Posted on 10/08/2010 1:01:38 PM PDT by Southnsoul
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --1001 Reasons to Vote Against Harry Reid, an independent committee, has uncovered yet another vote Sen. Harry Reid would probably rather forget. On June 14, 1984 there was a vote on Amendment 18 to H.R. 1510, the Immigration Reform and Control Act. The Amendment, which would have struck section 114, would have changed the law to require INS officers searching for illegal aliens to obtain a search warrant before searching an open field.
This commonsense measure had the support of Members of Congress from across the board, from Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) to Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA).
"Back in the day, Rep. Harry Reid voted against a measure to help the INS deal with the serious problem of illegal immigration, based on Supreme Court cases upholding the 4th Amendment, such as Hester v. United States, Katz v. United States and Oliver v. United States. It should be noted that his position put him to the left of Rep. Barney Frank, one of the most liberal Members of Congress, who stated at the time that the amendment threatened the sanctity of the search warrant. It is ironic that the Sen. Reid we know today used his position as Majority Leader to stall a vote on a comprehensive immigration bill that dealt with illegal aliens and the responsibilities of the INS or other law enforcement agencies. I guess he doesn't want to tie their hands while he's courting their support in his re-election," said Audrey Mullen, a spokeswoman for the Committee.
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His son will do exactly the same thing.
Nothing new here...move along. He is what he is...and should be voted out of public offices forever.
Ping!
I agree.
The Amendment, which would have struck section 114, would have changed the law to require INS officers searching for illegal aliens to obtain a search warrant before searching an open field.
Reid is a doddering fool.
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