Posted on 03/23/2006 12:28:28 PM PST by Crackingham
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton invoked the Bible yesterday to criticize a stringent border security measure that, among other things, would make it a federal crime to offer aid to illegal immigrants.
"It is hard to believe that a Republican leadership that is constantly talking about values and about faith would put forth such a mean-spirited piece of legislation," she said of the measure, which was passed by the House of Representatives in December and mirrored a companion Senate bill introduced last week by Senator Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican and the majority leader.
"It is certainly not in keeping with my understanding of the Scripture because this bill would literally criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself," she said. "We need to sound the alarm about what is being done in the Congress."
Mrs. Clinton, who is running for re-election this year and is leading in polls for the Democratic presidential nomination, spoke at a news conference in Manhattan with more than 30 immigrant leaders after meeting with them privately.
The meeting took place in an atmosphere of mounting urgency, as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops called on its flock to oppose the measure, and tens of thousands of immigrants around the country stepped up a series of protest rallies in anticipation of a Senate vote on competing immigration bills next week.
Mr. Frist's bill, like the House measure, would make it a crime to be in the United States without proper papers and would add guards and fencing along the Mexican border, and speed deportation.
Some versions, including one proposed by Senator Arlen Spector of Pennsylvania, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, would expand the definition of alien smuggling to include help to illegal immigrants already here.
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The Bible? Hitlary? lol
Must be where she kept her law firm billing records as well. It took awhile but she got around to looking there in the end too.
"Hope the Republicans are recording these idiotic statements. No way she is going to keep all these BS straight."
And compare them with her earlier ones opposite. She's a flip-flopper.
Maybe she meant The Cake Bible. It IS a "good book". Can't imagine she knows what a real bible looks like, since if she stares at one she'll burst into flames.
The HildiBeast speakith....
I'd much rather spend $8 billion to make sure only U.S. citizens vote than build a wall at the border.
Profiling? For sex deviates, we MUST recognize them according to Liberals.
For "minorities", we MUST recognize them, according to Liberals.
For "illegals", we MUST "recognize them".
That's only when the Liberals want to bestow upon them un-earned rewards to bo buy their votes with other people's money)
How do we "recognize" what we're not supposed to see (they call it "profiling").....go figger....
Rush had a tape of this witch talking about the Bible and I just had to turn it off. The day I take biblical advice from Hillary is the day I turn Dim.
The Good Samaritan and Jesus were illegal immigrants? I don't remember seeing that in the Gospel. Maybe it was right under the part that talked about Mary and Joseph being homeless...couldn't find that one either.
Maybe she has?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601472/posts
Demagoguery from a demagogue democrat.
This would be funny if it wasn't so ironic.
They use religion as a tool to achieve political ends. Unfortunately, some churches do that as well.
Not at all - Jesus and the Good Samaritan would help someone regardless of immigration status - that's what HR 4437 seeks to criminalize.
It is scary that such a loony like Hillary is in our Senate (along with such soul mate Ted Kennedy). If the MSM were objective, she would emerge at a laughing stock. Jay Leno should be having quite a chuckle over this.
It was that part that said, " Blessed are the taco makers, chimichangas too but not quesidilla makers, they are satans spawn" or something like that
Do you think the Church helping someone regardless of their immigration status should be criminalized?
Do you think the Church helping someone regardless of their immigration status should be criminalized?
Do you think the Church helping someone regardless of their immigration status should be criminalized?
One has to recall that the Devil attempted to tempt JEsus by quoting scripture.
Didn't work then either.
Folks always want to remember the 'love' aspect of God and forget the 'judgement' side. BOTH are Godly.
Mrs. Clinton, please open your Bible CD and complete the following from scripture "God is faithful to forgive us when ......................" You might be surprised at the answer Mrs. Clinton. Until that happens you ARE guilty AND unforgiven.
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