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Amnesty Eight (They need to hear from WE, the people..)
National Review Online ^ | 06/27/07 | Editors at National Review

Posted on 06/27/2007 5:17:31 AM PDT by SE Mom

The Senate Tuesday voted to revive its misbegotten immigration bill, with the help of a handful of senators who claim to oppose amnesty but voted to proceed. They are now getting what they voted for, as H. L. Mencken put it, good and hard — with a 370-page “clay pigeon” amendment that is supposed to be digested and voted on by the end of the week. If the bill had been defeated yesterday, it would have been gone for at least two years and probably longer. Instead, it is a little closer to passage. But first it has to overcome another cloture vote scheduled for tomorrow. Again, the bill needs 60 votes to survive.

....It got 64 votes yesterday. If all of the senators who voted against cloture stand firm, then, five senators would have to switch to no to defeat the bill on Thursday. Those votes are available from a bipartisan group of eight senators who have profound doubts about this bill. Our reporting suggests these senators are most likely to be persuaded to vote no on Thursday and derail amnesty. They are Sens. Kit Bond (R., Mo.), Sam Brownback (R., Kan.), Richard Burr (R., N.C.), Norm Coleman (R. Minn), John Ensign (R. Nev.), Ben Nelson (D., Neb.), Mark Pryor (D., Ark.) and Jim Webb (D., Va.).

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To: SE Mom
Here is a spreadsheet detailing the votes on the immigration bill and its amendments.

Excel 2003: http://www.sendspace.com/file/o2uo7y Excel 2007: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4ewmx2

It contains some statistics as well as contact information for each senator - please call or fax to let them know how you feel!

41 posted on 06/27/2007 8:07:04 AM PDT by bt_dooftlook (Democrats - the "No Child/Left/Behind" Party)
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To: claudiustg

All these asshats are expert at voting under cover.
Bond is no more against the amnesty than is Bush.


42 posted on 06/27/2007 11:44:40 AM PDT by steve8714 ("A man needs a maid", my ass.)
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To: SE Mom
The Amnesty Eight [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

In case you were looking for all the names — here they are, with mugs:


06/27 02:36 PM
43 posted on 06/27/2007 1:16:12 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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