Posted on 11/09/2006 2:14:10 AM PST by NapkinUser
President Bush yesterday said he will team up with Democrats to pass an immigration bill with a guest-worker program that his own party blocked this year, and his Republican opponents predicted a bloody intraparty fight but said they cannot stop such a bill from passing.
"We will fight it, we will lose. It will go to the Senate, it will pass. The president will sign it. And it will happen quickly because that's one thing they know they can pass," said Rep. Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican and chairman of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, who had led the opposition to a guest-worker plan. "I am absolutely horrified by this prospect, but I have to face reality."
Mr. Bush supported a bipartisan majority in the Senate this year that passed a broad immigration bill including a new worker program and citizenship rights for millions of illegal aliens. But House Republicans blocked those efforts, calling them an amnesty, and instead forced through a bill to erect nearly 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Well now Bush doesn't have to pretend anymore. He can be the DEM he always wanted to be. He got his wish. He got his majority of think a likes.
Now Bush can show his true colors: he's no Conservative.
Exactly! I would wholeheartedly support impeachment at that point, which seems inevitable. We can only hope the remaining Republicans and talk radio make enough noise about this.
I supported the President in 2004 because I was truly afraid of Kerry as Pres. Now I know that was the *only* reason.
Important enough that he sacrificed a lot of people in hopes of getting it passed.
I am worried about this also. Not only do we have to worry about millions of illegals coming in that this country has to support, but terries who will see this as easy access to the U.S. I was disgusted watching him get all happy on TV about this. You are right he couldn't hide his excitement. Shame on all those people who felt the need to punish Republicans by staying home.
I think Bush should be impeached for that reason alone. I know it won't happen and now more than ever Bush is a useful idiot for the Democrats.
Use the next two years to get real conservatives on the Republican party committees so that we can offer the voters a real conservative ballot with honest, real conservatives who WILL honor the Contract With America.
Although I agree with what you said by that point we will have another 1 million people coming in from south of the border to support. I remember reading an article about people who were trying to get across to the border in anticipation of amnesty and this was back in April. All this will bring is floods of more illegal immigrants into this country.
You got it! This is the real issue for impeachment!
IN VIOLATON OF THEIR OATH OF OFFICE
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion." Article IV Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution.
Each of these elected men and women swore on a Bible to represent Americans and uphold the Constitution. Today, the majority of these elected officials are in violation of their oath of office. Beyond this violation, with severe consequences for their law abiding U.S. citizen constituentsis the poor example they set-absence of honor and legality
Perhaps, I should have said 'shouldn't'. Impeachment should be for high crimes etc. Impeaching a President because you disagree with him is stupid especially if he is in your own party. We will not always agree on everthing. Also, if you believe the Dems will impeach the Pres on the open borders issue, think again. They want open borders. They will impeach him on the Iraq war and by the time they are finished investigating every Republican, we will be lucky to win dog catcher in 2008. For those of you who stayed home because of the immigration issue, well you cut off your nose to spite your face. You got rid of people who were the only ones standing against amnesty- House Republicans.
But you can't half-impeach on one charge and other-half-impeach on another. That's like finding someone half guilty of theft and half guilty of forgery and sending them to jail for that.
I mean this in the most respectful way... you are insane. Impeachment of a Republican president would surely lead to massive losses everywhere. Also, it is just plain wrong.
Why not? If they can remove Bush, they can remove Cheney, too.
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