Breaking: Senate passes immigration bill
posted at 5:56 pm on May 25, 2006 by Allahpundit
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They’re still voting, but Fox just broke in to say that there are already 51 yeses.
I’ll have the roll as soon as it’s up.
Update: 62-36. Lincoln Chafee, appropriately, was presiding at the time.
Update: How perfectly symbolic that they’d pass this bill on a day when Vicente Fox is in the United States. He’s set to address the California legislature at 4:30 PST and then head off to a state dinner being given in his honor by Schwarzenegger. At least one state assemblyman won’t be attending either function. Meanwhile, Expose the Left has audio of Rush Limbaugh raking Tony Snow over the coals this afternoon on immigration.
Update: Congrats to Senator McCain for managing to pack so much canned platitudinal nonsense into so few words:
“Why not say to those undocumented workers who are working the jobs that the rest of us refuse, come out from the shadows,” said Arizona Republican John McCain, a key architect of the bill.
Update: NPR compares the House and Senate bills.
Update: Here’s the roll via the Senate website.
Update: The first leak in the dam:
A number of Senate Republicans, including Mr. McCain, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said that they were reaching out to their House colleagues and that some seemed interested in finding common ground. The leader of the conservative caucus in the House, Representative Mike Pence, Republican of Indiana, proposed a bill on Tuesday that would allow illegal immigrants to become guest workers, though they would not be allowed to become permanent residents or citizens.
Update: Pence redeems himself a bit with this line: “I agree with the president that a rational middle ground can be found between amnesty and mass deportation, but I disagree with the president that amnesty is the middle ground.”
Update: The final indignity: a last-minute amendment requires that the U.S. consult with Mexico before building a fence. Michelle has details.
Update: Captain Ed says: Calm. Down.
Update: Our affiliate, Bryan of Sanctuary, imagines the new fence-building protocol:
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The cowards in the senate say not to worry. “The House will fix it”. And the cow jumped over the moon!
roninacreage on May 25, 2006 at 6:02 PM
Well,
its down to the House
Btw Ronin, it wasn’t a cow it was one of those damn Elephant-Donkey hybrids
Defector01 on May 25, 2006 at 6:10 PM
At least everyone in the House has to face reelection this fall. Maybe that means they’ll listen to the folks back home a little better than our House of Lords has recently.
bdfaith on May 25, 2006 at 6:11 PM
FROM THE LA TIMES
1. 40% of all workers in L.A. County (L.A. County has 10 million people) are
working for cash and not paying taxes. This was because they are
predominantly illegal immigrants, working without a green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.
3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.
4. Over 2/3’s of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien
Mexicans on Medi-Cal whose births were paid for by taxpayers.
5. Nearly 25% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican
nationals here illegally.
6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.
7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely
illegal aliens from south of the border.
8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.
9. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.
10. In L.A.County 5.1 million people speak English. 3.9 million speak
Spanish (10.2 million people in L.A.County).
(All 10 from the Los Angeles Times)
Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops but 29% are on welfare
Federali on May 25, 2006 at 6:12 PM
Soooooo, since letter writing, calling, blogging, petitions, and voting don’t help us in this battle, what other tools do we have to make our voices heard (and obeyed by those whom WE employ)when it comes to the illegal invasion of our country? The existing laws apparently don’t apply and neither does the constitution. They want a lawless country? FINE. I’m not going to follow their stupid laws when other people who aren’t even citizens get a free pass at my expense.
Do we,
-stop paying taxes since we are not getting representation?
-boycott Mexico and anything Mexican?
-march in the streets?
-boycott our own country for a day or two?
-all leave our jobs to go build the fence on one or two week rotations?
-march on the capital?
-prepare our own write-in candidates for each office up for grabs and do a massive grass-roots campaign?
-pull all of our kids from public schools?
ARRGGGHHH!!!
NTWR on May 25, 2006 at 6:14 PM
When did FOX News Network become CNN?
