Posted on 05/20/2006 2:10:25 PM PDT by Brilliant
From : | Senator Elizabeth Dole <news@gopsenators.com> | |||||||
Sent : | Friday, May 19, 2006 8:49 PM | |||||||
To : | <Brilliant> | |||||||
Subject : | Important Immigration Update | |||||||
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Liz Dole did good - she surprising didnt join the RINOs and Democrats and vote for amnesty... but I am shocked and saddened that there were only 33 who DID...
Please make a note of who the good guys and who the bad guys are, and send your communications accordingly. Make them feel the heat until they see the light.
http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com/
The 66 Senators Who Voted for Amnesty
This week, the Senate voted on many amendments, but the most important vote was the Vitter Amendment, which attempted to removed the amnesty/legalization provisions of the bill. Sixty six Senators went this dangerous and radical route to give citizenship to close to 10 million illegal immigrants.
Amnesty or legalization:
* harms the unskilled workers and people at the bottom in america TODAY
* adds burdens to taxpayers who will have to pay $50 billion or more a year in added net costs to the Government
* makes addressing illegal immigration harder, not easier, and burdens future Americans who will suffer from more floods of illegal immigrants
* is unfair to the legal immigrants who waited on line, sometimes 20 years, only to see that the illegal immigrants have a cheaper, faster, easier path to citizenship than they have.
AMNESTY IS CRUELTY TO LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND TO AMERICA'S WORKING POOR. Senate debate reports show that the pro-amnesty side is reduced to strawman arguments to make their case - "He [Mccain] argued that the status quo was not acceptable and yet neither was mass deportation. Or, he said, the alternative was to make it clear illegal aliens would have to pay a severe penalty to stay." So, $2000 is a 'severe penalty', and the only other choice to a path to citizenship and giving them social security benefits based on phony SS numbers is ... mass deportation. Strawman scare tactics. The Senate "No Illegal Left Behind" bill is giving us.
Roll Call: Grouped By Vote Position YEAs voted AGAINST amnesty/legalization---33 Allard (R-CO) Allen (R-VA) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Burr (R-NC) Byrd (D-WV) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Dole (R-NC) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS) McConnell (R-KY) Nelson (D-NE) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA)
NAYs voted FOR amnesty/legalization---66 Akaka (D-HI) Alexander (R-TN) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Brownback (R-KS) Cantwell (D-WA) Carper (D-DE) Chafee (R-RI) Clinton (D-NY) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Craig (R-ID) Dayton (D-MN) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Frist (R-TN) Graham (R-SC) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) 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) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stabenow (D-MI) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Wyden (D-OR)
Dear Senator Dole,
I have been disappointed by the votes, rhetoric, and behavior of many REPUBLICANS during this week's debate. Sometimes it just seems like their priorities are different from most Americans.
Kalee
There fixed it.
Here is the letter I sent Ken Mehlman, chairman of the RNC
Dear Mr. Mehlman,
As it appears some Republican senators either lack or are unfamiliar with dictionaries, I will be starting my own fund to supply these senators, sadly that means no further funds for Republicans unless I am assured they have and can use a dictionary.
I have had one for years and found it handly when Clinton was Pres and he had trouble defining "is". I am certainly glad I kept it so that I can offer you and the Republicans the definition of AMNESTY. Please share it with John McCain and the others who seem to think the Senate proposal on illegal aliens is NOT amnesty.
Sincerely,
Kalee
The Oxford Dictionary definition of
AMNESTY
noun pl amnesties
1 an official pardon for people convicted of political offences
2 a period where no action is taken against people admitting to particular offences
verb
to grant an amnesty to
origin Greek amnestia forgetfulness
Anyone that believes immigration needs to be regulated is now a racist?
I agree 100%. I have already promised to bust ass for whoever runs against Lind-see in the primary.
I know that Lind-see will be very proud to be called a one-term Senator.
However, his REAL disappointment will be having to give up his constant position as McCain's butt boy.
There is not one single good reason to give amnesty to illegal aliens (all of whom have demonstrated that they are eager to break our laws if it benefits them).
It is shocking that the majority in our senators are willing to destroy this country.
The president has supported building a wall for over a year now, so if you have problems with the fact that a wall hasn't been built, take it up with Congress. He supported Sensenbrenner's suggestion to build a 700 mile wall, but Congress rejected it. Bush even signed legislation which funded the wall.
http://www.colum.edu/students/reservoir/studentlife/february2006/week1/borderfence0206.htm
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/5/3/115432.shtml
As an aside, although there are complaints that under this administration, employer fines have decreased for hiring illegal immigration, what seems to have gone unnoticed by the border hysterics is that it's because what was once a fine is now a CRIME.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/15/AR2006041501049_pf.html
Some of the Governors don't want a fence. Why don't you attack them?
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48017
And it is within the power of each Governor to call up the National Guard to defend the borders. But some Governors are opposed to that idea too.
And for those who are saying the war in Iraq is making it impossible for our National Guard to protect the country here, there are over 300,000 National Guardsmen and only 30,000 are in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Good point.
"Please make a note of who the good guys and who the bad guys are, and send your communications accordingly. Make them feel the heat until they see the light."
I have contacted my senator, Senator Craig, and communicated my dissatisfaction. I have also provided his phone number to others.
Dear Senator Dole,
Regarding this statement:
I have been disappointed by the votes, rhetoric, and behavior of many Democrats during this week's debate. Sometimes it just seems like their priorities are different from most Americans'.
If you substitute Republicans for Democrats then yes, you are right. We expect Democrats to act like complete morons, but not Republicans. I would suggest getting some of your esteemed colleagues in line with what American citizens want.
Thank you,
Sheana
Send this to them also.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1191819/posts
http://www.federalobserver.com/archive.php?aid=6401
Are Illegal Aliens a Privileged Class?
http://www.federalobserver.com/archive.php?aid=6401
Send to your congress critters.
Thanks for that; I knew she's written something lately but didn't see it handy.
I was at the Vet's office today, even the dogs were speaking Spanish; put a sock in it, it's done.
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