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Senate Coalition Crosses Borders
The Los Angeles Times ^ | 6/3/07 | Nicole Gaouette

Posted on 06/03/2007 11:33:10 AM PDT by jamese777

The vote was close. A cluster of senators from both parties, authors of the immigration bill under debate, hovered over the clerk tallying the votes on an amendment that could bring down their fragile compromise legislation.

At 45 to 45, Arizona's Jon Kyl, the lead Republican architect of the bill, put his hand to his chin. At 48 to 45, he crossed his arms and bit his lip. Ken Salazar, the Colorado Democrat who helped write the bill, leaned in.

The count stopped: 49 to 48. The amendment had passed, and their bill looked doomed. The bipartisan team sprang into action.

Kyl shot across the room to urge two Republicans still in the chamber to switch their votes. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) targeted Democrat Daniel K. Akaka of Hawaii, who listened, hesitated as Kyl drew close, then gestured to the clerk to change his vote.

In the center of the room, Salazar and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) kept their eyes locked on the clerk until he called out the new tally: 48 to 49.

They had won.

In deeply divided Washington, the coalition behind the Senate immigration bill is unusual and — so far — unusually effective. The lawmakers, who span the political spectrum from deeply conservative to passionately liberal, spent hundreds of hours together in Senate conference rooms writing the 628-page immigration bill, phrase by painstaking phrase.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; grandbargainers; s1348

1 posted on 06/03/2007 11:33:11 AM PDT by jamese777
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To: jamese777

Kyl won?


2 posted on 06/03/2007 11:37:54 AM PDT by wastedyears ( I deleted my tagline by accident =()
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To: jamese777
I'm tired of my representatives telling me what is best for me. I, along with tens of thousands of others like me, voted for our Senators and House members to "represent" our positions. NOT THEIRS! It pi**es me off to no end to have these arrogant jerks purport to know more than I do about those things that affect me. In the case of illegal aliens invading our country I see first hand the destruction of our property, the waste of our tax dollars and total lack of respect for my country.

Shame on all those who are responsible for selling our nation down the river. I never thought a bus would be big enough to take out the United States of America but now, with this bunch of pickelheaded globalists that have slithered onto Capitol Hill I am not too sure. It appears that they are the ones driving the bus.

3 posted on 06/03/2007 11:43:03 AM PDT by EndWelfareToday (Live free and keep what you earn. - Tancredo or Hunter)
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To: EndWelfareToday
"I never thought a bus would be big enough to take out the United States of America but now, with this bunch of pickelheaded globalists that have slithered onto Capitol Hill I am not too sure."

You are getting close to the answer on what's really going on. "The new world order" has membership from both Republican and Democrat parties, and are slowly but surely destroying our constitution, our nations sovereignty, our freedom, property ownership rights, while making illegal treaties and agreements with the New World Order government, which is run by selected not elected, global Marxist elitist moonbats.

We the people need to take control of OUR country back, and we can begin doing that by throwing out those who have broken their pledge to uphold the constitution and protect the sovereignty of OUR nation.

4 posted on 06/03/2007 11:57:34 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: EndWelfareToday

Preach it, brother!!


5 posted on 06/03/2007 12:09:33 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: jamese777
Senate Coalition Crosses Borders -- The 12 senators, who have dubbed themselves the "grand bargainers" ...

Republicans

Democrats
6 posted on 06/03/2007 12:09:47 PM PDT by DumpsterDiver
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To: jamese777
At 45 to 45, Arizona's Jon Kyl, the lead Republican architect of the bill, put his hand to his chin. At 48 to 45, he crossed his arms and bit his lip.

Oooh, a real horse race, lol.

In the center of the room, Salazar and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) kept their eyes locked on the clerk until he called out the new tally: 48 to 49. They had won.

Oops, there's that "predetermined outcome" thingie again. Duh.

7 posted on 06/03/2007 12:14:56 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: jamese777
At 45 to 45, Arizona's Jon Kyl, the lead Republican architect of the bill, put his hand to his chin. At 48 to 45, he crossed his arms and bit his lip. Ken Salazar, the Colorado Democrat who helped write the bill, leaned in.

Hmm as I put my hand to my chin, 48 votes is still enough for a filibuster and I hope that enough Senators in the end won't be taken in by the scam Kennedy and Kyl are attempting to pull on this nation.

8 posted on 06/03/2007 12:18:38 PM PDT by Reaganwuzthebest
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NO cheers, unfortunately.

9 posted on 06/03/2007 1:04:45 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Colonel Aaron Burr
I think it is time to put together our own state coalitions and demand recalls of every Senator who votes for this immigration bill.

Mothers Against Illegal Aliens are trying to do a recall of Kyl and McCain in Arizona. I hope they can get something going and according to them recalls are allowed in the state:

For those individuals who did not believe that ARIZONA can recall their senators, please see below the signed statements by both Jon Kyl and John McCain who have signed the "Statement on Recall" which clearly states "that they deem themselves responsible to the people and under obligation to them to resign immediately if not re-elected on a recall vote."

11 posted on 06/03/2007 1:14:00 PM PDT by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: Reaganwuzthebest

Thanks!


12 posted on 06/03/2007 1:32:02 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker ( Hunter/Thompson/Thompson/Hunter in 08! "Read my lips....No new RINO's" !!)
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To: EndWelfareToday

I hear you loud and clear and question not.


13 posted on 06/03/2007 2:55:07 PM PDT by mcshot ("Some are inert and some are ert" military training truism from Pvt Benjamin)
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