Senate set for immigration vote today - Update: Bill Passed 62-36

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[calex59]

President Bush pushed this bill, standing behind Kennedy and McCain and other idiots. He sent Rove out to try to coerce the house into accepting it. Don't stand there with a straight face and blame just the senate, let all the Rinos take the blame, Bush and the boys and the senate Rino republicans!

[WayneM]

So exactly how and when are conferees appointed or selected?

[Dog]

I'm pissed about that also.

[stopem]

Better duck there's a stampede on the border zillions of mexicans breaking in... oh wait they don't have to break in anymore they are welcomed plus their leader foxy is here already so welcome to mexico.

[P-Marlowe]

I didn't know there were only 36 Republicans Americans in the senate.

Since when did Mexico get 62 Senators?

[RodgerD]

Excellent post. The Senate kicked America in the teeth today.

[Mo1]

Don't stand there with a straight face and blame just the senate, let all the Rinos take the blame, Bush and the boys and the senate Rino republicans!

Tell ya what .. when you start watching the Senate every day and what they do .. come talk to me

[Texas_Jarhead]

This was reported last week (I think last week).

 

According to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, the Senate will send 26 Senators to the conference committee. The full list of the Senate conferees has not been released, but to date, these are the known members:

Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA)	Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)	Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)	Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE)
Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)	Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH)	Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL)	Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)	Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)	Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL)
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)

[demlosers]

even senator byrd voted against it

He old views are different KKK.

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

Naw. Think it goes to the House, where, if they follow suit, it will not pass. And lo and behold, NOTHING GETS DONE. Which is what has happened for quite some time. But we only see 1-2 pages of this creepy excuse. There's something like 600 pages to this bill. And why on God's earth would we need 600 pages. The American people don't, the schuysters in the Senate, do. The people in the Senate are so far beyond words. I'm sure all the rest of the bill is just full of sneaky words, phrase, and sentences, that'll really pull one over on us American people. And pad the pockets of D.C. all the more...

[demlosers]

He = His *sigh*

[Texas_Jarhead]

on conferees

[Soul Seeker]

Only 36 Patriots huh?

There are 55 Republicans. Chances are pretty good at least 28-29 voted against this monstrosity. Hard to feel good about the numbers BUT the silver lining is that the President couldn't even command a Majority of Republicans in the Senate. That makes it a Democrat bill with RINO aid.

That is a DEFEAT for the President.

If he can't even coerce a majority of Senate RINO's of his party into supporting him, he is going to have a hell of a time twisting House Reps.

NO CONFERENCE HASTERT. DOA on arrival. NO AMNESTY by any name. Your careers this fall depend on it.

As for Martinez, Frist, mcCain and the rest of them? They can burn in hell. They'll never have my vote and I'll actively work against them.

[itsahoot]

All we really need to know Is who the traitors are....
The Rino yeas

Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Craig (R-ID)
DeWine (R-OH)
Domenici (R-NM)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagel (R-NE)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (R-AK)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

[Dog]

I don't hold much hope after looking at the list you posted.

[deport]

Vote 157, Final passage

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109^th Congress - 2^nd Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 2611 As Amended )
Vote Number:	157	Vote Date:	May 25, 2006, 05:39 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Bill Passed
Measure Number:	S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 )
Measure Title:	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	62
	NAYs	36
	Not Voting	2

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Akaka (D-HI), Yea Alexander (R-TN), Nay Allard (R-CO), Nay Allen (R-VA), Nay Baucus (D-MT), Yea Bayh (D-IN), Yea Bennett (R-UT), Yea Biden (D-DE), Yea Bingaman (D-NM), Yea Bond (R-MO), Nay Boxer (D-CA), Yea Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Nay Burns (R-MT), Nay Burr (R-NC), Nay Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Carper (D-DE), Yea Chafee (R-RI), Yea Chambliss (R-GA), Nay Clinton (D-NY), Yea Coburn (R-OK), Nay Cochran (R-MS), Nay Coleman (R-MN), Yea Collins (R-ME), Yea Conrad (D-ND), Yea Cornyn (R-TX), Nay Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Nay Dayton (D-MN), Yea DeMint (R-SC), Nay DeWine (R-OH), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Yea Dole (R-NC), Nay

