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Sen Inhofe Launches Online Immigration Petition
Press Release ^ | June 15, 2007 | Sen James Inhofe (R-OK)

Posted on 06/15/2007 1:54:59 PM PDT by PhiKapMom

INHOFE ANNOUNCES ONLINE PETITION FOR AMERICANS TO SUPPORT BORDER SECURITY AND NO-AMNESTY IMMIGRATION REFORM

(JUNE 15, 2007) - U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) today announced “Secure Borders Now” (www.SecureBordersNow.com), a new website for Americans to urge the Senate to consider immigration reform that focuses on enforcing existing border security laws and opposition to amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants.

“Unfortunately it appears many in the Senate remain deaf to the voices of the American people, as yet another backroom deal has emerged designed to revive the fatally flawed immigration bill and its immediate path to amnesty. The ‘Secure Borders Now’ petition gives Americans an opportunity to voice their opposition. I hope my constituents and citizens from all across our country will take action, sign the petition and show how many Americans are strongly opposed to this bill.”

“Despite the promise of increased funding for border security and additional votes on a handful of amendments, the proposed legislation will continue to shortcut the current naturalization process and grant amnesty to 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants currently in our country. That is a trade off that I simply cannot support.

“The first step in any significant immigration legislation must be securing our borders and enforcing existing laws. It is unconscionable to make border security conditional on the guarantee of amnesty. Even with the promise of additional funding for border security, the Senate bill focuses far too much on controversial and irresponsible programs such as the ‘Z-visa’ (which I voted to eliminate), and far too little on ensuring that our borders are no longer porous.

“I have stated from the outset of this immigration debate that I will vehemently oppose any legislation that guarantees amnesty for illegal immigrants, unfairly burdens taxpayers or fails to secure our borders.

“It is time that we deal with real immigration reform beginning with border security. This is the best way to restore trust with the American people and facilitate future improvement of our immigration policy.”

On Tuesday, Senator Inhofe joined eight Senators in writing a letter to President Bush urging him to fulfill the border security provisions listed in the Senate immigration bill whether the legislation passes or not. Each border security trigger in the bill can be implemented under current law without any need for new legislation from Congress.

A Rasmussen Reports national phone survey conducted June 11 and 12, found that only 20 percent of voters wanted Congress to try and pass the Senate bill that failed last week. Sixty-nine percent favored an approach that focused “exclusively on securing the border and reducing illegal immigration.”

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KEYWORDS: activism; aliens; amnesty; illegals; immigrantlist; inhofe; petition; poll; signnow; vampirebill
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To: LucyT; WestCoastGal

Well, here’s a little something we can do.


61 posted on 06/15/2007 2:45:37 PM PDT by Rushmore Rocks
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To: AuntB

Thanks for posting that info. Sen Inhofe is fighting both the Immigration and Energy bills and looks to me like the WH is hanging some of our Senators who are up for reelection out to dry for opposing the Immigration bill. I, for one, will never forget what is happening right now and whoever caves, I want defeated if they are up for reelection.

Inhofe, Sessions, Dole, DeMint are fighting hard to get this defeated and it would be nice to see some others coming out in public.


62 posted on 06/15/2007 2:46:42 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Inhofe for Senate 08 -- Broken Glass Republican -- vote out the RATs in 2008)
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To: PhiKapMom

Signed for both my husband and myself.


63 posted on 06/15/2007 2:47:23 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: PhiKapMom

Bump!


64 posted on 06/15/2007 2:48:53 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: PhiKapMom

Yes, yes, and yes.


65 posted on 06/15/2007 2:50:46 PM PDT by AuntB (" It takes more than walking across the border to be an American." Duncan Hunter)
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To: PhiKapMom

Thank you for the opportunity. I also asked “please vote no on S 1348. Enforce current immigration laws and build Duncan Hunter’s double border fence now.”


66 posted on 06/15/2007 2:53:11 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
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To: PhiKapMom
Done! And my comment was:

What part of *NO* don't you people understand!? Are we somehow supposed to believe that this time you're really going to mean it? [Hint: WE DON'T TRUST YOU!]

Secure the Borders, and Aggressively Enforce the EXISTING IMMIGRATION LAWS for the next two years, and then maybe we can talk.

