Posted on 05/11/2006 11:04:48 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
Senate leaders reached an agreement yesterday on immigration reform legislation that would strengthen border security but also would allow millions of illegal aliens who have been in the U.S. for two years or longer to apply for citizenship. Derided by conservatives as "amnesty," the proposal could be amended but senators on both sides of the aisle say they doubt it will be dramatically altered. "Senate Republicans are united in their commitment to an open and full debate on multiple amendments," said a statement from seven Republicans who represent the full spectrum of positions on immigration reform. "We are willing to put differences aside so we can get on with the important work to be done securing our borders and grappling with the 12 million illegal immigrants currently living in our country," said the group that included Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas. "We are also in agreement that efforts to curtail the debate prematurely will only derail this process. We call on Senate Democrats to allow an open debate and votes on this complex and challenging issue," the statement read. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, with whom Mr. Frist has been negotiating for weeks, said he "welcomed" the return of the thorny bill to the floor.
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Nope didn't say that at all that is something you are assuming by changing the words and changing my meaning which you are a master at doing.
Are the parents guilty of any other crime?
Is that what you would do?
All of them! Enough to where I go to town to shop I don't see several dozen. BTW I'm not on a border state. They're coming in much faster than they are leaving and W's amnesty hints as well as Spineless Frist are by no means helping matters at all.
Wow you really are the master of disguise, one cannot turn their back on you, checkmate menat you won this round.
What twisted logic made you make all those horrible statements against a great President like Ronald Reagan?
It' called a hypothetical question.
menat = meant
What?
Good Citizenship?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/march97/citizen_3-4.html
Certainly proves that angry psychosis (44 Dems) is a far better unifying force than cowardise (55 Repubs).
Yes - I understand the "checkmate" post now (usually the person who wins the chess game says that, so that's why I was confused). I'm still confused as to why you think I am trashing Reagan - I was defending him. YOU were the one who claimed that "Amnesty leads to socialism" - and since Reagan signed amnesty, I asked if you thought Reagan was a Socialist. It was a question, not a statement. No "twisted" logic there at all.
Your full quote: "Amnesty spreads socialism! Plain and simple!"
I wasn't asking you.
Tough, ain't it.
No skin off my nose - I already knew your position on sealing the border, rounding up every illegal alien and deporting them - I am only interested in discussing the issue with rational people.
Fair question however it was stated as a fact rather than a question.
So the word association was a stretch at best.
"Claimed" amnesty =socialism, claimed? You give me to much credit.
In my word association game the illegals are socialists giving them amnesty will promote socialism the liberals support giving them amnesty therefore amnesty will spread socialism. Therefore Amnesty spreads socialism.
Yes while it is true our greatest President ever did pass amnesty way back in the 80's, word association again, he was a Republican AND at that time liberals were not as active in spreading socialism I am certain he never equated socialism with amnesty in fact he was responsible for toppling communism, he came from a totally different era.
So I am certain he was given intelligence, advice and so forth to allow him to believe that it would be a good thing for the country again at that time in the 80's.
So therefore I never would have seen any word association Reagan, amnesty, socialism....see? BUT you did! One must take pause and say hmmmm.
I see my question was missing a beginning quotation mark before the word - but there was a QUESTION mark - I'm glad we cleared it up at least. I had no idea what "master of disguise" was supposed to mean either ; )
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