Federali on May 25, 2006 at 6:14 PM
Lou Dobbs was besides himself; Fox News was happy,what’s wrong with this picture?
Federali on May 25, 2006 at 6:17 PM
Lou Dobbs was beside himself; Fox News was happy,what’s wrong with this picture?
Federali on May 25, 2006 at 6:17 PM
Someone warn the Border Patrol and Minutemen…If they thought the number of ILLEGALS flooding the border multiplied when El Preseidente Jorge 1st mentioned his Amnesty plans…this useless Senate Bill is going to magnify it to unprecedented numbers.
I wonder if before the next couple weeks, we will have 20 or 30 % of Mexico’s population here, as opposed to the 10%+ here now.
havok on May 25, 2006 at 6:18 PM
“Do we,…
-boycott Mexico and anything Mexican?”
Yes, absolutely.
thirteen28 on May 25, 2006 at 6:19 PM
I can’t say I didn’t expect it but it is still disappointing.
I don’t know what the answer is, how could the people of this country lose control so completely?
It seems that in just about everything else polls matter. But when it comes to securing the country the polls mean nothing.
How did the citizens of this country lose their voice to foreign invaders?
Cpilot on May 25, 2006 at 6:29 PM
Sickening.
California Conservative on May 25, 2006 at 6:30 PM
Can we get a list of the votes so we know who to blame for allowing the next 9/11 terrorists in? I know both senators from my state (WA – Comrade Murray and sidekick Cantwell) probably voted for it.
This is STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!
CrazyFool on May 25, 2006 at 6:35 PM
I say we all quit paying our taxes. IF just 10 million said no to taxes maybe we could get special rights and benefits
ScottyDog on May 25, 2006 at 6:40 PM
Is Fred Barnes being paid by White House to be a lacky?
Federali on May 25, 2006 at 6:45 PM
Cpilot- we lost our voices to foreign invaders by allowing them to vote.
I can’t believe we don’t have to show ID to vote. I always offer, and act surprised and upset when the litle old lady says “oh, no! I don’t need that!” with an expression of horror on her face.
How else do you get Villaraigosa to be in power in LA. He’s a La Raza dude. Racist against anyone who is not part of La Raza “the race”-Mexican, or I guess Latino…
Fox is half Spanish, that must freak some of the Aztlan hardcore folks out.
The other way we lost our voices is by importing socialist cultures without trying to assimilate them (English is the mixing spoon in the Melting Pot) and then letting them vote without even learning English. Who knows what the translated words on the voting ballots say!
NTWR on May 25, 2006 at 6:53 PM
Voted For,
Here’s your Roman Senate:
Bennett R-UT
Brownback R-KS
Chafee R-RI
Coleman R-MN
Collins R-ME
Craig R-ID
DeWine R-OH
Domenici R-NM
Graham R-SC
Hagel R-NE
Lugar R-IN
Martinez R-FL
McCain R-AZ
Murkowski R-AK
Snowe R-ME
Specter R-PA
Stevens R-AK
Voinovich R-OH
Warner R-VA
Federali on May 25, 2006 at 7:01 PM
–”Is Fred Barnes being paid by White House to be a lacky?”
What is it with Conservative extremiests who HAVE to believe that everyone who isn’t on their side MUST be a “lackey”?
Tell me, Federali, are YOU a lacky to Pat Buchannan?
I’d say that Barnes is a believer in what he ways. We may all disagree with his being soft on this immigration issue, but it is assanine to say Barnes must not actually believe in what he says, that he must be being somehow paid off to say it.
Let the fever swamp Daliy Kos people say such things of THEIR own side, but let us NOT say it of ours.
Warner Todd Huston on May 25, 2006 at 7:04 PM
To Warner Todd Huston:
I only say this because Bush has been known to pay people off. It’s been proven.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/26/politics/main669432.shtml
Federali on May 25, 2006 at 7:08 PM
Well, at least we won’t need any committee or commission to try and get to the bottom of how it happened after our country is in ruins- the names are all proudly posted above!