In the mean time: NO AMNESTY!!

67 posted on 06/15/2007 2:54:45 PM PDT by AFreeBird (Will NOT vote for Rudy. <--- notice the period)
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To: PhiKapMom

Signed and forwarded website to my FRiend’s.


68 posted on 06/15/2007 2:58:08 PM PDT by rocksblues (Just enforce the law!)
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To: PhiKapMom

I dun signed, thanks.


69 posted on 06/15/2007 2:58:12 PM PDT by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia, DUNCAN or THOMPSON 08, ELECTION 2008, MOST IMPORTANT OF MY LIFE TIME)
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To: PhiKapMom

Done - thanks for the post !


70 posted on 06/15/2007 3:00:17 PM PDT by finallyatexan (GO BLUE !!!!)
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To: finallyatexan

I also signed the petition of Sen. Inhofe. This is one Senator who will not go down in infamy in the books of true Conservatives. The other Senators, like Sen. Sessions and Dole, who have opposed this hurtful immigration bill, will also be regarded with respect by future generations. As for the other pro-Amnesty Senators, the President too, their days of glory are numbered...


71 posted on 06/15/2007 3:17:45 PM PDT by tcw_laj4ALL
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To: Rushmore Rocks; WestCoastGal; Froufrou; blam

Thank you, RR.

Froufrou and Blam, here’s a petition that might be of interest. I just fired off a note to Senator Inhofe. Hope it doesn’t burn up his computer, mine is smokin’.


72 posted on 06/15/2007 3:28:47 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: My GOP

Thanks for the Info. I was shocked last night at Sen Dole’s email and very happy to get it. Glad to hear that about Cong Foxx. I think this bill is DOA in the House but I really want to see it killed in the Senate and shove it down some people’s throats for bringing this bill back up.


73 posted on 06/15/2007 3:31:29 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Inhofe for Senate 08 -- Broken Glass Republican -- vote out the RATs in 2008)
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To: tcw_laj4ALL

I sent the link to everyone in email address book - I thank God we still have patriots like Sen. Inhofe and Sessions.


74 posted on 06/15/2007 3:32:04 PM PDT by finallyatexan (GO BLUE !!!!)
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To: EagleUSA
Now here is a party motto we can rally around. Our RINO leaders are SUCH geniuses, to be able to rally the base so powerfully!

"VOTE RINO!

We'll put a sugar coating on the 'rat cyanide pill!"


75 posted on 06/15/2007 3:35:34 PM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: LucyT

I believe Sen Inhofe’s computers, phones, etc. have been burning since this bill is being brought back up. He put out a press release last week thanking everyone for helping kill the bill and now it is resurrected, our Senator is not very happy (understatement).

He is also fighting the Energy Bill so I don’t think I would want to get in way on anything. He is one tough fighter and so glad he is out there day in and day out fighting for Americans with some other Senators who understand how bad this bill is for America.


76 posted on 06/15/2007 3:35:37 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Inhofe for Senate 08 -- Broken Glass Republican -- vote out the RATs in 2008)
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To: tcw_laj4ALL; All

I first noticed Jim Inhofe in 1993 one evening very late. I was standing in my kitchen ironing, watching cspan. Special orders, house of reps....he’s going on about something called a ‘discharge petition’. It was one of the greatest moments I ever witnessed in congress. He was threatened by the leadership to shut up or leave congress. He stood his ground and did a good thing. Here’s an article.

House of Representatives ends secrecy about petitions to get bills out of committee
10/05/1993

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A freshman congressman from Oklahoma in late September won a battle to scrap the House of Representatives’ 63- year-old tradition of secrecy surrounding discharge petitions, which are filed by representatives who want bills stuck in committee brought to the House floor for action.

House committees must hold a bill or resolution for review for 30 days. Committee members can simply ignore it and it will ultimately die in committee. However, a congressmen eager to move a measure can file a “discharge” petition and, if the petition is signed by a majority of representatives (218), the House clerk must report the measure out of the committee. In the past the House clerk named the signatories to the petition only after a majority of members signed.

In early March, Rep. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced a resolution to make discharge petitions and signatures on them public. The Rules Committee took no action, and in May he filed a discharge petition to force his resolution onto the floor.

