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Live Thread: Senate Amnesty Debate (CRITICAL 2ND CLOTURE VOTE TODAY!) Woo hoo!! It's DEAD!!
The U.S. Senate with Free Republic Input | June 28, 2007 | truthkeeper

Posted on 06/28/2007 6:25:57 AM PDT by truthkeeper

Here we are again my friends, hopefully for the last debate thread on this particular monstrous legislation. Proceedings are supposed to begin at 9:30 a.m. EST, with the cloture vote being taken at 10:30 a.m.

On a personal note, you've all been wonderful in your passion, vigilance, and commitment to the principles on which our country was founded. If I have to be in a foxhole, I want to be in it with you guys.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; deathofthegop; illegalimmigration; immigrantlist; immigration; itsdeadjim; sellouts; stickaforkinit; ussenate; vampirebill
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To: NoBullZone

Good for Liz Dole, she actually has talked with law enforcement.

First time I’ve heard her speak (yep). She seems like a decent Senator for NC.

What;s the word with Charlotte these days? We were thinking of relocating there about a year ago.


321 posted on 06/28/2007 7:08:16 AM PDT by angkor
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To: truthkeeper
I personally think that a good many of the traitors were surprised at the reaction to a cloture vote. They were expecting the cover of a vote on the final bill and now they know it's not going to work.

As far as these creeps are concerned, they should see a vote for cloture as akin to the end of their political futures. With the Internet, there's no hiding now.

On another note should we win, we should expect individual provisions of the NAU and amnesty to be snuck in as riders to any number of other bills. This is going to take a level of vigilance to which even FReepers are unaccustomed.

322 posted on 06/28/2007 7:08:28 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (And the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.)
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To: don-o
In fairness, no Senator is going to actually read any bill in its entirety. The staff is supposed to do that and prep their guy to be able to talk intelligently. Which V's staff obviously did not do.

That is the root of the problem though. Why aren't they reading the bills? If they are too long then the question should be asked why simple bills need to be 800 pages long.

This should illistrate that congressmen don't write our laws, life long congressional staffers do. That is why nothing ever changes at the state department and that is why nothing ever changes no matter which party is in charge.

Our senate is broken and needs serious reform.

323 posted on 06/28/2007 7:08:28 AM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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To: freespirited
Norm got my phone call, then ;-) I told him I was a former MN and wanted to be proud of my former state and its people. I told him he'd done so much good with the UN and not to throw it all away with this vote. I also said GO VIKES...

I think THAT got to him. I think I need to call him again though ;-)

324 posted on 06/28/2007 7:08:37 AM PDT by NordP (The greatest gift God can give us is LIFE. The greatest gift man can give to another is FREEDOM.)
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To: acoulterfan

Sessions graciously ceding parts of his time to Dole, Corker, others who have helped him work on this.


325 posted on 06/28/2007 7:08:41 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: rolling_stone
"graham is running scared"

(We/re gonna tell) Linseed Graham! SHUT UP, you BIGOT!

326 posted on 06/28/2007 7:08:43 AM PDT by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: libscum

It is still a good idea to pressure those NOs from the last cloture vote. There is serious arm-twisting being done to change those who we might assume are safe and solid. I am calling Saxby Chambliss again - he hasn’t exactly led on this issue and is prone to carrying Bushwater.


327 posted on 06/28/2007 7:09:04 AM PDT by over3Owithabrain (Blame me - I voted for Bush)
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To: NordP

Sen Dole was terrific and talked about Grassley saying the 1986 bill was wrong.

Corker — Based on compassion, party politics who is going to gain the majority, appreciate the efforts of all involved. Encourage them (people who wrote the bill) to vote against cloture — now he is saying why the bill should be killed. Brought up passports — about confidence and credibility — Americans feel they are losing their country to a government that doesn’t have the competence or ability to carry out the things they have promised to do.

A more modest basis and build a foundation that will cause the American people to have faith in this Government.


328 posted on 06/28/2007 7:09:19 AM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Inhofe for Senate 08 -- Broken Glass Republican -- vote out the RATs in 2008)
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To: Guenevere
Sen. Corker, up now, is from my (birth) hometown..

Chattanooga?

329 posted on 06/28/2007 7:09:25 AM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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To: Guenevere

He is being forced to share his 5 minutes with Dole, Cochran, and DeMint.


330 posted on 06/28/2007 7:09:29 AM PDT by indcons (Help kill the amnesty bill; please.)
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To: NordP

GREAT JOB BOB


331 posted on 06/28/2007 7:09:29 AM PDT by NordP (The greatest gift God can give us is LIFE. The greatest gift man can give to another is FREEDOM.)
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To: NordP

Believe it or not but I am still having hope that Boxer will come thru and vote No on cloture. I can still dream!


332 posted on 06/28/2007 7:09:33 AM PDT by acoulterfan
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To: Guenevere

Corker: We do the things that we say we will do.....so the American people will have faith in the American government..


333 posted on 06/28/2007 7:09:42 AM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: azhenfud

Has his puported primary opponent..Ravenall..made bail ?


334 posted on 06/28/2007 7:09:49 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: Guenevere

Can you relay what Sen Dole says? I’d be much obliged.


335 posted on 06/28/2007 7:10:06 AM PDT by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Greg F

“If they can kill this thing again, they need to
wrap it in garlic,
drive a wooden stake through its heart,
pour salt on it,
burn it,
sprinkle holy water on the ashes,
place a silver cross on the ashes,
bury it in an unmarked grave,
and maybe it will stay dead this time.”

Don’t forget to shoot it with a silver bullet...


336 posted on 06/28/2007 7:10:09 AM PDT by Syntyr (Freepers - In the top %5 of informed Americans!)
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To: NordP

Excellent assessment, JIM!!!! Crisis of Confidence!!!!!!!!! Listen....yes, yes, yes


337 posted on 06/28/2007 7:10:13 AM PDT by NordP (The greatest gift God can give us is LIFE. The greatest gift man can give to another is FREEDOM.)
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To: truthkeeper

DeMint hitting the nail DEAD ON THE HEAD with a 50LB sledge hammer.


338 posted on 06/28/2007 7:10:26 AM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: JeffAtlanta

Yup :)


339 posted on 06/28/2007 7:10:27 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: indcons

I talked to Cochran’s aides, too, and told them that I had heard that Thad was being strongarmed by the “powers that be” and to hold firm to his convictions.

The aide told me that he indeed will vote against Cloture.

Keep up the pressure folks.


340 posted on 06/28/2007 7:10:30 AM PDT by So Cal Rocket
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