"Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Kosovo, Bosnia and over 100 other countries are more important than our own country in this bastards opinion! ( Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso,)
Find me a short rope and a nervous pony for him to set on!
I'll change his opinion real quick about what's important and what's not.
This will be an example of my controlled anger towards traitors.
(Keep in mind this is but a sampling of the long list of Reyes' betrayals. He has consistantly pushed for open borders, amnesties and programs that reward illegal aliens.)
Voted in favor of sanctuary policies to protect illegal aliens in 2003
Rep. Reyes voted against an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill, H.R. 2555, and against an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and State Appropriations bill, H.R. 2799, that would prohibit funding from going to cities that have an official sanctuary policy. As background, 'sanctuary policies,' are local policies that forbid public officials, including police officers, from reporting illegal aliens to federal authorities. These policies flout the law by requiring public entities to provide taxpayer-funded services to persons regardless of whether they are in the United States illegally. In 1996, Congress passed a law that specifically prohibits state and local governments from enacting sanctuary policies. Despite that, cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, still have sanctuary policies in place. The amendments, offered by Rep. Tom Tancredo, would have created a huge incentive for these cities to rescind the policies that protect illegal aliens, criminal aliens, and, potentially, terrorists, by denying them some Federal funding. The amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill failed by a vote of 102-322. The amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations bill failed by a vote of 122-305.
Voted against using the military to assist in border control functions in 2003
Rep. Reyes voted AGAINST the Goode Amendment to H.R. 1588, to authorize members of the military, under certain circumstances, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border control functions. The Goode Amendment passed the House by a vote of 250-179.
Voted AGAINST authorizing troops on the border in 2001.
Rep. Reyes voted not to enforce the border by voting AGAINST the Traficant amendment to HR 2586. This amendment authorized the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, to request that members of the Armed Forces assist the INS with border control duties. The Traficant amendment passed by a vote of 242 to 173, but this measure was never considered by the Senate.
Voted in 2000 against authorizing troops on the border.
Rep. Reyes voted AGAINST enforcing the border by opposing the Traficant amendment to H.R.4205. This amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign, under certain circumstances, members of the Armed Forces to assist the INS with border control duties. The Traficant amendment passed by a vote of 243 to 183, but the Clinton Administration never chose to exercise this power.
If you can stand reading any more of this you'll find the complete report here.
if we spend the money to put troops in to close our borders, maybe we can pay for it by not buying water coolers to put out for the illegles in the desert states...
and the aclu can take care of something worth a crap...
Well, Kosovo and Bosnia should be handled by the euroweiners portion of nato. That would be a good start.