Members of the House read the petition, memorizing portions of the list of signers. In mid-August the Wall Street Journal, using the memorized list of signers, published the names of congressmen who had not signed the petition. Soon afterward Inhofe obtained the remainder of the 218 signatures.

In late September the House voted 384 to 40 to amend House rules and to require petitions and signatures to be open. The Washington Post reported that the Rules Committee Chairman called for a roll call vote in order to “give political cover” to lawmakers who had not initially signed Inhofe’s petition for openness.

http://www.rcfp.org/news/1993/1005d.html


77 posted on 06/15/2007 3:36:57 PM PDT by AuntB (" It takes more than walking across the border to be an American." Duncan Hunter)
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To: LucyT
"Froufrou and Blam, here’s a petition that might be of interest. I just fired off a note to Senator Inhofe. Hope it doesn’t burn up his computer, mine is smokin’."

Thanks. I 'burned it up' earlier today.

78 posted on 06/15/2007 3:39:42 PM PDT by blam
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To: PhiKapMom
I emailed all of the Senator top staffers at the same time. I broke up the list into smaller blocks so my yahoo email would accept it and I was able to email this bunch just now:

beth_stewart@gsmith.senate.gov,dan_knezevic@gsmith.senate.gov,lori_prater@gsmith.senate.gov,john_richter@snowe.senate.gov,ray_krncevic@snowe.senate.gov,jake_ward@snowe.senate.gov,david_snepp@snowe.senate.gov,ginny_worrest@snowe.senate.gov,scott_hoeflich@specter.senate.gov,thomas_dower@specter.senate.gov,
seema_singh@specter.senate.gov,seema_singh@judiciary.senate.gov,george_lowe@stevens.senate.gov,karina_waller@stevens.senate.gov,aaron_saunders@stevens.senate.gov,courtney_boone@stevens.senate.gov,steven_wackowski@stevens.senate.gov,paul_collins@sununu.senate.gov,mike_o’rielly@sununu.senate.gov,
michael_o’reilly@sununu.senate.gov,barbara_riley@sununu.senate.gov,m_zabel@thune.senate.gov,matthew_zabel@thune.senate.gov,david_schwietert@thune.senate.gov,kyle_downey@thune.senate.gov,jessica_ferguson@thune.senate.gov,kyle_ruckert@vitter.senate.gov,tonya_newman@vitter.senate.gov,wendy_fleming@vitter.senate.gov,joel_digrado@vitter.senate.gov,
mac_abrams@vitter.senate.gov,phil_park@voinovich.senate.gov,george_callas@voinovich.senate.gov,doug_dziak@voinovich.senate.gov,chris_paulitz@voinovich.senate.gov,ann_loomis@warner.senate.gov,chris_yianilos@warner.senate.gov,angela_stewart@warner.senate.gov,conrad_schatte@warner.senate.gov,john_ullyot@warner.senate.gov,

tom_ingram@alexander.senate.gov,david_morgenstern@alexander.senate.gov,scot_montrey@alexander.senate.gov,lee_pitts@alexander.senate.gov,sean_conway@allard.senate.gov,charles_cogar@allard.senate.gov,laura_condeluci@allard.senate.gov,steve_wymer@allard.senate.gov,maryjane_collipriest@bennett.senate.gov,
mark_morrison@bennett.senate.gov,emily_christensen@bennett.senate.gov,brian_klippenstein@bond.senate.gov,kara_smith@bond.senate.gov,shana_marchio@bond.senate.gov,glen_chambers@brownback.senate.gov,brian_robertson@brownback.senate.gov,john_rankin@brownback.senate.gov,brian_hart@brownback.senate.gov,
blake_brickman@bunning.senate.gov,kim_dean@bunning.senate.gov,mike_reynard@bunning.senate.gov,alicia_peterson-clark@burr.senate.gov,alicia_petersonclark@burr.senate.gov,Natasha_hickman@burr.senate.gov,laura_caudell@burr.senate.gov,mark_williams@burr.senate.gov,charlie_harmon@chambliss.senate.gov,monty_philpot@chambliss.senate.gov,
annelaurie_waters@chambliss.senate.gov,Angie_Lundberg@Chambliss.Senate.gov,Lindsay_mabry@chambliss.senate.gov,jenny_manley@cochran.senate.gov,ta_hawks@cochran.senate.gov,margaret_wicker@cochran.senate.gov,margaret_mcphillips@cochran.senate.gov,Jennifer_lowe@coleman.senate.gov,lucia_lebens@coleman.senate.gov,

