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[angkor]

I guess I didn't pay enough attention to this problem.

I kid you not, we were having nearly this same discussion on FR the morning of 9/11/2001.

George Bush was ramping up from his alliance with Vincente Fox to give us exactly the same thing we're seeing today.

And the only thing that restrained George Bush last year, was the Republican candidates telling him they'd lose elections he if kept it up with the 2006 Comprehensive Shamnesty.

But he'd already done the damage.

[OB1kNOb]

KILL (the) BILL !

[blam]

"Then again, why bother, El Presidente would just veto it."

Then, I'd support the impeachment of GWB. The 'will of the people' must be enforced.

[indcons]

My guess is that Rupert Murdoch reined him in initially; Murdoch is entirely in favor of this amnesty nonsense. I guess O’Reilly (and Murdoch) realize that Fox will lose viewership (the only thing that matters to both clowns) if they continue to ignore a charged up conservative base on this issue.

I think these idiots are being forced to accept reality. I wish Brit Hume came to the same conclusion too.

[Afronaut]

Spirits among conservative critics of the immigration bill have brightened today following several Senate votes that indicate at least 40 senators could block the bill during a cloture vote tomorrow.

 

Well-placed sources tell me that activists are focusing their attention on the following list of senators:
Sam Brownback (R.-Kan.),
Richard Burr (R.-N.C.),
Saxby Chambliss (R.-Ga.),
Larry Craig (R.-Idaho),
Pete Domenici (R.- N.M.),
Byron Dorgan (D.-N.D.),
John Ensign (R.-Nev.),
Mike Enzi (R.-Wyo.),
Judd Gregg (R.-N.H.),
Johnny Isakson (R.-Ga.),
Jon Kyl (R.-Ariz.),
Mary Landrieu (D.-La.),
Trent Lott (R.-Miss.),
Mitch McConnell (R.-Ky.),
Claire McCaskill (D.-Mo.),
Ben Nelson (D.-Neb.),
Mark Pryor (D.-Ark.),
Debbie Stabenow (D.-Mich.),
John Sununu (R.- N.H.),
Jon Tester (D.-Mont.),
George Voinovich (R.-Ohio),
Jim Webb (D.-Va.),
John Warner (R.-Va.).

 

These individuals are apparently still non-committal about how they will vote on the final bill or could be swayed depending on votes either for or against amendments to the bill.

[unspun]

Maybe the biggest outrage of all is that this bill allows the Democrats to go so far as to bring in criminals.

"The Senate voted 51-46 to reject a proposal by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to bar criminals - including those ordered by judges to be deported - from gaining legal status. Democrats siphoned support from Cornyn's proposal by winning adoption, 66-32, of a rival version that would bar a more limited set of criminals, including certain gang members and sex offenders, from gaining legalization."

[TomGuy]

I kid you not, we were having nearly this same discussion on FR the morning of 9/11/2001.

George Bush was ramping up from his alliance with Vincente Fox to give us exactly the same thing we're seeing today.

I remember around that time period that an amnesty bill was about to be passed. The 9-11-01 attacks put it on hold. It reared its ugly head again in 2002. It was about to pass, but Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WVA) stopped it on a procedural technicality. It didn't rear its head again until 2006.

The Bush Admin has been pushing this since 2001. Now, it seems to be the final major legislation that GW could hang his legacy on. His 2005 attempt at Social Security reform quickly bit the dust. He doesn't have much else on tap for the fall. IIRC, the NAU/SPP is heading for Congress this fall. That could cause another avalanche of faxes and phone calls to Capitol Hill. Next year, the politicos will be too busy with primaries, conventions and the general election.

[angkor]

I’m from Virginia, but Sessions is a great Senator. I envy you guys.

I called his office the other day to say thinks for being honest and informative, keep it up, please.

[Wallace T.]

Here are the members of the Board of Directors of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas. Texans, take some time out of your day to contact these people, whose money is the mother's milk of politics:

Mike Weaver - Chairman
Weaver & Jacobs Constructors, Inc.
P.O. Box 4561
Victoria, Texas 77903
Phone: (361) 575-9053
Mobile: (361) 935-9053
Fax: (361) 575-9055
mweaver@weaverandjacobs.com
Chapter: Texas Mid Coast

