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Give me one Amendment & I’ll agree to a One-Time Amnesty
Great American Journal ^
| June 8, 2007
| JB Williams
Posted on 06/10/2007 9:29:31 AM PDT by PlainOleAmerican
If you like bi-partisan compromise and progress in the form of more legislation, youre going to love this
Since pretty much every member of congress seems convinced that simple enforcement of the existing immigration laws (that they passed) wont work, and that rights for illegal aliens is a higher priority than the rights of legal law abiding Americans, some form of amnesty is bound to pass sooner or later.
Despite Washingtons marathon effort to screw the American citizen, the Wall Street Journal reports, By a vote of 33-63, the Senate fell far short of the 60 votes that would have been needed to limit debate on the immigration measure and put it on a path to passage. Republicans -- even those who helped craft the measure and are expected to support it -- banded together to oppose that move, while a majority of Democrats backed it.
But they will be back, we know this
So we need to cut a deal while we still can.
I propose a single simple amendment to the amnesty bill that might make amnesty acceptable for most Americans, members of congress not included most likely.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amnesty; borders; congress; illegalimmigration; immigration; vampirebill
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To: dalereed
Excellent...
Then we will have an all DEMOCRAT congress. Did you happen to see how Democrats voted on this versus RINO’s?
Brilliant! Back to school for you...
How’d the 2006 election to remove RINO’s turn out for you?
To: em2vn
You wont but what is suggested doesnt solve the problem
because it requires that new immigration laws be enforced.
If the old ones arent enforced why would one assume that news ones would be.
Well said.
For those of us old enough to remember the "resolution" that
Simpson-Mazzoli was suppossed to bring to illegal immigration in
1986...
the songs "Won't Get Fooled Again" sounds like our proper anthem.
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posted on
06/10/2007 10:16:35 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: PlainOleAmerican
We agree on that, but I don’t see it happening any time soon.
63
posted on
06/10/2007 10:17:41 AM PDT
by
c-b 1
(Reporting from behind enemy lines, in occupied AZTLAN.)
To: PlainOleAmerican
No more birthright citizenship!!!!
64
posted on
06/10/2007 10:18:15 AM PDT
by
panthermom
(DUNCAN HUNTER 2008)
To: PlainOleAmerican
Now, since nobody in Washington DC likes this option, whats your next idea?Figure out a way to make all those "nobody in washington" folks search for new jobs...
65
posted on
06/10/2007 10:19:11 AM PDT
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: Publius6961
“I Like Ike”
now even more than I did as a toddler.
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posted on
06/10/2007 10:19:15 AM PDT
by
VOA
To: PlainOleAmerican; All
"Since pretty much every member of congress seems convinced that simple enforcement of the existing immigration laws (that they passed) wont work, and that rights for illegal aliens is a higher priority than the rights of legal law abiding Americans, some form of amnesty is bound to pass sooner or later."
Amnesty is with us, and has been with us for quite some time now.
Amnesty: The extending to illegal aliens rights enjoyed by Presidents, Congress, judges, the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, and business interests to neither obey, uphold, nor enforce existing law.
For decades, the American citizens have in effect granted amnesty to the elected, and their respective political parties for their failure to enforce the law.
Blame for amnesty cannot rightfully be placed on the elected or their respective political parties, but the people that granted them amnesty for their failures, the American citizens. Amnesty will continue so long as American citizens place party membership ahead of their birthright.
To: texastoo
New Orleans thought the fed would secure their town against a hurricane. You think the fed will defend your local border. Both of you are learning what it’s like to wait for the fed to do what your local government has the authority and responsibility to do...
To: PlainOleAmerican
We have had our “one-time amnesty”.
And that worked really well.
Now they want ANOTHER one?
Doing the same thing, over and over, and expecting a different outcome, is indicative of something. Can’t be anything good, though.
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posted on
06/10/2007 10:21:01 AM PDT
by
alloysteel
(Choose carefully the hill you would die upon. For if you win, the view is magnificent.)
To: VOA
Read again...
Stand our troops on the border...
To: c-b 1
Until it does, nobody is serious about securing our borders. A fence is a lie...
When we get serious about border security, we’ll send troops not fence builders.
To: panthermom
To: Publius6961
Democrats who are fully behind pure amnesty?
Or just RINO’s who support conditional amnesty?
To: RightWhale
For those who do not follow links, what it the proposal? Pie in the sky day dreaming, any offer to negotiate and we are dead.
But this ideal was pretty far out there, has no concept that laws must pass a court test for equal treatment. Most of it was not constitutional.
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posted on
06/10/2007 10:26:39 AM PDT
by
org.whodat
(What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
To: backtothestreets
BEST POST of the thread!!!!!!
To: PlainOleAmerican
Very good but the enforcement apparatus, deportation apparatus has to be carefully spelled out and funds have to be allocated before any amnesty. This ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT arm of the Federal Government has to be up and running and deporting illegal alien criminals in great numbers before there is any amnesty. Airplanes and ships must be chartered. Deportation laws must be streamlined so illegals and scumbag lawyers cannot jam up the deportation proceedings
SHOW ME THE MONEY!!! ENFORCEMENT FIRST!!! PROVE IT!!
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posted on
06/10/2007 10:27:01 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction)
To: PlainOleAmerican
77
posted on
06/10/2007 10:27:09 AM PDT
by
sourcery
(Double Feature: "The Amnestyville Horror" and "Kill the Bill, Vol. 2")
To: PlainOleAmerican
78
posted on
06/10/2007 10:27:41 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction)
To: PlainOleAmerican
End birthright citizenship NOW!!!
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posted on
06/10/2007 10:28:08 AM PDT
by
t_skoz
("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
To: org.whodat
WE decide what is or is not constitutional, or did you forget?
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