That will save a few tax dollars and some time before we charge them all with treason…
NTWR on May 25, 2006 at 7:15 PM
I know we can sue and use the courts to decide this matter…
Shack on May 25, 2006 at 7:18 PM
The Senators from Ga have consistenly voted against all this crap. They along with others deserve our consideration and votes for their courage. I think the way to get Republican consideration is to vote Democratic unless, Kennedy or Clinton runs. It is serious enough NOT to vote for McClain, or any other front running Republican at this time. That certainly includes Frist, , Hasert and others that have ducked their responsiblilty to the republic.
Bob67 on May 25, 2006 at 7:23 PM
I guess a long weekend off for pompous politicians is more important than the future of America.
What a legacy to leave our grandchildren.
speed647 on May 25, 2006 at 7:26 PM
USED TO MEAN SOMETHING WHEN YOU SAID “i’M A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”.
Now it’s just a friggin joke. And don’t forget to start saving now for the friggin tax bill that will be coming in the next few years. When the 30 or more million family memebers get here, and demand food stamps, health care, free college tuition, etc. etc. In the mean time, the Senators don’t worry about that crap, they have their own retirement and health coverage system. The middle class of America just got it broke off right in the ol rectum. The worst Senate bill the history of our government….and it was pushed through by REPUBLICANS. God almighty, this is really astonishing.
SparkyFD on May 25, 2006 at 7:26 PM
Who would help us sue?
Offhand, I would say the Pacific Legal Foundation (plf.org) or the ACLJ might help us. If each of the 80% of people against illegal invasion gave $10 to the cause, it might bring out some big time lawyers…
NTWR on May 25, 2006 at 7:31 PM
I’m fed up. But I guess it could be worse.
We could be talking about 12 million illegal muslims…
IrishEi on May 25, 2006 at 7:35 PM
Happy to say my Georgia Senators voted NAY….
Thats 2 that will be back.
sixpoint40 on May 25, 2006 at 7:44 PM
In some ways the vote was a victory. The bill’s proponents wanted very much to get more than 1/2 of the Republican vote to increase their bargaining position in the House-Senate conference. They received only 40% of the Republican vote. The amendments the Senate had to vote down betrayed their disdain for border control and their eagerness to bankrupt the country and destroy the fabric of our society. House members are more determined than ever to hang tough since hearing an earful from their constituents. I just cannot see it agreeing to any kind of bill that includes “a path of citizenship,” i.e., amnesty.
I am most disappointed in Frist. I e-mailed him a few days before Bush’s speech to express my disgust with his double-dealing and predict he was finished as a serious candidate because of his sell-out of the U.S. on immigration. He sent back a very long canned e-mail (he must have gotten lots of letters like mine) in which he said emphatically that he was for securing the border and against amnesty. It was a very good letter except all his actions in the previous two weeks had belied it. He immediately praised the President’s speech to the skies and on the same evening told Hannity that any bill had to contain “a path to citizenship” for the illegals here. Now he has done El Presidente’s biding and has appeared with the noxious race-baiter Reid in praising this monstrosity’s passage.
A concerted effort should be made to replace Frist as Senate Majority Leader as he betrayed the Republican Party in particular and the American public in general. As for being a presidential candidate, he’s finished.
ptolemy on May 25, 2006 at 7:50 PM
Bush started this. He will be remembered as the worst President since Carter.
pat on May 25, 2006 at 7:52 PM
And Martinez has sealed his fate. I will not rest until he is flushed out of the senate when he is up for re-election.
Enoxo on May 25, 2006 at 7:53 PM
I believe Einstein said ” you cant fix a problem with the same mind that created it”. Thats justr what we have here.
