Posted on 05/18/2007 7:03:50 AM PDT by yoe
Around much celebration, the U.S. Senate announced on Thursday that a deal had been reached on comprehensive immigration reform. As I heard the details of the bill, I could feel the collective groans of the conservative movement, just as if we were all punched in the stomach. Why did we work so hard to build Republican majorities? Why did we spend so many hours at phone banks or going door to door? The past six years have seen an erosion of everything weve worked for, and now our leaders give us immigration reform.
Following announcement of the deal, President Bush said, Immigration is a tough issue for a lot of Americans. The agreement reached today is one that will help enforce our borders, but equally importantly, it will treat people with respect. This is a bill where people who live here in our country will be treated without amnesty, but without animosity.
Treat people with respect? You mean the millions and millions of Americans who dont break the law and who are paying for illegal activity through their tax dollars? Oh, I see
interior enforcement of immigration laws. Provisions include:
The stiffening of laws and penalties relate to:
* the detention of criminal aliens
* the definition of aggravated felony
* gang violence
* passport, visa, and immigration fraud, including marriage fraud
* the streamlining of background checks for immigration status
Other provisions include language regarding:
* Increased penalties for illegally entry and reentry
* encouraging aliens to depart voluntarily
* prohibiting aliens to possess firearms
* alternatives to detention
* state and local law enforcement reimbursement and training
(Excerpt) Read more at gopusa.com ...
Apparently, you haven't caught the "Bush hails Senate immigration deal" thread yet?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1835626/posts
To be mild, a veto sounds unlikely.
Apparently, you missed my sarcasm.
My bad. And, in retrospect it was laid pretty thick, too. Disappointment and frustration has clouded my mind, it seems.
So says the Chief Whiner. You can slither back under your rock now. Blackbird.
An interesting claim which flies in the face of everything I knew about the '06 election. Please substantiate. Enlighten me, which MSM outlet was claiming that some Republicans weren't conservative enough?
Or are you alluding to the "fact" that Conservatives can't adhere to our principles without being spoonfed by the "drive by media"?
APf
The RINOs and their supporters want power for no other reason than a simple blind lust for power.
If I had listened to them in the last election I would still be stuck with that piece of crap Joe Schwarz who made it pretty clear that he didn’t care what his constituents wanted.
Government is not your friend.
Good one! :0)
“It is no coincidence that liberals are pushing this kind of immigration reform at such at time. With the presidential election approaching, they need votes.”
What better way to get us mad in hopes that we will stay home in 08. From what I’m seeing and hearing, it worked.
Today, I am mailing a letter asking that my membership in the RNC be terminated. What I have a hard time understanding is why the WH continues to poke us with a sharp stick on this issue. Bush is alienating his base and splitting the party just as we are on the runup to one of the most important elections in our lifetime. Hello, President Hillary Clinton.
America was around long before the Republican party and it will be around long after the GOP is gone.
“To arrogantly sure of your own infallibility to realize how utterly stupid it is to spend all your time sniping your own.”
When our own slips a knife between our ribs, it’s best to just smile and offer no resistance. It’s easier that way.
EVERY schism between Republicans gets reported ad nauseum by the DBM for a very simple reason. They realize there are far more conservatives than liberals in the U.S., and the only way their liberal friends can win is if they split the conservative / Republican bloc.
Luckily for the DBM and the libs, there is no shortage of people dull enough to fall for “divide and conquer” — the oldest trick in the book.
So is having Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House better than being stuck with Joe Schwarz?
How utterly and flagrantly dishonest you Democrats are!
I didn’t vote for Nancy Pelosi, did you?
I’m not persuaded by their intent. If I choose to stay home, it will be because there is no worthy conservative candidate. I will not vote for voting sake, nor will I elect a candidate simply because he is “electable” and who is actually a Socialist/Communist anti-American prancing around as a Republican and take part in further eroding our liberties.
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