Same BS, lie we heard from mccain, and his postion on illegals has been posted here many times.
To: Kansas58; PhiKapMom >Having a Conservative to vote for, at the top of the ticket, will HELP get conservatives elected, in all the other Republican Primary races on the ballot. >Last thing we need in DC is Charlie Crist, the ZERO supporter.
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Floridians for Immigration Enforcement on Marco Rubio.
Thanks for your inquiry. You are welcomed and encouraged to disseminate this message widely within your Republican Club or wider.
Below is a well-documented trail by 2008 Florida Speaker Marco Rubio to block consideration of all immigration enforcement bills during his tenure.
Floridians for Immigration Enforcement (FLIMEN) attempted to get the Florida Legislature to consider and pass six state-level immigration enforcement bills. Contrary to the arguments of Speaker Rubio and others, immigration enforcement is not the exclusive responsibility of the federal government. About 12 states, excluding Florida, have enacted E-Verify, 287(g) and other enforcement measures. These state-level bills have survived legal challenges and are now working very successfully.
Prior to the Session the FLIMEN Political Committee received an assurance from a Rubio aide that all bills would be allowed to move. That was a lie.
The trail is very clear that Speaker Rubio bottled up the bills to never move toward even a hearing. Speaker Rubio did placate Floridians by allowing a workshop but he never intended the bills to move out of committee. Speaker Rubio used his lieutenants Rivera and Zapata to smear pro-enforcement Floridians with false racial allegations.
Marco Rubio in the opinion of all pro-enforcement immigration activists would be another pro-AMNESTY Senator in the footsteps of the unpopular Rove-Bush-endorsed Senator Mel Martinez. Marco Rubio favors his personal cultural preferences over the rule of law. If he were elected Senator Marco Rubio would no doubt continue to promote open borders, AMNESTY and non-enforcement which are clearly detrimental to Floridians.
The Republican Party is at a transition point. Will the GOP forsake principles to expand into the big burning tent in a manner similar to the McCain loss or will the party stand by principles like equality and the rule of law?
I certainly hope your Republican Club will flatly and honorably refrain from endorsing Marco Rubio for Florida Senator.
Thank you.
Respectfully, Dave Caulkett, VP, FLIMEN
12 posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:24:54 PM by bill1952 (Power is an illusion created between those with power - and those without) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies | Report Abuse]
It seems that there are two sides to this story. Please take a look at the linked video. Starting at 13 minutes and running to the end there is considerable discussion of immigration as well as the FLIMEN bills. Most telling is Rubios statement that the same bills are trying again and won’t pass this time either (in either house). He, of course, is no longer in state government. So what did he do this year? Place a curse on the legislation with his decoder ring? His contention is a very short legislative calendar (60 days) and the inability of the proponents to consolidate the six bills into one for efficiency in a crowded calendar will likely doom them to the dustbin until their supporters use their heads. Neither of us were there for this whole legislative flap, but I think the accusation that Rubio caused the bills’ demise is less likely than the logistics of dealing with six bills instead of one. Finally, read FLIMEN’s accusations carefully. Nowhere do they identify real actions by Rubio that caused their legislation to fail. They imply a vast conspiracy but have no real evidence.
http://www.redcounty.com/marco-rubio-illegal-immigration