Plus, chappateddy had to say this:
something about fixing”…real WORLD problems in our broken immigration system”. Stop drinking Kennedy , and all amnesty-ites, its an ILLEGAL immigration problem HERE. Its not a world problem. At least not yet.
These are OUR borders.
shooter on May 25, 2006 at 7:57 PM
Break out your wallets. Go to the websites of those that had the common sense to vote nay on this piece of garbage and drop $5 or $10 into their campaign jar.
Kyl, from Arizona, is up for re-election this year. He’s got a very deep-pocketed Dem as a foe. He’s been mostly right on this issue.
Heck, drop Sen. Nelson (D-Ne) a thank you note.
Drop a line to the RNC with a list of the “Amnesty First” Repubs telling them they’ll get no more money until they support conservatives.
Don’t give up hope. Keep writing and donating. If the feds don’t get the picture, help get laws passed in your own state.
gilbert_sundevil on May 25, 2006 at 7:58 PM
I just came across something that is rather disturbing, can anyone verify it?
“Sen. Kyl told CNN that the Senate added a last minute provision to their bill, requiring consultation with Mexico before building a fence on the southern border.”
Someone tell me this is false.
Enoxo on May 25, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Now we know why , in their infinite wisdom, our forefathers provided us with the 2nd Amendment. The question is: Are their any patriots left?
Chief1942 on May 25, 2006 at 8:13 PM
I wish I was a illegal immigrant.
If I was a Latino illegal immigrant:
1 – I wouldn’t have paid taxes.
2 – I would have spent less, sharing my rent with other illegals or simply lived with my relatives already in America for free and sent money to my family in Mexico City.
3 – I would’ve had a driver’s license, a voting card, an ID card, a social security card, all that without standing in line, waiting for my number to be called.
4 – I would have gotten social security benefits from the stupid U.S. Government without paying into the System.
5 – I would have spent days, months or years in America, living, working or not working, and I would have gotten an amnesty on a silver platter from the stupid U.S. Government.
6 – I would have taken to the streets of the Gringos, waving my Mexican flag, chanting in Spanish, demanding amnesty or else.
7 – Or, I would have done the following:
I would have sneaked into America, married an American Latina girl, lived in her home for free at least in the beginning, my children will automatically be Americans, I would have had all the benefits a “normal,” “lawful” stupid taxpayer citizen is having from the stupid U.S. Government and finally I would have lived the American Latino dream with no problemos, with assistance of the stupid U.S. Government!
And Viva Zapata!!
CatholicConservative on May 25, 2006 at 8:18 PM
Fred Barnes is one of those characters who would back the Republican Party to the end, even if they became a bunch of soulless Arlen Specter and John McCain clones. So long as they were even to the right of Edward Kennedy on one or two issues, that would be satisfactory to him. He is a partisan hack. He is a professional Republican rather than a serious conservative.
tommy1 on May 25, 2006 at 8:25 PM
By the way, Mel Martinez (R-FL), my “senator” should start packing. I’ll make sure it’s his first and last term in Congress.
Never again will I vote for a latino or anyone who would put the interests of one group over another group, not only that, but by doing it illegally!!
Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants is breaking the law, pure and simple, even if it’s done by Congress!
Please remove such Senators from Office, you got their name above. America is going down because of them.
CatholicConservative on May 25, 2006 at 8:26 PM
NTWR –
I have a red sharpie pen and every time I got one of those letters from the Republican party asking for money to support them I wrote in big red letters “Until NO AMNESTY and a SECURE BORDER – No Freakin’ MONEY!!!!”
Then I mailed it off in their prepaid envelope.
I ain’t recieved a solicitaion in a while now.
Cpilot on May 25, 2006 at 8:28 PM
So where exactly should I be sending my taxes? I’ve been handing over large chunks of cha-ching to the fed gummint and the state of California for many years now. Maybe I should just eliminate the middle man and mail my check directly to Mexico City?
