"...he was eloquent and brave..."
Posted on 06/07/2007 10:50:51 AM PDT by gas0linealley
Senator Bernie Sanders addressed the US Senate concerning the proposed Immigration Bill. I listened to his remarks on C-Span2. He was critical of the bill and pointed out the damage that has been done to America by the business interests which are pushing for the bill, and the damage that it will cause. He offered an amendment that will prohibit corporations from trying to import foreign labor, while at the same time firing Americans.
I've never heard Senator Sanders speak before. He was eloquent and brave. I hope that all Americans who are concerned about the immigration debacle will have the opportunity to hear or read what he said about this terrible legislation.
Unfortunately, I don't know how you can get a transcript, or hear his speech, perhaps someone here can tell us.
Is he that much more socialist than most congressional Republicans? At least he’s honest about it.
Don’t give Bernie too much praise, his screed was purely anti-business. As long as “the man” won’t financially benefit from amnesty, he’d be all for it.
Gee what happens when you mix nationalism and socialism?
Did you know that the word Nazi is an abbreviation for “National Socialist” in German?
I agree with these specific comments on illegal immigration but don’t underestimate for a minute how dangerous this man’s ideology is for everything good in this world.
I’m sick of all the amendments. I know that they are being used more for delaying tactics than anything, but I wish more Senators would just come out and say the whole thing is screwed and it needs to be thrown out completely.
The label "socialist" is completely accurate. Bernie Sanders has stated repeatedly over the years that he won't join the Democrat party because they're too conservative. Look at his voting record before you praise him. He opposes the conservative position on every issue. He's right for the first time in his life on this bill, but it's for socialist, not patriotic, reasons.
I'm glad he's against the bill, but it changes nothing about who and what he is.
Bernie Sanders has two goals: 1, to regulate American businesses out of business; 2, to replace the void they once filled with government.
Obviously, this “immigration” bill is a bad one because illegal aliens should be treated as such. But the fact is, sometimes (legal) foreign workers in, say, Silicon Valley, serve a useful role. It sounds as though Sanders recognizes this role and wants to remove it, with the aim of accomplishing goal no. 1 so as to pave the way for goal no. 2.
Thanks. Could you be as quick to produce a copy of the remarks he made just a half hour ago?
The shocking and sad part is we are agreeing with Sanders and railing against Bush.
I’d wager every nickel I have that any opposition that Comrade Bernie might have to this bill is based on its racist requirements that illegals must pay *any* back taxes and present any hard and fast *proof* that they’ve been here for “X” number of months/years.
The only difference between communists and socialists is socialists believe the Karl Marx Utopian world can be achieved without violent revolution.
Bernie Sanders is a declared enemy of the American Constitution.
Got anymore twists and turns? Sanders was openly hostile to this bill. Can you say, amen?
The day Freepers start supporting demagogic anti-business Socialists is the the day I leave Free Republic.
No, because he was right on wanting to kill it, but for the wrong reason... I will not give him a single ounce of credit. I’ll save that for those who opposed the bill for the right reason.
Righto. Sanders hit it out of park. Worth a read if possible. Call him socialist but, whatever, he represents Americans more than capitalist world citizen corporations.
Sanders is a card carrying socialist who complains the D’s are too right wing.
Come again? The man is an America-hating communist piece of garbage. I think it's clear the rats have set up their strategy to kill the bill and leave the carcus on the doorstep at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Fine by me. I know it's not over till it's over, but it's appearing more and more likely by the hour.
Gee - zus! Even the socialists are against it! I think that leaves just Ted Kennedy and John McCain, take from that what you will.
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