty. I'd really like to see some polling on this. I know LOTS of Dems (old yella-dog TN types) why HATE the amnesty idea and think THEIR leaders are selling them up th globalist river. Most of the ones I know are Lou Dobbs loving union tradesmen. The others don't like the amnesty idea either. They might find a wall or the NG "harsh" in their liberal speak, but in no way do they want a guest-worker program or amnesty. I really dont' thnk there's much popular support for it at all, either party.
If they ram it through, there may be an upheaval in this country like we've not seen since the civil war. I think the revolt will be in far more than just the republican party.
"If they ram it through, there may be an upheaval in this country like we've not seen since the civil war. I think the revolt will be in far more than just the republican party."
2008 looks like another one of those Anderson/Perot years, when an independent candidacy sweeps the Midwest (and perhaps California) like wildfire.
Or we could just agree to a fence and keep the GOP together now and not have to worry about that.