Alternate solution: establish Los Angeles the new capital of reconquered Mexico. Heck, we’re halway there already…
OC Sandman on May 25, 2006 at 8:38 PM
ARGH. They did add the consultation with Mexico.
Enoxo on May 25, 2006 at 8:38 PM
America has a co-presidency now. El Presidente Jorge Bush, and El Presidente Fox.
Enoxo on May 25, 2006 at 8:40 PM
Okay, Warner Todd Huston, you still feel the same way now you know they approved consulting Mexico before we build a fence? When did Mexico get to decide what we do on our side? How much in Mexican bribes did these traitors get?
When the RNC asks for money they’ll get cero pesos from me, same as any Republican that voted for this. http://hotair.com/archives/top-picks/2006/05/04/pare-amnistia-ahora-the-cero-peso-campaign/
Only those who voted no will ever see real money from me, and they may need it since they’re certainly not getting any rewards from Mexico
I can only pray that few in the house are so eager to sell their country.
ChelleFiche on May 25, 2006 at 8:55 PM
The following gaggle of pandering politicos and sellout artists should be targeted for defeat during the next two election cycles.
Bennett (R-UT)
Brownback (R-KS)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Craig (R-ID)
DeWine (R-OH)
Domenici (R-NM)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
rplat on May 25, 2006 at 8:59 PM
Remember when the Imperial Supreme Senate (in their infinite wisdom) decided that allowing the peons (who elected them) to invest a miniscule portion of OUR OWN social security MONEY would DESTROY the fragile social security system? Now we can add 12 to 20 MILLION ILLEGAL aliens AND give them and their children benefits. Allrighty then….
Janna on May 25, 2006 at 10:05 PM
The irony is that we’d be better off if a Hugo Chavez-type leader took over in Mexico because then we’d seal the border for sure. That may be our only hope sad as it is to say.
MaiDee on May 25, 2006 at 10:06 PM
Enoxo,
I’m counting days until Martinez comes up. Whoever runs against him in the primary will get my vote. He barely beat Castor in the general election, and he hasn’t done anything to endear himself to the Fl. conservatives. Shoot, if/when Harris loses to Nelson, she should size up Martinez for a primary. She’s got the pockets to run against him and he’s vulnerable.
raz0r on May 25, 2006 at 10:19 PM
It’s always encouraging to see headlines like this one from today’s on-line LA Times: “Migrants Pour Through Storm Drains”.
I wonder if our do nothing, sell out senate has a “storm drain” provision in their immigration bill?
This is disgusting!
rplat on May 25, 2006 at 10:29 PM
Collins (R) and Snowe (R) of Maine are a sure thing. Whatever they are for….stinks. Soulless, A-sexual, Liberal Democrats posing as Republicans.
Hening on May 25, 2006 at 10:33 PM
to all-please pay your tax’s.
you are not illegals and the govt would come down on you full force!!! someone has to pay for the 12 million new
voters(wonder how they will vote?)
is there any real hope left?
atleast allen voted right(va)
mike hale on May 25, 2006 at 10:49 PM
Late last month, over in Right Nation, I predicted that our loving government would find a way to make the wall illegal. I REALLY hate being right, sometimes.
Well, I guess, since I am a contributor to the wall, that makes me a criminal for true.
I reckon I can live with that.
maxmerc on May 25, 2006 at 11:00 PM
Brownback just lost my support, and my next vote should he attempt another term here in Kansas.
Lawrence on May 25, 2006 at 11:24 PM
Now we can trust the House to straighten this out? Look at the debacle the Republican leadership has made over the FBI raid on Jefferson’s office. We need to have them all arrested for “illegal immitation” of conservatives!
Acts20:24 on May 25, 2006 at 11:35 PM
WHY CANNOT WE JUST GRANT THEM WORK PERMITS WITHOUT PATH TO CITIZENSHIP?