	Joe Stevens - Vice Chairman Zachry Construction Corp. P.O. Box 639 Deer Park, Texas 77536 Phone: (281) 604-2205 Mobile: (713) 252-2126 Fax: (281) 604-2300 stevensj@zachry.com Chapter: Greater Houston
Paul Holden - Treasurer Facility Construction Services, Inc. 8200 Lovett Avenue Dallas, Texas 75227-4230 Phone: (214) 381-0101 Mobile: (214) 794-1464 Fax: (214) 275-4744 paulh@fcsdallas.com Chapter: North Texas		Donald Day - Secretary Texas Glass & Tinting 4103 N. Navarro Victoria, Texas 77901 Phone: (361) 572-0026 Mobile: (361) 550-4231 Fax: (361) 572-0028 dday@texas-glass.com Chapter: South Texas
Ricky Locke Independent Insurance Group 3401 W. Pioneer Parkway, #200 Arlington, Texas 76013 Phone: (817) 265-6182 Mobile: (817) 300-6001 Fax: (817) 265-2375 rickyl@indinsgrp.com Chapter: Central Texas		Amando Gonzalez Wolfenson Electric, Inc. P.O. Box 1362 Clute, Texas 77531-1362 Phone: (979) 265-1831 Mobile: (281) 830-1773 Fax: (979) 265-1573 agonzalez@wolfenson.com Chapter: Texas Gulf Coast
Kurt Vossler Vossler Electric P.O. Box 8315 Bacliff, Texas 77518 Phone: (281) 339-2212 Mobile:   Fax: (281) 339-3859 kvossler@vosslerelect.com Chapter:		Andy Koebel Kunz Construction Co., Inc. 211 West Turbo San Antonio, Texas 78216 Phone: (210) 344-6247 Mobile: (210) 602-2721 Fax: (210) 344-6288 akoebel@kunzconstruction.com Chapter: South Texas
Bob Parker Repcon, Inc. P.O. Box 9609 Corpus Christi, Texas 78469 Phone: (361) 289-6342 Mobile: (361) 815-6969 Fax: (361) 289-6389 reparker@repconinc.com Chapter: Texas Coastal Bend		Chris Peck McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. 14131 Midway Road, #630 Addison, Texas 75001-3625 Phone: (972) 991-5500 Mobile: (214) 632-4362 Fax: (972) 991-9240 cpeck@mccarthy.com Chapter: North Texas
Tony Pieprzyca Hart Company P.O. Box 200033 San Antonio, Texas 78220 Phone: (210) 337-6464 Mobile: (210) 414-3765 Fax: (210) 333-6685 tpie@hartlumber.com Chapter: South Texas		Bob Richards TDIndustries 2701 Gattis School Rd., Bldg. A, Suite 101 Round Rock, Texas 78664 Phone: (512) 310-5050 Mobile: (512) 810-6762 Fax: (512) 310-5069 bob.richards@tdindustries.com Chapter: Central Texas
Steve Schuetze Metropolitan Contracting Co., Ltd. 990 Isom San Antonio, Texas 78216 Phone: (210) 829-5542 Mobile: (210) 889-9145 Fax: (210) 829-8515 sschuetze@metcontracting.com Chapter: South Texas		Blake Young Pro Therm Services Group, LLC P.O. Box 21720 Beaumont, Texas 77720 Phone: (409) 794-2600 Mobile: (409) 284-6859 Fax: (409) 794-3003 young@prothermservicesgroup.com Chapter: Southeast Texas
Kal Kincaid APAC - Texas P.O. Box 20779 Beaumont, Texas 77720 Phone: (409) 866-1444 Mobile: (409) 284-2568 Fax: (409) 866-5541 kakincaid@ashland.com Chapter: Southeast Texas		Christina Stone Gaughan & Stone 2603 Augusta, Suite 800 Houston, Texas 77057 Phone: (713) 977-9828 Mobile: (713) 444-8770 Fax: (713) 953-7513 stone_christina@hotmail.com Chapter: Greater Houston
Lawrence Wilcox Large & Sons Foundation Drilling 2434 Etring Ave. Corpus Christi, Texas 78415 Phone: (361) 852-7878 Mobile: (361) 815-4630 Fax: (361) 857-2568 larglaw@aol.com Chapter: Texas Coastal Bend		Jeff Hager Rogers O'Brien Construction Co. 3901 S. Lamar Austin, Texas 78767 Phone: (512) 486-3800 Mobile:   Fax: (512) 486-3801 jhagar@rogers-obrien.com Chapter: Central Texas

