"We have to pass it before we can see what's in it."
Posted on 06/22/2013 1:19:34 PM PDT by don-o
The Hoeven-Corker border security amendment to the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill is finally out, and it is huge. Released in several parts, it totals 1,190 pages, amounting to a rewrite of large portions of the original bill. While much of the text of those 1,190 pages duplicates portions of the original legislation, there are entirely new passages and significant changes throughout — enough to keep anyone who cares about what is in the bill busy for quite a while.
The problem is, they don’t have quite a while. The Senate will likely vote on the amendment on Monday. That’s not much time to read and digest such a momentous and far-reaching piece of legislation.
On Friday, Republican Sen. Bob Corker anticipated such concerns and sought to reassure the public by saying that everyone will have 75 hours to read the amendment before the vote. “I know we have had a lot of people on the floor who have criticized this legislation without reading it,” Corker said. “I know it has been called a magic amendment. I will just say to people who care about border security — and obviously numbers of people on our side of the aisle care deeply about that — read the bill. By filing cloture today [Friday] on this amendment, it is going to give everybody in this body and in the nation the opportunity to read this piece of legislation for 75 hours before the cloture vote occurs.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Just vote NO!
Corker. Aptly named...
It would be nice to see it happen, A NO vote. A NO vote is a vote for America and America’s People. A yes vote says give the country to someone other than Americans. Will be a defining moment in our history, no doubt.
I apologize on behalf of Tennessee for sending this tool to Washington.
Is the deck of the USS Missouri available for a signing? Obama and the President of Mexico can dress up like MacArthur and the allies, while Boehner and his crew can wear top hats and tails like the surrendering Japanese.
"We have to pass it before we can see what's in it."
Wonder how many hundreds of billions in earmarks will be hidden in the final version?
The Bryan24 Immigration Reform Plan
Section 1
Enforce all laws currently enacted.
Section 2
Every employer in the United States shall verify the employment eligibility of each employee.
Penalty for Failure to Follow Section 2:
$50,000 per employee per day.
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There, In 40 words I just wrote legislation that will solve America’s immigration problem.
LET’S CUT THE COMEDY FOLKS....JUST TURN THIS THING OVER TO ANNIE COULTER, MICHELLE MALKIN AND LAURA INGRAHAM...THOSE BRAINIACS’LL COME UP WITH WHAT THE US NEEDS OVERNIGHT...NO PROBLEMO...SENORO...
I can definitely roll with that.
They are talking about more predators, a complete waste of money.
Cruz needs to offer an amendment requiring senators pass a written test on the bill before they are allowed to vote on it.
I read the whole article and the amendment has been changed to the point it’s weak and useless. Big disappointment.
“We have to pass it before we can see what’s in it.”
Just like a stool sample.
Let's face it. A dozen gerbils could come up with a better "Immigration Reform Bill" than the Gang of Eight.
We have to pass it so we can find out what’s in it.
Proof positive that idiocy is not relegated to the Democratic Party.
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