Live Thread: Senate Amnesty Debate (CRITICAL 2ND CLOTURE VOTE TODAY!) Woo hoo!! It's DEAD!!

The U.S. Senate with Free Republic Input | June 28, 2007 | truthkeeper

[truthkeeper]

Here we are again my friends, hopefully for the last debate thread on this particular monstrous legislation. Proceedings are supposed to begin at 9:30 a.m. EST, with the cloture vote being taken at 10:30 a.m.

On a personal note, you've all been wonderful in your passion, vigilance, and commitment to the principles on which our country was founded. If I have to be in a foxhole, I want to be in it with you guys.

[NordP]

Hey Spector...the reason they changed their vote is because they actually listened to who they work for... It's not personal against you!

KILL BILL

[azhenfud]

Man I wish I could see the circus!

[nicmarlo]

He’s needs voted out!

[myrabach]

Beautiful... it became my prayer! Thank you.

[MplsSteve]

Agreed.

If this isthe best that the Senate can come up with, then the entire body needs to resign immediately.

Or at least, a good share of ‘em ought to resign.

[acoulterfan]

Picture Bushes face as we listen to the Scotsman. He is speaking for Bush only.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Hopefully Specter will lay a Scotch Egg.

[libscum]

Ensign Is a No [NR Staff]

THUMBS UP !

National Review has learned that Senator John Ensign (R., Nev.) will vote no on cloture on the immigration bill. Ensign told the president and Minority Leader McConnell about his decision last night. He appears to be the fifth senator to change his vote from yes to no.

[nicmarlo]

http://www.c-span.org/watch/

[NewJerseyJoe]

> Kennedy: “We can’t deport 12 million people. Are we going to go and round them up?"

Yes, you idiot, you bloated caricature from Massachusetts, YES! That's exactly what we need to do.

I'm so tired of hearing that argument. Every time someone has said to me, "We can't just deport 12 million people," my answer is always the same: "WHY NOT? We've never tried it -- let's give it a try before saying 'it can't be done! '"

"Suppose you find and deport only 4 million people?" "That's still success!"

[tgslTakoma]

Pennsylvanians need to remove Arlen Sphincter next election.

[Snoopers-868th]

http://www.broadbandc-span.org/

Broadband link

[wastedyears]

Let’s hope they keep going off said cliff.

[pollywog]

Psalm 71
1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
6By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
7I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
12O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
16I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
18Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

[KC Burke]

The anger here at the time of the last election had more to do with Bush sitting on his hands on War strategy during the June through October period of 2006. Then, Rummy going when it finally came out was like he was letting Rummy make the decesion that Rummy had stonewalled on continuing without re-crafting his stategy for too long and made Bush look un-executive. At least, that is how I see it.

I think the Rummy-Cheney connection was so strong that it worked against good stategy changes that could have been used after Feb 2005.

[nicmarlo]

thanks, truthkeeper.....I thought of going to check out c-spam as I typed my question to you.....got it on now.

[indcons]

http://www.c-span.org/watch/index.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2

[azhenfud]

“It’s not personal against you!”

IMO, if Spectacle wants to take it that way.....then, okay.

[ken5050]

Vitter: “this bill would legalize millions who ahve been breaking the law, and to think that the GOP would get more than a pittance of these new voters is insanity. All it would do is upset our base..”

[Cedric]

If Bond votes, “No” on cloture, please retract your “LIAR” accusation.