DREAM Act blocked in Senate

MSNBC ^ | 12/18/10 | Carrie Dann

[gandalftb]

Senate Republicans blocked a measure Saturday that would have offered provisional legal status to some adults who came to America illegally as children.

Democratic backers of the legislation fell short of the 60 votes to move the DREAM Act legislation forward. Democratic Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Jon Tester of Montana, Max Baucus of Montana, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, and Ben Nelson of Nebraska voted against bringing the bill to the floor; Republican Sens. Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, and Robert Bennett voted for it. The vote was 55-41.

[gandalftb]

The bad news is that DADT made it through.

[Principled]

DADT or something similar can easily be changed/fixed/reimplemented.

DREAM act, however, would be far more difficult and problematic to attempt to fix. I’m ok w/ no permanent damage - so far. We still have START to stop.

[Comparative Advantage]

The Nightmare cloture vote was huge. I’m very disappointed about DADT if the actual votes mirrors the cloture vote.

[JPG]

So, what does a queer illegal who wants to enlist do now?

[April Lexington]

Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Jon Tester of Montana, Max Baucus of Montana, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, and Ben Nelson of Nebraska voted against bringing the bill to the floor;

Just look at this crap! Democratic senators don't vote to support yet GOP BLOCKS! What the heck is this stuff?????? The Media must be destroyed...

[Charles Henrickson]

Republican Sens. Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, and Robert Bennett voted for it.

Noted.

[whershey]

I agree. This one needed to go down. I’m much relieved.

[April Lexington]

Senate Republicans blocked a measure Saturday that would have offered provisional legal status to some adults who came to America illegally as children.

HOW MANY DEMOCRATS VOTED NO???? Pure propaganda BS from MSNBC the Imitation News Network...

[Comparative Advantage]

Glad to hear that regarding DADT. Can this possibly be addressed at the beginning of the next Congress (i.e., amended, repealed, etc.)? Will it be a priority?? I certainly hope so.

Still giddy over the Nightmare cloture vote. I was nervous as heck during that vote.

[EGPWS]

Republican Sens. Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, and Robert Bennett voted for it.

Way to go you who place a vote just because of an "R" after the name!

Well, at least one of these liberal hacks won't be back I do believe.

[floridavoter2]

The DREAM is dead. This is such freaking good news, because there was so much more included in the bill that the media wasn’t talking about. It sounded like such a “compassionate” bill but when you get into the details you realize how far reaching/extreme it really is.

[iowamark]

Quite true. Opening the borders to 100 million new Democrat voters at this time would mean the end of the US Constitution as we know it.

[April Lexington]

Republican Sens. Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, and Robert Bennett voted for it.

So shouldn't the headline scream.... "GOP TRIES FRANTICALLY TO SUPPORT DREAM ACT BUT DEMOCRATS COULDN'T MUSTER SUPPORT....

[broken_arrow1]

Republican Sens. Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, and Robert Bennett voted for it.

Same stooges, different skit

[hatter]

Dude,

Excellent question. lol!

[EGPWS]

Pure propaganda BS from MSNBC the Imitation News Network...

Their two viewers would vote communist anyway.

[Comparative Advantage]

Has the actual DADT vote occurred yet?

[iowamark]

Every nightmare idea is carefully camouflaged as something good. Few people will knowingly commit suicide.

[La Lydia]

Only legal resident non-citizens are allowed to enlist. One of the reasons the DREAM Act was so nefarious is that it would have allowed illegals to enlist.

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Republican Sens. Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, and Robert Bennett voted for it.

At least they have R's after their names and they can win elections. That's what's most important. /Establishmentarian