Public Outrage Causes Fear and Loathing in DC
They will keep bouncing this thing back and forth in Congress in hopes of forcing it through if the good guys blink. Everyone should continue to press your representatives to dispose of S. 1348 as it only serves to provide amnesty. Any other provision will be meaningless as long as amnesty is included.
As other reports state, the contents of S. 1348 do nothing for protecting the borders and controlling immigration. It is a package full of promises that won’t be kept, like all immigration laws that are ignored. There is no expectation of fences or border patrol increases because nothing holds politicians to it or the executive branch either. At best it would provide some pork for federal projects that may do nothing other than line someone’s pockets.
The American public has a unique opportunity with this legislation and other matters related to Congress and the White House. Politicians are beginning to understand they must be accountable to voters and other American citizens or they risk the reality of facing public anger after too much courtesy has been extended to them. Contrary to the Dems claim that the midterms were a mandate for them, ousting one majority requires installing the other.
2008 Congressional elections might also be able to improve and enhance the chances of third party candidates. That would be a nice improvement. Having more candidates run as independents would be a blessing to the American people and you can bet you will never hear that expressed by members of either major party.
Keep the pressure on and vote against those who disappoint at the 2008 elections.
Stanford Matthews
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Immigration Deal Put In Jeopardy
Test Vote Fails 33-63, But Sen. Reid Will Give Senate More Time To Debate Proposed Overhaul
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2007(CBS/AP) A fragile bipartisan compromise that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants suffered a setback Thursday when it failed a test vote, leaving its prospects uncertain.
Still, the measure — a top priority for President Bush that’s under attack from the right and left — got a reprieve when Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would give it more time before yanking the bill and moving on to other matters.
By a vote of 33-63, the Senate fell far short of the 60 votes that would have been needed to limit debate on the immigration measure and put it on a path to passage. Republicans — even those who helped craft the measure and are expected to support it — banded together to oppose that move, while a majority of Democrats backed it.
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