Posted on 04/23/2006 3:57:44 PM PDT by santorumlite
Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer Nix Border Security Bill
New York's two senators, Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer - who have been complaining since the London bombing attacks that the federal government hasn't done enough to protect the U.S. from terrorists - voted against legislation to enhance border security on Thursday.
Clinton and Schumer turned thumbs down on two amendments to a Department of Homeland Security spending bill, which, according to the Washington Times, would have funded plans for 2,000 new Border Patrol agents and more than 5,000 new detention beds to house illegal aliens.
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The measures, which had been stipulated in the intelligence overhaul bill passed by Congress last December, were intended to help end the practice known as "catch and release," where the Border Patrol has been forced to free illegal aliens because they have no place to hold them. Al-Jazeera recently nixed plans to film a documentary on the U.S.'s porous southern border, with a special emphasis on "catch and release" - after the Minuteman Project blew the whistle on the terrorist-friendly network.
Despite the obvious risks to U.S. national security, Senators Clinton and Schumer, along with a number of soft-on-national security Democrats, declined to support the border security amendments and the measure failed to pass.
Just last week the former first lady blasted President Bush on border security in a statement posted to her official Senate Web site.
"This administration has failed to provide the resources to protect our borders, or a better system to keep track of entrants to this country," she complained, adding, "I welcome the addition of more border security."
In the past she has claimed to be "adamantly against illegal immigrants."
Schumer explained his vote to the Washington Times, saying that the costs of enhancing border security would "take away money from the people every day who defend us and, since 9/11, have new duties."
Mrs. Clinton's office didn't return a call from the Times.
She goes on hanntiy praising real id act then rails against the real id act in congress.
She is for the iraq war when it was popular long after no wmd were found. But now says we shouldn't have gone in when it turns less popular.
She calls sensennbrenner's bill a crime against jesus and now is back triangulating.
Save this country from the beast.
Words cannot describe how much I despise this creature and how afraid I will be if it is ever allowed anywhere near the White House again.
Sorry mate. As an ex-South African, I can assure against the advice of many pschologists, that in this case your worst fears WILL come true. You cannot stop this sort of political momenta. It starts out of nowhere, and against all logic rides its way through under the applause of the masses, leaving its destruction in its wake. later historians applaud the destruction as a necessary price. like a fellow church-member said to me, it was for a higher good.
And sen. PIG just keeps flip-flopping along.
To be fair, and I hate to play fair with Witch Hillery, the bill was bundled with an intelligence bill. A process I wish didn't exist. While a President has line item veyo ability, a Senator does not. I am at this point unaware of the particulars of the intelligence bill so I have to reserve judgement.
They were amendments she voted against.
She wants the illegals votes just like she wants the votes of felons. They will make her landslide hillary rodham in 08.
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