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Senate Immigration Reform Bill Takes Step Toward the Grave
Fox News ^ | June 27, 2007 | Major Garrett and Trish Turner

Posted on 06/27/2007 4:58:17 PM PDT by notes2005

WASHINGTON — The fragile immigration reform bill crafted in the Senate faces sudden death Thursday when a second vote is scheduled to shut down a filibuster.

If supporters don't get the 60 votes they need to end debate, then the bill is dead since the Senate schedule does not allow any more time to revive the legislation.

In an unusual admission, two leadership aides — one Democrat, one Republican — told FOX News that they have no idea how the vote will go. Vote-counting is something that is normally down to a science in the Senate chamber. The vote to end debate, called "cloture," is expected at 10:30 a.m. ET.

The mood in the Senate took a perceptible shift Wednesday as lawmakers decided not to "table," or send into permanent limbo, one of the 27 amendments approved for debate. That amendment was designed to weaken worker verification standards that are key to the measure's approach to reducing the ability of illegals to obtain work with fraudulent documents.

The Senate vote, 45-52, not to kill the amendment stops all momentum toward passage, something the White House and bipartisan Senate leadership hoped to achieve by Friday.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Mexico; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; congress; illegalimmigration; immigrantlist; immigration; noamnestyforillegals; vampirebill
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To: BnBlFlag

Why do you presume to read my mind?

Why is your political analysis so flawed.

Why do you use inflated numbers in an attempt to make a point?

What evidence do you have to support such a large number becoming citizens and then actually voting?

If you pay attention you may notice that simply by resolving my concerns with the bill it will never be signed into law.


81 posted on 06/27/2007 8:10:34 PM PDT by G Larry (Only strict constructionists on the Supreme Court!)
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To: BnBlFlag

That’s the naive mistake reid/kennedy make : that 20M mexican voters will become knee-jerk dems like the blacks. All they would do is vote themselves bigger chunks of the welfare state. Can we afford supporting 10% of mexico’s population as welfare bums? Look at how many hospitals and schools they’ve already destroyed with their mooching. When is enough ENOUGH ALREADY?


82 posted on 06/27/2007 8:10:57 PM PDT by timer (n/0=n=nx0)
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To: SevenofNine

83 posted on 06/27/2007 8:13:54 PM PDT by monkapotamus
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To: AFreeBird

Which is why who represents the republican party as the presidential candidate is so important. We don’t need Congress to enforce the law, build the fence or supply the money. That’s all on the books right now. We just need a CIC willing to use those laws and what he can’t get Congress to pass that he doesn’t control, to give support to those in various states to create their own tough laws on this.

we can bypass Congress with a pro-border C-I-C.

right now, we just need to make sure we find one, help them win, and prevent bush & kennedy from selling us out in the interim.


84 posted on 06/27/2007 8:18:03 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (MR. BUSH: GET OUT OF REAGAN'S HOUSE!!)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

The Right to Bear Arms.

:-)


85 posted on 06/27/2007 8:19:19 PM PDT by bannie (Dear God, please save our Great Nation from another division like that in her First Civil War!)
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To: monkapotamus

Crypt Keeper OH MONK You being too cruel Ted Kennedy is worst than Crypt keeper I am sorry ROFL


86 posted on 06/27/2007 8:19:27 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: bannie
Praise The LORD And Pass Bonzo Mo’Ammo...;0)
87 posted on 06/27/2007 8:29:29 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

I’ll fight next to Bonzo anyday.

:-)


88 posted on 06/27/2007 8:33:02 PM PDT by bannie (Dear God, please save our Great Nation from another division like that in her First Civil War!)
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To: Fresh Wind

ROTFLOL! Your screen name and photo go great together!


89 posted on 06/27/2007 8:41:25 PM PDT by de meanr (No Amnesty)
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To: George W. Bush

I hope you’re right, GWB. But I’m beginning to wonder about your namesake.


90 posted on 06/27/2007 8:43:28 PM PDT by Waryone (The Ted Kennedy wing of the Republican Party must be defeated!)
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To: patriotspride

” I bet nobody is more relieved at this turn of events than Hillary and Obama.

Hopefully, it will still cause plenty of heartburn and lost votes for the two. If this thing dies, and nothing is done before the presidential campaign between the two nominees, it could cost the Dem heavily if their candidate supported the unpopular amnesty bill, and the Republican opposed it.

It definitely needs to be around for the presidential campaign.


91 posted on 06/27/2007 8:56:59 PM PDT by Will88
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To: infidel29

Loved your poster. I was hoping somebody would finally do that!


92 posted on 06/27/2007 9:04:06 PM PDT by truthkeeper (It's the borders, stupid.)
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To: bannie
Yep,,,Got John Wayne’s Pistol,,,never runs outta bullets;0)
93 posted on 06/27/2007 9:06:13 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Neither would Ronald Reagan’s!
:-)


94 posted on 06/27/2007 9:11:54 PM PDT by bannie (Dear God, please save our Great Nation from another division like that in her First Civil War!)
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To: \/\/ayne
What’s the new latest bill number?

Senate Bill S-1639.

95 posted on 06/27/2007 9:15:00 PM PDT by AmericaOne (Sneaking In is NOT Immigration!!!)
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To: George W. Bush

Bump!!!


96 posted on 06/27/2007 9:20:20 PM PDT by AmericaOne (Sneaking In is NOT Immigration!!!)
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To: bannie
Neither would Ronald Reagan’s!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
True Dat !! LOL,,,Dave’ Vitter(R)Louisiana Ain’t Gunna Run
Out Either !! LOL,,,Louisiana SEZ HELL NO To The “bILL”...
97 posted on 06/27/2007 9:30:27 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: AmericaOne
LOL. I forwarded it to Tucker's show and urged them to hit Hume's show in the 6pm EST slot as just another biased liberal production and run ads against them on the web and on TV. And, you know, it's actually true. Hume's show is actually a Rockefeller Republican and neo-con internationalist love-fest, especially these last six months. Giuliani-our-savior-this, mean-bigoted-base-voters-that, well, SCREW THEM! Leftwing mayor drivel and shamnesty scamming and insults, I can do without. Let alone pay extra for it.

I think I might drop my satellite package down to the cheaper one and just watch Tucker (and Lou Dobbs) who is more conservative on any given day that Hume's bunch who just make me nauseous these days. Fred Barnes is just repulsive beyond words.
98 posted on 06/27/2007 9:34:40 PM PDT by George W. Bush (Rudi & McVain: tough on terror, scared of Iowa)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

I think this might be EXACTLY why the Great, Brave and Wise Founding Fathers GAVE us the right to bear arms!


99 posted on 06/27/2007 9:36:53 PM PDT by bannie (Dear God, please save our Great Nation from another division like that in her First Civil War!)
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To: George W. Bush
Murdoch’s brand of news is entertainment. Pablum for Springer’s audience.
100 posted on 06/27/2007 9:46:09 PM PDT by afnamvet (Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.)
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