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Senate one (Scott Brown) vote from passing dream act
therightperspective ^ | Published December 13, 2010

Posted on 12/13/2010 9:08:36 AM PST by dennisw

The US Senate is reportedly one vote away from passing cloture for the so-called DREAM Act, which would allow a path towards citizenship for millions of illegals if the attend colleges or serve in the military.

The bill passed the House during a late-night session last week with a vote of 216-198. It was then shelved by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid after Republicans threatened to filibuster any legislation not related to the Bush tax cuts.

It is believed the single vote belongs to Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown, who has disappointed many in the GOP with his RINO-like votes since getting into office. The Associated Press reports a coalition of left-wing educators, religious leaders and advocates are making last-ditch efforts to pressure Brown into voting for the legislation.

The bill also contains the line allowing Janet Napolitano to arbitrarily waive any and all provisions and grant mass Amnesty to about every illegal alien in America if she or her successor wants to:

Grass-roots conservatives were stunned to hear former House Speaker Newt Gingrich support the two main tenants of the DREAM Act during an interview on the Laura Ingraham Show at the beginning of the month.

The story is being under-reported or being ignored by not only the mainstream media but conservative outlets as well, as focus on the Wikileaks Cablegate scandal and political drama surrounding the Bush tax cuts takes center stage.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; brown; crimaliens; dream; dreamact; filibuster; gingrich; illegals; janetnapolitano; massachusetts; rino
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To: Peter from Rutland
...Brown will not vote for the bill.... \

Thank you for a bit of good news!

81 posted on 12/14/2010 5:34:49 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (America can survive fools in office. It cannot long survive the fools who elect them.)
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To: dirtboy
>> It will take two GOP votes, not one. Mark Kirk has already been seated. <<

Kirk is so liberal he's to the LEFT of Brown. There are many card-carrying Democrats that are less liberal than him.

82 posted on 12/14/2010 7:37:25 AM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...
Grass-roots conservatives were stunned to hear former House Speaker Newt Gingrich support the two main tenants of the DREAM Act during an interview on the Laura Ingraham Show at the beginning of the month.
Must have had too much of that grass. Thanks smith5460, all, see message 52.


83 posted on 12/14/2010 5:31:25 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Peter from Rutland

It would seem that no matter how Brown votes on anything, he will still lose in 2012, much as Joseph Cao lost in New Orleans on November 2. Both were fluke, one-time only elections. Same with the two-year successor to Dan Rostenkowski in IL.


84 posted on 12/14/2010 6:30:24 PM PST by Theodore R. (Rush was right when he said America may survive Obama but not the Obama supporters.)
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To: Dante3

Lugar may win the title as the most arrogant senator ever! Of course, there is a lot of competition, but IN can prevail on that one.


85 posted on 12/14/2010 6:37:17 PM PST by Theodore R. (Rush was right when he said America may survive Obama but not the Obama supporters.)
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To: ak267
The GOP is acting like they WANT A THIRD PARTY to challenge them.

That they do. They've been infiltrated during the past 30 years or so, and they do not want Conservatives running our country. They do not care if the GOP is splintered because that means that their true agenda will be implemented by the dims forever.

It's pretty plain, is it not? Just look at Christine O'Donnell, the "GOP" nominee, campaigned against by her own party. Look at Newt, "the era of Reagan is over," pro DREAM act, and in with Warren Buffet on the Texas water monopoly scheme. Look at Boehner and his "appointees." (Never trust a weepy drunk.) Look at all the "support" Joe Miller got against Murkycow in her successful bid to steal the election with stuffed ballot boxes. And on and on and on.

It's as plain as the nose on one's face.

86 posted on 12/15/2010 4:32:47 AM PST by TheOldLady ("Face it, Obama: You, too, were a useful idiot." - Lazamataz, who would hit it...with a brick.)
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