They can stay as long as they want to providing that they have a job! They should apply for green card first and we should have the option to grant them the right to abide and they should do so while waiting in Mexico!
I just don’t understand why we have to tie citizenship along with work permits! These are two different thing!
There are many things I don’t understand, I reckon.
Easy87us
easy87us on May 25, 2006 at 11:37 PM
i really don’t understand one thing… the people who have been here the longest will get in line after 11 years. i understand that. now, what happens to the people who have been waiting in line? they are people who have been waiting since 1983 in their own country to come here. if these people get in line behind them, currently right now, that’s over 34 years before they become citizens! that’s a crock of garbage!
all i know is i will do my best to make sure these clown senators from ohio leave the senate with their heads hung low when it comes time to vote.
justpino on May 25, 2006 at 11:39 PM
Let’s hope the compromise bill is tougher than this Senate version. I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve cut off all donations to the RNC, Volpac and the rest. As suggested here, I am sending $ to challengers and sane Senators. God, I hope millions of others are doing the same, and sending the message we want a secure border!
gmoonster on May 25, 2006 at 11:59 PM
CatholicConservative said on May 25, 2006 at 8:18 PM:
I wish I was a illegal immigrant.
If I was a Latino illegal immigrant:
…
3 – I would’ve had a driver’s license … without standing in line, waiting for my number to be called.
If you were an illegal invader, and you stood in front of my car, your number would be UP.
solitas on May 26, 2006 at 12:12 AM
Responses:
- the “last minute” consult Mexico amendment is not last minute, it’s just stupid,
- Catholic Conservative: I hope you are able to make us quickly forget Martinez, since he is a lying jerk, but I don’t believe that he put ethnicity before patiotism, I just think he’s an idiot. If it were the former, then explain Senator Sam Wetback of Kansas? (I like it!)
- Bush is an idiot, and will be despised for this initiative, not least by Mexican illegal aliens, who believe every lie Democrats tell them. Ironic, si? He is so stupid, he probably thinks he’s doing this for the benefit of Republicans. Unbelievable…
- McCain might as well retire to Cabo right effing now. He.Is.Done.
- Specter…Specter…please Lord, don’t let me say it…
- And what’s with this sniveling buttboy Larry Craig from Berkeley, Idaho?!
Jaibones on May 26, 2006 at 1:01 AM
Lousy bunch of traitorious SOBs.
Rowane on May 26, 2006 at 1:05 AM
How could Salazaar and Rockefeller not vote
good Lord
also if they are ill, then they should step down
David Benzion asked a question,
“How do your Christian Beliefs square with your drag em throw em over the fence attitudes”
Was an interesting question
EricPWJohnson on May 26, 2006 at 1:10 AM
umm, am I missing something or wasn’t “taxation without representation” one of the causes of our original war of Independance?
This can’t be allowed to pass or they aren’t representing approx. 80% of the American People, aren’t they just the special ones, they don’t have to obey the laws that us normal Americans do, they can make laws against America and in favor of a foregin nation, it just seems noone there can do anythiong wrong.
I want my Damned Country back!!
Duty, Honor, Country
(in THAT order)
Rowane on May 26, 2006 at 1:13 AM
What american on this forum will do the job no american wants to do and defend the honorable Senate? (Not me, I don’t want that job, won’t do that kind of work. Oh sure, I’ve picked strawberries in the summer as a kid, been a dishwasher, a hot-tar roofer, and a number of other jobs americans obviously won’t do, but even I have my limits!)
atbay on May 26, 2006 at 4:33 AM
The fact that they actually stuck something in there requiring the US to get Mexico’s permission to build a fence or a wall proves to me that these people have no regard for our country as a sovereign nation, and that the idea of the US becoming part of one large country is not just a tinfoil hat idea of the John Birch Society anymore.
