Breaking: Senate overwhelmingly approves House Border Wall (per KFI radio)

KFI radio broadcast ^ | 9/29/06 | self

[Checkers]

"Actually, we did take that land from Mexico."

Actually, we bought it.

[Paleo Conservative]

Actually, we bought it.

After we took it.

[Checkers]

So it's paid for.

[Paleo Conservative]

So it's paid for.

It was an "offer they couldn't refuse".

[Pride in the USA]

"Once we fine the employers and cut off welfare and other perks, many will leave on their own. We should start extensive deporting - President Eisenhower deported million without any big fuss."

I totally agree. The dims will never stand for it though. Many of the Republicans in office won't go this far either for fear of losing votes. Our best hope is to get more Republicans in office who have some backbone.

[Princip. Conservative]

Rasmussen reported today that this could help the GOP:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/senateImmigrationBill.htm

[John 6.66=Mark of the Beast?]

How much public and private land did the rail roads take when they were heading west?

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

"Congress can stop the fence down the line in many different ways; cutting funding and without a line item veto it would work, tie it up in countless committee hearings, etc. Give Democrats control of the House or Senate in November and the fence will be dead."

The fence has already been passed by both branches and finded. The only way that any of the ways you stated above would work is if the President vetoes it, and he has said he will sign it.

That leaves only one option. The Dems have to win at least the house or the Senate and create new legislation to stop the fence, then get that new legislation to pass in both houses and get the President to sign it, or get enough votes in both houses to override a Presidential veto.

[CWOJackson]

Os simply deciding that it's a potential threat to some rare and exotic form of horned toad and holding hearings on it for the next thirty years.

I learned a long time ago, it's not wise to underestimate Congress, particularly the Democrats. If they gain control over either house I put nothing past them.

[Left2Right]

I wish it was 2000 miles instead of only 700 miles, but at least it's a start.

[BillyBoy]

>> Under "not voting" is both Lieberman and Chafee. I'm just so glad FReepers supported them! (sarcasm) <<

Ted Kennedy was recorded as "not voting". Loserman and the missing Linc certainly voted... and their vote was NAY. Yep, those are our staunch allies on the WOT.

But that's OKAY, it doesn't matter if they vote socialist 90% of the time, as long as they can "win" against a Democrat!

Disgusting.

[BillyBoy]

Voted AYE on building a wall...

"RINO" Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
"RINO" Norm Coleman (R-MN)
"RINO" Mike DeWine (R-OH)
"RINO" Bill Frist (R-TN)
"RINO" Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
"RINO" Johnny Isakson (R-GA) (once again voting to the RIGHT of Zell Miller)
"RINO" Trent Lott (R-MS)
"RINO" John McCain (R-AZ)
"RINO" George Voinovich (R-OH)
"RINO" John Warner (R-VA)

Voted NAY on building a wall...

"Conservative Democrat" Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
"Fiscally conservative and socially Moderate" Linc Chafee (R-RI)
"Centrist Independant" Jim Jeffords (I-VT)
"Moderate" Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
"Moderate" Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
"Moderate" Harry Reid (D-NV)
"Moderate" Ken Salazer (D-CO)

Oh well, let's not have actual voting records get in way of people's agenda here. Many freepers will continue to insist Al Gore's running mate and his 90% leftist record is a-okay but Lindsey Graham and his 90% conservative record is unacceptable and ranks on the level of Nelson Rockefeller, and purging him from office should be our number #1 priority. Graham MUST go. But Joe "throw out the overseas milltary vote" Loserman is our best buddy in the WOT.

With some "conservatives" priorities on this board, it's no wonder our "Republican" Congress has record spending levels haven't secured the borders in five years since 9/11.

[ohioWfan]

Last week may not have been a good week for Lunatics, but it was a GREAT week for American sovereignty and victory in the war on terror.

Sorry you're unhappy about that, looney. Must stink to be you.

[GOPJ]

bump

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

"Os simply deciding that it's a potential threat to some rare and exotic form of horned toad and holding hearings on it for the next thirty years."

OK, I have to agree that the hearings on exotic horned toads can stop the fence from being built.

[OldPossum]

I generally like President Bush but at times I wish he would just shut up about that "guest worker program"; nobody but the Mexicans, the editorial staff of "The Wall Street Journal" and assorted liberals like it.

[Froufrou]

$64 question: what if Bush vetoes?

[Lurker]

Once again for the comprehension impaired:

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion;

There's hardly any big words in this snippet at all so it shouldn't take too awfully long for you to read and understand it.

Check that...reading may only take a moment. Understanding, well that's another matter entirely.

L

[Lunatic Fringe]

But where is the clause that specifically authorizes the funding??? There is none.

This is what you were being so anal about in the NASA thread. I guess you don't appreciate the same argument being turned against something you strongly support, eh?

[OldPossum]

Not to worry. Bush doesn't do vetoes.