Posted on 06/07/2007 8:06:10 AM PDT by USconvoy.com
The Senate voted yesterday to grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who have already been caught and ordered deported but are defying a court order, preserving their path to citizenship as part of the immigration bill. Another showdown is scheduled for this morning on Democrats' effort to cut off the debate and force a final vote on the bill. Republicans have vowed to block that through a filibuster unless they are given assurances they can offer enough amendments before the final vote. The small bipartisan group of senators that had crafted the bill behind closed doors and fended off any major changes suffered a big loss early this morning when the Senate passed an amendment to end part of the temporary worker program after five years -- an amendment those who wrote the agreement said "kills the bill." Yesterday's major fight was over part of the bill that wipes out the immigration charges against illegal aliens who have already faced a judge and been ordered deported, known as alien absconders, and over part of the bill that applies to aliens who have already been deported but sneaked back into the country again. Sen John Cornyn offered an amendment to prevent those aliens from gaining legal status, arguing they have already shown disrespect for the law and should be sent home. "We are going to continue to be viewed as non-serious about workability, about enforcement, about restoring respect for the rule of law, unless we vote to exclude those who show nothing but defiance for our laws," the Texas Republican said.
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Damn! Just damn!
It’s all theatre. To hell with the lot of them, they’re all lying snakes, trading votes to cover their asses.
www.michaelsavage.com
But when push comes to shove, will you vote your Senator out? Not in a primary, but in a general election, even if it means voting in someone of the opposing Party? Most people won’t, which is why they can get away with screwing us over and over again.
It looks like the ‘08 election will be another RINO purge.
11:15am Eastern. Roll is still being called on the Coburn Amendment requiring full enforcement of existing immigration laws. Noteworthy votes so far:
GOP Sens voting no - that is, voting against full enforcement of existing immigration laws: LUGAR, KYL, CRAIG, VOINOVICH, COLLINS, MURKOWSKI
Democrat Sens voting yes - that is, voting yes to full enforcement of existing immigration laws: LANDRIEU, MCCASKILL, BEN NELSON
from michellemalkin.com
VOINOVICH - Serbo-Croatian for WEASEL
Saxby Chambliss: 202-224-3521
Johnny Isakson: 202-224-3643
I got answering machines (big surprise).
Well we got rid of RINO Schwarz in the last election so all I’m left with is ousting Karl Lennin....er Levin and Stabenow will have to wait.
Unfortunately, the RINO will never be on the endangered species list. They proliferate way too easily.............
This is absolutely unconscionable. Call your senators and tell them to build the fence and then we will come to the table and talk.
That might work for the numb-minded contrarians, but not for the logical conservatives. (See Tony Blankly's "No thanks, we're stupid")
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2006/10/18/no_thanks,_were_stupid
Needs to be repeated loudly. They want to give amnesty to those already convicted of breaking our laws and defying our legal system.
Cannot wait until Nov 2008!
ping
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