lorianne_moss@coleman.senate.gov,tom_steward@coleman.senate.gov,tom_stewart@coleman.senate.gov,leroy_coleman@coleman.senate.gov,steve_abbott@collins.senate.gov,Marybeth_carozza@collins.senate.gov,jane_alonso@collins.senate.gov,elissa_davidson@collins.senate.gov,jen_burita@collins.senate.gov,
kevin_kelley@collins.senate.gov,todd_womack@corker.senate.gov,paul_palagyi@corker.senate.gov,laura_lefler@corker.senate.gov,peter_olson@cornyn.senate.gov,russ_thomasson@cornyn.senate.gov,chip_roy@judiciary.senate.gov,matthew_johnson@judiciary.senate.gov,Ramona_mcgee@judiciary.senate.gov,brian_walsh@cornyn.senate.gov,
don_stewart@cornyn.senate.gov,john_drogin@cornyn.senate,mike_ware@craig.senate.gov,brooke_roberts@craig.senate.gov,travis_jones@craig.senate.gov,dan_whiting@craig.senate.gov,peter_fischer@crapo.senate.gov,pete_fischer@crapo.senate.gov,Kenneth_flanz@crapo.senate.gov,staci_lancaster@crapo.senate.gov,susan_wheeler@crapo.senate.gov,
bret_bernhardt@demint.senate.gov,matt_hoskins@demint.senate.gov,Wesley_denton@demint.senate.gov,greg_gross@dole.senate.gov,al_garesche@dole.senate.gov,ryan_meyers@dole.senate.gov,Katie_norman@dole.senate.gov,steve_bell@domenici.senate.gov,edward_hild@domenici.senate.gov,

chris_gallegos@domenici.senate.gov,tara_shaw@domenici.senate.gov,john_lopez@ensign.senate.gov,pam_thiessen@ensign.senate.gov,tory_mazzola@ensign.senate.gov,jack_finn@ensign.senate.gov,don_tatro@ensign.senate.gov,flip_mcconnaughey@enzi.senate.gov,randi_reid@enzi.senate.gov,coy_knobel@enzi.senate.gov,
elly_pickett@enzi.senate.gov,wendy_gnehm@enzi.senate.gov,richard_perry@lgraham.senate.gov,jennifer_olson@lgraham.senate.gov,jen_olson@lgraham.senate.gov,wes_hickman@lgraham.senate.gov,kevin_bishop@lgraham.senate.gov,david_young@grassley.senate.gov,kolan_davis@grassley.senate.gov,
jill_kozney@grassley.senate.gov,beth_pellett_levine@grassley.senate.gov,joel_maiola@gregg.senate.gov,nancy_perkins@gregg.senate.gov,christopher_gahan@gregg.senate.gov,erin_rath@gregg.senate.gov,louann_linehan@hagel.senate.gov,paul_kong@hagel.senate.gov,steve_taylor@hagel.senate.gov,mike_buttry@hagel.senate.gov,jordan_stark@hagel.senate.gov,patricia_knight@hatch.senate.gov,
jace_johnson@hatch.senate.gov,chris_campbell@hatch.senate.gov,bill_castle@hatch.senate.gov,peter_carr@hatch.senate.gov,marc_short@hutchison.senate.gov,matthew_acock@hutchison.senate.gov,james_christoferson@hutchison.senate.gov,jamie_loftus@hutchison.senate.gov,