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Chapter Presidents

Linda Strnadel President/CEO Texas Mid Coast Chapter 116 Jason Plaza Victoria, Texas 77901 Phone: (361) 572-0299 Mobile: (361) 935-4116 Fax: (361) 572-4653 lindas@abctxmidcoast.org		John Bernard President/CEO Southeast Texas P.O. Box 1566 Nederland, Texas 77627-1566 Phone: (409) 724-7886 Mobile: (409) 284-6700 Fax: (409) 724-2519 jbernard@abcsetx.org
Toby Cummings President/CEO North Texas Chapter 8440 Esters Blvd, Ste 120 Irving, Texas 75063 Phone: (972) 580-9102 Mobile: (214) 500-6961 Fax: (972) 580-9020 tobycummings@abcnt.org		John Taylor President Coastal Bend Chapter P.O. Box 2584 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Phone: (361) 289-5311 Mobile: (361) 215-3123 Fax: (361) 289-5324 jtaylor@abctcb.org
David Ford President/CEO Central Texas Chapter 3006 Longhorn Blvd., #104 Austin, Texas 78758 Phone: (512) 719-5263 Mobile: (512) 940-3193 Fax: (512) 719-3278 david@abccentraltexas.org		Russell Hamley President Greater Houston Chapter 3910 Kirby, Suite 131 Houston, Texas 77099 Phone: (713) 523-6222 x104 Mobile: (281) 960-3319 Fax: (713) 874-0747 russell@abchouston.org
Steven Schultz President South Texas Chapter 10408 Gulfdale San Antonio, Texas 78216 Phone: (210) 342-1994 Mobile: (210) 602-9517 Fax: (210) 342-5385 steve@abcsouthtexas.org		Don Smith President Texas Gulf Coast Chapter P.O. Drawer 2650 Freeport, Texas 77542 Phone: (979) 233-1616 Mobile: (979) 299-4347 Fax: (979) 239-4386 smitty@abctxgulfcoast.org
Nancy Nisbett ABC of Texas, Inc. 10805 Chestnut Ridge Road Austin, Texas 78726 Phone: (512) 335-4743 Fax: (512) 335-1835 abctexas@austin.rr.com		Mac McCall ABC National 6500 Champion Grandview Way, #28108 Austin, Texas 78750 Phone: (512) 342-0616 Mobile: (210) 391-8116 Fax: (512) 342-9577 macmccall@austin.rr.com

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Legislative Liaison Committee

Buck Blevins Infinity Construction Services 622 Commerce Clute, Texas 77531 Phone: (979) 265-7451 Mobile: (979) 236-2501 Fax: (979) 265-6794 bblevins@infinitycs.us Chapter: Texas Gulf Coast		David Ford Central Texas Chapter 3006 Longhorn Blvd., #104 Austin, Texas 78758 Phone: (512) 719-5263 Mobile: (512) 940-3193 Fax: (512) 719-3278 david@abccentraltexas.org Chapter: Central Texas
Paul Holden Facility Construction Services, Inc. 8200 Lovett Avenue Dallas, Texas 75227-4230 Phone: (214) 381-0101 Mobile: (214) 794-1464 Fax: (214) 275-4744 paulh@fcsdallas.com Chapter: North Texas		Donald Day Texas Glass & Tinting 4103 N. Navarro Victoria, Texas 77901 Phone: (361) 572-0026 Mobile: (361) 550-4231 Fax: (361) 572-0028 dday@texas-glass.com Chapter: South Texas
Allison Snyder Porter & Hedges, LLP 700 Louisiana, 35th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 226-0622 Mobile:   Fax: (713) 226-0222 asnyder@porterhedges.com Chapter: Greater Houston		Wes Johnson The Gardner Law Firm 745 E. Mulberry, Suite 100 San Antonio, Texas 78212 Phone: (210) 733-8191 Mobile:   Fax: (210) 733-5538 rwj@tglf.com Chapter: South Texas
Bob Parker Repcon, Inc. P.O. Box 9609 Corpus Christi, Texas 78469 Phone: (361) 289-6342 Mobile: (361) 815-6969 Fax: (361) 289-6389 reparker@repconinc.com Chapter: Texas Coastal Bend		John Bernard Southeast Texas P.O. Box 1566 Nederland, Texas 77627-1566 Phone: (409) 724-7886 Mobile: (409) 284-6700 Fax: (409) 724-2519 jbernard@abcsetx.org Chapter: Southeast Texas

[EEDUDE]

“When did Bill change his mind about this immigration bill?”

Probably after he read some sections of it.

[kabar]

10 Reps voted with the Dems to defeat the Cornyn bill. 9 Dems voted for the Cornyn bill. Two independents [Sanders and Lieberman] voted to defeat the Cornyn bill.

[angkor]

Now, it seems to be the final major legislation that GW could hang his legacy on.

This is way too ruthless and insistent to be a "legacy" issue.

There is something deeply rotten and suspicious about George Bush's commitment to this atrocity.

[Inspectorette]

Dittos for Oregon :-(

[stockpirate]

I agree 100%, first control the borders.

Then we can talk about the rest of the problem.

[Inspectorette]

Boycott Tyson Foods’ products folks. They are for this illegal shamnesty. Hitting them in their pockets might convince them quicker than sending them a bunch of emails/faxes/etc.

I've been boycotting Tyson since the Klintoon years. Bubba and Bubette have been in bed with Don Tyson since the '80s.

[b4its2late]

I saw this commercial on FOX too. My brother visiting from California could not believe it.

[CharlesWayneCT]

It doesn’t take 41 to vote down cloture. It takes 60 to INVOKE cloture.

Further, cloture is the way to end a filibuster. They already are under an agreement which controls the debate and doesn’t allow anybody to have the floor, and they’ve been careful to only give the floor to opponents under agreements that set time limits.

[Congressman Billybob]

No, Congress can solve the anchor babies problem by legislation, the same way it has established that a baby born in an embassy is actually born in that foreign country, not in the US. If Congress wants that problem solved, it will do so.

Congressman Billybob

Latest article, "John Edwards: 21st Century Marie Antoinette"

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Thanks for the clarification.