Comments on: Breaking: Senate voting on Inhofe amendment right now (update: passes 63-34)

By: SugarnSpice

SugarnSpice — Fri, 19 May 2006 15:13:52 +0000

I can not even believe that this issue even needs brought up. I mean come on shouldn’t English being our language be a given ? I just am in shock. Wow. Votes for English being our language should be a stait 100% votes all the way across. Ouch now I have a headache.

By: Federali

Federali — Fri, 19 May 2006 06:29:35 +0000

Guest Worker Amnesty Passes Senate

by Mac Johnson
Posted May 18, 2006
The Senate last night passed President Bush’s disastrous guest worker amnesty by a strange 66 to 33 vote. A majority of Republican Senators (31) voted against the amnesty provision. The measure passed, however, when 24 Republicans joined with Democrats to overrule the will of the Republican majority. Only two Democrats voted against the amnesty.

The measure effectively grants amnesty to every illegal alien in the country.

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=14964

By: Labamigo

Labamigo — Fri, 19 May 2006 03:06:04 +0000

Do you realize that ONE THIRD OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE voted AGAINST this?

Strange times, children.

By: E L Frederick

E L Frederick — Fri, 19 May 2006 02:33:23 +0000

PA Pundits Poll – E L Frederick for Senate in 2008…

This is about as non-scientific as you can get. However, since I am extremely dis-pleased with the way that Sen. Shelby from Alabama has been voting, (or not voting as the case has been) and I feel that in general the Senate has lost touch with the Am…

By: Enoxo

Enoxo — Fri, 19 May 2006 02:10:42 +0000

Or did they?

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/05/18/D8HMGLG81.html

Senate Sends Mixed Signals on English

The Senate voted Thursday to make English the national language of the United States. Sort of.

Moments after the 63-34 vote, it decided to call the mother tongue a “common and unifying language.”

“You can’t have it both ways,” warned Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., a fan of “national” but not “common and unifying.” Two dozen senators disagreed and voted for both as the Senate lumbered toward an expected vote next week on a controversial immigration bill.

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Democrats disputed that, and said the proposal would curtail rights established by an executive order President Clinton issued to extend language assistance to individuals not proficient in English.

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada went further. “I really believe this amendment is racist. I think it’s directed basically to people who speak Spanish.”

“It’s ridiculous,” Inhofe replied. “I don’t think people will buy into it.”

The Senate didn’t, including 11 Democrats who joined 53 Republicans to support the proposal.

Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., advanced the alternative that declared English to be a “common and unifying language.”

It passed, 58-39, leaving the outcome of the symbolic debate uncertain.

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So which is it? English the national language, or just a “common and unifying language”?

By: E L Frederick

E L Frederick — Fri, 19 May 2006 01:56:40 +0000

I don’t know about repealing the 17th, but I may just be mad enough to attempt to run against my local GOP senator come 08.

By: Mike O

Mike O — Fri, 19 May 2006 01:37:13 +0000

Marching is for show; where we have to act is at the ballot box. Vote for and support only those who support border enforcement. Those that link it to 'comprehensive policy' are trying to buy the fence with law-breaking forgiveness. Has anyone asked the question; "And what if those 11 million don't bother to pay the fines, learn English and go to the 'back of the line'?? Without deportation, they have NO reason to!

By: LegendHasIt

LegendHasIt — Fri, 19 May 2006 01:07:21 +0000

RobertHuntingdon:
EXCEPT on this particular issue, Pete Domenici has been a pretty strong conservative his entire political career. (I’ve known him personally since I was a kid.)

His mother was an illegal alien for a while (overstayed visa, if I remember correctly) and nearly deported when he was a child; So, he has his head firmly up his posterior on the illegal alien issue.

But other than that, mostly he is one of the strongest conservatives in the Senate.

By: pat

pat — Fri, 19 May 2006 00:57:13 +0000

How do you say ‘hoax’ in Spanish?

By: p0s3r

p0s3r — Fri, 19 May 2006 00:48:37 +0000

The irony of these debates today is that the pro-amnesty side is claiming we need this path to citizenship for illegals because of the strength of our economy and the strong demand it has created for laborers. I guess the MSM has too much foot in its mouth over the NSA fiasco to fit another foot for all their economy gloom & doom.