geoff_embler@hutchison.senate.gov,beto_cardenas@hutchison.senate.gov,glenn_powell@inhofe.senate.gov,aloysius_hogan@inhofe.senate.gov,ryan_thompson@inhofe.senate.gov,john_bonsell@inhofe.senate.gov,heath_garrett@isakson.senate.gov,glee_smith@isakson.senate.gov,michael_quiello@isakson.senate.gov,
joan_kirchner@isakson.senate.gov,tim_glazewski@kyl.senate.gov,elizabeth_maier@kyl.senate.gov,Stephen_higgins@judiciary.senate.gov,joe_matal@judiciary.senate.gov,lucy_murfitt@kyl.senate.gov,Andrew_wilder@kyl.senate.gov,bret_boyles@lott.senate.gov,jim_sartucci@lott.senate.gov,
susan_irby@lott.senate.gov,nick_simpson@lott.senate.gov,hugh_gamble@lott.senate.gov,mitch_waldman@lott.senate.gov,marty_morris@lugar.senate.gov,chris_geeslin@lugar.senate.gov,joe_o’donnell@lugar.senate.gov,Shellie_bressler@lugar.senate.gov,andy_fisher@lugar.senate.gov,john_little@martinez.senate.gov,michael_zehr@martinez.senate.gov,ken_lundberg@martinez.senate.gov,
ann_begeman@mccain.senate.gov,eileen_mcmenamin@mccain.senate.gov,andrea_jones@mccain.senate.gov,lee_dunn@mccain.senate.gov,chris_paul@mccain.senate.gov,joe_donoghue@mccain.senate.gov,richard_fontaine@mccain.senate.gov,billy_piper@mcconnell.senate.gov,scott_raab@mcconnell.senate.gov,

robert_steurer@mcconnell.senate.gov,julie_adams@mcconnell.senate.gov,donna_murray@murkowski.senate.gov,Isaac_edwards@murkowski.senate.gov,danielle_holland@murkowski.senate.gov,kristin_pugh@murkowski.senate.gov,Jackie_cottrell@roberts.senate.gov,mike_seyfert@roberts.senate.gov,Jennifer_swenson@roberts.senate.gov,
sarah_little@roberts.senate.gov,molly_mueller@roberts.senate.gov,rick_dearborn@sessions.senate.gov,alan_hanson@sessions.senate.gov,cindy_hayden@sessions.senate.gov,charles_campbell@sessions.senate.gov,michael_brumas@sessions.senate.gov,emily_mathis@sessions.senate.gov,laura_friedel@shelby.senate.gov,
anne_caldwell@shelby.senate.gov,katie_boyd@shelby.senate.gov,john_easton@gsmith.senate.gov,rob_epplin@gsmith.senate.gov,rc_hammond@gsmith.senate.gov,beth_stewart@gsmith.senate.gov,dan_knezevic@gsmith.senate.gov,lori_prater@gsmith.senate.gov,john_richter@snowe.senate.gov,ray_krncevic@snowe.senate.gov,jake_ward@snowe.senate.gov,
david_snepp@snowe.senate.gov,ginny_worrest@snowe.senate.gov,scott_hoeflich@specter.senate.gov,thomas_dower@specter.senate.gov,seema_singh@specter.senate.gov,seema_singh@judiciary.senate.gov,george_lowe@stevens.senate.gov,karina_waller@stevens.senate.gov,

aaron_saunders@stevens.senate.gov,courtney_boone@stevens.senate.gov,steven_wackowski@stevens.senate.gov,paul_collins@sununu.senate.gov,mike_o’rielly@sununu.senate.gov,michael_o’reilly@sununu.senate.gov,barbara_riley@sununu.senate.gov,m_zabel@thune.senate.gov,matthew_zabel@thune.senate.gov,
david_schwietert@thune.senate.gov,kyle_downey@thune.senate.gov,jessica_ferguson@thune.senate.gov,kyle_ruckert@vitter.senate.gov,tonya_newman@vitter.senate.gov,wendy_fleming@vitter.senate.gov,joel_digrado@vitter.senate.gov,mac_abrams@vitter.senate.gov,phil_park@voinovich.senate.gov,george_callas@voinovich.senate.gov,
doug_dziak@voinovich.senate.gov,chris_paulitz@voinovich.senate.gov,ann_loomis@warner.senate.gov,chris_yianilos@warner.senate.gov,angela_stewart@warner.senate.gov,conrad_schatte@warner.senate.gov,john_ullyot@warner.senate.gov,

79 posted on 06/15/2007 3:44:55 PM PDT by Democrat_media (If there is a need the free market will produce it. So what do we need gov for(only 3 things))
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To: AuntB

bttt!


80 posted on 06/15/2007 3:47:41 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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