We’re seeing elected officials throwing our country away, folks. Are we just going to sit back, bitch at the television, and allow the United States of America to be given away? If 300 million legal citizens can’t do anything to override the desires of 12 million illegals, I am absolutely ashamed of all of them for being armchair citizens. Nothing more.
And those in the Senate who voted for this crap are traitors to this country in every sense of the word.
I’m leaving for the border, in my role as a member of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, tomorrow morning at about three AM, and we’re going to start putting up that fence. At least I can say I’m not sitting on my ass complaining about illegal alien demonstrations. That may be all I’ll have when this country is part of Canamerixico, but at least I will have done SOMETHING.
This is just a horrific, unbelievable turn of events. It’s time to do something besides complain, folks, and that statement is directed at every citizen who loves America. Get off your butts, get off the internet, and give the media some demonstrations worth reporting on. Write to your representatives, call them. Do it NOW. Do SOMETHING.
Capt.Herp on May 26, 2006 at 7:25 AM
The politicians forget that when it is all said and done, all of the campaign contributions only go to get out the vote in their favor. If we turn the bums out there goes their “power”.
The bums are also forgetting that this is not the good old days. They treat the electorate like we have no brains and only wait for them to tell us “what’s good for us”.
Methinks that they are in for a rude awakening come November.
persecutor on May 26, 2006 at 7:32 AM
GAH!!
The difference between the House and Senate bills couldn’t be more shocking.
WTF is wrong with the Senate??
Please dear God let the House hold. Lord knows we don’t have a friend in Bush on this one.
venmax on May 26, 2006 at 7:58 AM
Test…
venmax on May 26, 2006 at 7:58 AM
Spank the Senate, hold the house.
Vote to defeat anyone who supports the Senate measures. Do not vote for any replacement candidate (Frist is retiring) who does not renounce this outrage.
This is war.
dman on May 26, 2006 at 8:37 AM
justpino on May 25, 2006 at 11:39 PM wrote:
what happens to the people who have been waiting in line? they are people who have been waiting since 1983 in their own country to come here. if these people get in line behind them, currently right now, that’s over 34 years before they become citizens! that’s a crock of garbage!
Well (forgive my french) but the Senate (and Pres. Bush) just pi**ed all over them – again.
Rewarding lawbreakers who are here illegally while pi**ing on law abiding people who are patiently waiting to come legally. — What is wrong with this picture?
CrazyFool on May 26, 2006 at 8:42 AM
Capt Herp, I’ve been calling and writing.
Where do we send donations for this fence you’re building? What I formerly tithed to my church (whose heart bleeds for the illegals) will now be going to legislators who can stand up for this country, and to causes such as yours (ours).
Chelle
ChelleFiche on May 26, 2006 at 8:57 AM
ChelleFiche, here’s the website for donations for the fence:
http://minutemanhq.com/bf/
Note: do not confuse the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, who is building the fence, with the Minuteman Project, which is not related to this at all.
Send your donations to the MCDC, and thanks.
Capt.Herp on May 26, 2006 at 9:18 AM
THE SENATE HAS COMMITED TREASON!
….I WANT THEM ARRESTED!!
:/
VonHelton on May 26, 2006 at 9:21 AM
Cornyn and Hutchison still have my Texas vote. Now I need to worry about my US Representative, who happens to be a hispanic democrat. should be interesting here in south texas…
pullingmyhairout on May 26, 2006 at 9:46 AM
Well my Senators both voted NAY Chambliss and Isakson (R) GA. Mr Isakson earlier in the week had his proposal to only secure the border first and once the assurances are given that the border is secure then address the other issues.
Funny ain’t it 2/3 of the Senate is not up for reelection this year so they wimp out whereas the House has all of their seats up and who is it that is taking the hard stance the Representatives.
Folks this is really going to take a grassroots lobbying effort by regular Joe Six Packs putting pressure on their congressperson to get this damn nonsense stopped.