By: SparkyFD

SparkyFD — Fri, 19 May 2006 00:38:48 +0000

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

The way our legislaters are heading we will all have to learn Spanish sooner or later. It’s another symbolic gesture to ease the masses before the next shoe drops. Don’t you guys get it? Just learn this …Adios Estados Unidos De America….Y….Hola…Estados Unidos De Mexico…Wake up America, it’s happening….while you sleep…the country you knew is going to be gone for ever.

By: see-dubya

see-dubya — Fri, 19 May 2006 00:33:26 +0000

MIchael Dukakis–>Tank
GWB–>Border Dune Buggy

By: Kid from Brooklyn

Kid from Brooklyn — Fri, 19 May 2006 00:30:22 +0000

REPEAL THE 17TH

CAAAANNNNNN YYYYOOOOUUUUU DDIIIIIIGGGG IIIIIIIITTTTT ????

By: Margaret McC

Margaret McC — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:43:06 +0000

I went to Chicago today to march in the anti-illegal march and we had about 50 people attending. Very disappointing! Of course, many of the people who would support us were working, but there are many retired people available and women who were busy shopping.

The Silent Majority had better stop being silent.

By: speed647

speed647 — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:34:30 +0000

Yo quiero common sense.

By: Hoodlumman

Hoodlumman — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:26:06 +0000

Making laws that aren’t enforced/followed is why immigration is an issue to begin with.

Solution: more of the same laws.

By: RobertHuntingdon

RobertHuntingdon — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:08:18 +0000

Ooops, my goof, on Inhofe there was one RINO who voted nay (Domenici R-NM). Add him/her/it to the list of those that need to be removed ASAP.

By: RobertHuntingdon

RobertHuntingdon — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:05:50 +0000

I finally got around to noticing the vote list on the Salazar one… note that once again the only ones smart enough to realize what a crock it was were Republicans. EVERY LAST nay was a Republican. Hmm. Maybe the problem isn’t the GOP. Maybe it’s just the RINOs that need to go.

By: easy87us

easy87us — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:04:46 +0000

Here is a sample of the test..

Where did you come from? Answer…Mexico
What is your name? Answer…Hugo Gonzalez, dude.
What is your mother’s name?…Maria Gonzalez
What is the name of this country? Answer…It is not Mexico
Who is our president…Answer..Fox?

OK, 4 out of 5, you are passed.

Easy87us

By: RobertHuntingdon

RobertHuntingdon — Thu, 18 May 2006 23:03:12 +0000

I was rather amused to note that not ONE republican was stupid enough to vote “nay” on the Inhofe amendment. Check the vote list, the nays are ALL dhimmicrats (well plus one independant who might as well drop the charade since it’s so painfully obvious what he really is).

Guess the Senate Republicans aren’t *quite* as stupid as we thought. Pity they aren’t as smart as we’d like them to be.

By: ForYourEdification

ForYourEdification — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:53:23 +0000

Actually, the brainless dolts are those IN the senate!

By: rplat

rplat — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:51:00 +0000

Some in the senate obviously believe that most citizens are brainless dolts that can be dazzled and confused by their footwork and obfuscation. Unfortunately, for them, it’s not going to work. Either they close the borders and return the hoards of illegal foreign nationals that have invaded our country or they suffer the consequences at the polls.

By: WC

WC — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:39:35 +0000

Then I guess there will be a law now forcing those stupid phone call choices to companies that say “Press 1 for English, Press 2 for Spanish” be eliminated?

I won’t hold my breath.

By: The Political Pit Bull

The Political Pit Bull — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:31:52 +0000

Bush At The Border (Video)…

Click to Download (.wmv) Here’s a short clip of President Bush at the border with FOX News’ Carl Cameron. Nothing new besides the President noting that Mexican government has “a duty to enforce [it's] side of the border.” Meanwhile,……

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:17:17 +0000

Hard to believe – it’s nothing new that English hasn’t been mandatory in this country for a long time.

After immigrating here legally in 1976, I took the citizenship exam in 1982 and became a citizen in 1983.

The testing officer kept asking questions after questions on American History and Govenment, then who my Representatives, Senators and local leaders were…in the end he said something like “…thank you for making my working day – you speak English well and you don’t try to fake the answers, you actually know them…it is very rare”.

Sadly, today many immigrants don’t even try any more. Most Latino immigrants expect all of us to speak Spanish – they take it for granted that we have to.

We need a 3rd party in this country – there are enough sane people to form that majority and deprive both parties (which now don’t differ that much any more) of winning.

Michelle, go for it!