Domenici (R-NM), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Yea Ensign (R-NV), Nay Enzi (R-WY), Nay Feingold (D-WI), Yea Feinstein (D-CA), Yea Frist (R-TN), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Nay Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagel (R-NE), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Nay Hutchison (R-TX), Nay Inhofe (R-OK), Nay Inouye (D-HI), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Nay Jeffords (I-VT), Yea Johnson (D-SD), Yea Kennedy (D-MA), Yea Kerry (D-MA), Yea Kohl (D-WI), Yea Kyl (R-AZ), Nay Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea Leahy (D-VT), Yea Levin (D-MI), Yea Lieberman (D-CT), Yea Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Lott (R-MS), Nay Lugar (R-IN), Yea Martinez (R-FL), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea

McConnell (R-KY), Yea Menendez (D-NJ), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Murray (D-WA), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Nay Obama (D-IL), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea Reed (D-RI), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Nay Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting Salazar (D-CO), Not Voting Santorum (R-PA), Nay Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea Schumer (D-NY), Yea Sessions (R-AL), Nay Shelby (R-AL), Nay Smith (R-OR), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Stevens (R-AK), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Nay Talent (R-MO), Nay Thomas (R-WY), Nay Thune (R-SD), Nay Vitter (R-LA), Nay Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---62
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) Conrad (D-ND) Craig (R-ID) Dayton (D-MN) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) 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) McConnell (R-KY) 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) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---36
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) Cochran (R-MS) Cornyn (R-TX)	Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Dole (R-NC) Dorgan (D-ND) 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) Nelson (D-NE) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Stabenow (D-MI) Sununu (R-NH) Talent (R-MO) Thomas (R-WY) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA)

Not Voting - 2
Rockefeller (D-WV)	Salazar (D-CO)

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Nay	Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea	Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:	Lincoln (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Allard (R-CO), Nay	Salazar (D-CO), Not Voting
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Carper (D-DE), Yea
Florida:	Martinez (R-FL), Yea	Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Georgia:	Chambliss (R-GA), Nay	Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Yea	Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Durbin (D-IL), Yea	Obama (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Bayh (D-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Yea	Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Bunning (R-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:	Landrieu (D-LA), Yea	Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Yea	Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Yea	Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Coleman (R-MN), Yea	Dayton (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Nay	Talent (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Hagel (R-NE), Yea	Nelson (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Ensign (R-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Yea	Sununu (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea	Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:	Clinton (D-NY), Yea	Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Burr (R-NC), Nay	Dole (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Yea	Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Yea	Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Coburn (R-OK), Nay	Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Smith (R-OR), Yea	Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Yea	Reed (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	DeMint (R-SC), Nay	Graham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:	Johnson (D-SD), Yea	Thune (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Alexander (R-TN), Nay	Frist (R-TN), Yea
Texas:	Cornyn (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Yea	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (I-VT), Yea	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Allen (R-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:	Cantwell (D-WA), Yea	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Nay	Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Enzi (R-WY), Nay	Thomas (R-WY), Nay

Vote Summary

By Senator Name

By Vote Position

By Home State

[Mo1]

crap

ping to list on #108

[RodgerD]

Unfortunately the Minutemen would be largely bypassed by the Senate treason which triples third-world migration via legal channels. So folks now intercepted by the MM are going to be crossing legally, albeit in much greater numbers, at official border crossings, with their "guest-worker" papers in hand.

[steveegg]

Long-term DemonRAT majority? I dare say permanent, at least until American soverignty is suborned by the UN once and for all.

And that's even if conservatives don't tell the RepubicRATs to go <expletive deleted> themselves.

[Vicomte13]

Hmmmmm.

So, 41 Senators voted against it.
Which means that they COULD have filibustered it.
But they chose not to.

Hmmmmm.

Alright, so, what's next?

Conference committee - either the House doesn't cave, in which case there's no bill, and the status quo (which is 2 million illegals a year) is preserved; or the House caves, in which case, we make cheap exploitable labor LEGAL. The business lobby wins big either way.

And in November?