[starbase]

Hey everyone, the cloture vote FAILED!!!

I'm watching things on NumbersUSA's website.

From their site: TODAY: (April 6) Vote on the invoking of cloture on the original Judiciary Committee proposal failed 39-60.

They can't try to pass it as long as a few Repubs continue filabustering it, and they can't get past the filabuster without 60 votes, here they've only gotten 39!

[EternalVigilance]

The failure to obtain the votes for cloture is on the McCain-Kennedy bill.

The new 'compromise' between RINOs and RATs, (the extreme McCain/Kennedy bill barely watered down) is a revised version that, the way I understand it, has yet to be voted on.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong....I'm still trying to sort through various reports.

[george wythe]

They can't try to pass it as long as a few Repubs continue filabustering it, and they can't get past the filabuster without 60 votes, here they've only gotten 39!

The filibustered bill was the original McCain-Kennedy bill, opposed by Frist.

The new compromised bill is supported by both Frist and Reid.

The chances of filibuster for the most recent compromised bill are nil

[Serenissima Venezia]

According to the link you provided, the Alexander amendment requires those wanting to be citizens to learn English - but taxpayers get to pay $500 for each one to help them with the naturalization requirements! Geez. They started out with something good - and again, the taxpayers get screwed!

Over the past 100 years, immigrants managed to become citizens without anyone having to pay money to help them. They had enough motivation to do it themselves, at their own expense.