Listening to Fox and Friends this morning and hearing some of the absolute nonsense contained in this “comprehensive” bill, if it became law as is, would lead me to renounce my citizenship leave the country and then come back illegally and enjoy all the perks.
I can’t fault my senators since they voted against it. We can’t get rid of the ones who did. Ain’t life grand.
LakeRuins on May 26, 2006 at 9:51 AM
Addendum in the spirit of full disclosure I did vote for Herman Cain in the primary and not Mr Isakson because of Herman’s stance on the Fair Tax.
LakeRuins on May 26, 2006 at 10:00 AM
I live in Tennessee. I’ll write-in my protest vote: Tom Tancredo for Senate. Let Harold Ford and the Dems take the majority, so that Specter, et al, lose their chairmanships. This is the best we can do, short of a viable third party. We can’t do nothing – too important.
Perhaps we can send financial support to opponents of Senate RINOs that ARE up for re-election, or to campaigns to withhold votes from the RINOs.
2008 is only 2-years away.
dman on May 26, 2006 at 10:13 AM
This just reeks to high heaven. I am so enraged, I can barely type.
Abigail Adams on May 26, 2006 at 10:36 AM
What we have is Anarchy.
Where does it say in the US Constitution that the Senate is the employment agency for Mexico? We do not need to import cheap slave labor, we need to promote manufacturing and restore America’s industrial infrastructure.
We need to stop selling out America’s workers. They are giving college to Illegal Aliens, earned income tax credit, welfare benefits and list goes on and on.
They care more about Illegals than they do about 280 million US Citizens that are going to have to cough up $500 million dollars in the next 10 years for welfare benefits for criminals that broke our laws.
80-90% of US citizens want our borders enforced and they are doing nothing, I repeat nothing to secure the borders and fine employers for violating our laws.
These Traitors should be impeached for violating their solemn oath to the Constitution and the American people.
These seditious criminals are giving the American People the middle finger and mooning us at the same time.
Talk about taxation without representation.
ScottyDog on May 26, 2006 at 11:43 AM
Now we have to really lean hard on our Congressmen to say no to the Senate. This bill is such a massive ceding of soveriegnty its scary.
The Republican Senators who voted for it should be heavily challenged. Especially those up for election this year.
The same for those in Congress who swallow this crap.
If the Republicans wanted to ensure a Democratic victory this fall, I think they’ve accomplished their goal.
I don’t want any libs in, but with the Republicans voting like ‘em how do ya tell the difference?
Iblis on May 26, 2006 at 11:57 AM
The real fight now moves to the House where our elected “representative” are much more accessible and vulnerable and it’s much easier to deliver border bricks directly to their doorstep!
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on May 26, 2006 at 12:00 PM
Yea, Scotty Dog, traitors……Threasonous slimeballs!
…..They all belong behind bars, not in the Senate!!
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VonHelton on May 26, 2006 at 12:01 PM
So you’re an illegal living and working in the shadows…you have no withholding; everything you earn you take home. Now the Senate in its infinite wisdom is making you an offer: register, pay taxes, and back taxes, pay social security, pay state taxes, file a tax return (you’ll need H&R Block for that), and eventually you can pay $2000 to become a citizen. Your reply? “Hey gringo, I don’t need no stinkin’ amnesty! I’m stayin’ in the shadows. I like it there.”
Crude One on May 26, 2006 at 12:19 PM
Thanks Capt.Herp for the Minute Man link. My donation is on it’s way….
I don’t have the words to express how ticked off I am. (Well I do actually have the words but I can’t express them in polite company).
I’ll be composing another eMail to my illustious Senator Arlen (what’s under your kilt) Spector. He probably boned up on Scottish immigration law before casting his vote.
Well, and I know it’s off-topic….. Happy Memorial Day to everyone – especially you Vets and current members of the military. Thanks for all you’ve done or are doing to keep us safe and free. Please know your efforts are appreciated!
dbdiva on May 26, 2006 at 12:44 PM
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