Live Thread: Senate Amnesty Debate (CRITICAL 2ND CLOTURE VOTE TODAY!) Woo hoo!! It's DEAD!!

The U.S. Senate with Free Republic Input | June 28, 2007 | truthkeeper

[truthkeeper]

Here we are again my friends, hopefully for the last debate thread on this particular monstrous legislation. Proceedings are supposed to begin at 9:30 a.m. EST, with the cloture vote being taken at 10:30 a.m.

On a personal note, you've all been wonderful in your passion, vigilance, and commitment to the principles on which our country was founded. If I have to be in a foxhole, I want to be in it with you guys.

[nicmarlo]

aw...so nice of you...I should do that, too!

In fact, I will.

[JeffAtlanta]

My two Senators from Texas voted right all along. Senator Cornyn is our hero, a staunch protector of law and order.

I thought that at least one texas senator voted for cloture in the previous one. Not the one that failed, but the 65-43 vote last week that revived this bill.

Anyone who voted for that cloture should not be praised no matter how they voted today.

[Earthdweller]

Where’s the fence ding dong?

[nicmarlo]

Meanwhile, we can call and send thank-you notes!!!

absolutely!

[Tennessee Nana]

No the phones are working again

I used (888) 534-6226

[nicmarlo]

My vote is DC after recess. It also gives the person collecting time to receive the money.

Okay...I'll go along with that.

[Red_Devil 232]

"Take your irrelevancies to another thread."

Thanks for the advice. I think I will stick around for awhile anyway.

[truthkeeper]

Everyone, I'm either getting busy signals at Jeff Sessions' offices or the answering service is coming on. I'll keep trying, though...and if I get through I will post something. (If I don't, it's because I haven't gotten through yet.)

If I do get through and you would like to be pinged to the information, let me know either via this thread or FReepmail. Thx

[nicmarlo]

It is fun today because he lost, America won, and nothing can stop me from smiling:)

A day for celebration...for many reasons....the turds got stomped on...and Americans did it!

[Tennessee Nana]

She sounded happy and said thank you

The phone lines must be burning up with happy Americans...

:)

[ichabod1]

No. Both Hutchison and Cornyn-beans were smart enough to vote against cloture from the start. Hutch was making noises about the bill being salvageable if she got her amendment, but she voted correctly.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>Where’s the fence ding dong?<<

Probably won’t have any meaningful enforcement unless we elect better people to office. What happened to the enforcement Kennedy promised in 1986?

[Truth29]

Good idea, but how do we get a bill that will force Bush to enforce existing laws? He has a long track record on not enforcing border security and illegal alien apprehension and employment laws already on the books.

[JeffAtlanta]

Irrelevant.

Why?

[Swordfished]

...the borders are still open and nothing will change for over two years because the Dems will not finish funding the fence. Happy now?

I'm happy. It's relative - this bill would have institutionalized our suicide. We are slowly dying, but that's better than committing suicide as a nation.

[tropical]

I just called Sen. Sessions’ DC office and said I wanted to thank the Senator for the great leadership he’s shown regarding the immigration bill.

I told the staffer I’m watching him speak on the Senate floor and although I’m not from Alabama I wanted Sessions to know I appreciate his leadership and the good people of Alabama must be very proud of their Senator. She emphatically agreed they were.

[Cedric]

“I think I will stick around for awhile anyway.”

Waiting for more scintillating Prophesy Talk?

[Guenevere]

Ping me, truthie!
..I want to be part of this.

[NRA2BFree]

very nice...consider that stolen!

Sure, go ahead. It's not mine! I can't remember where I got it. Maybe it was posted on FR before. :o)

[Guenevere]

I still get...’all circuits are busy’