Senate votes to kill Mexican truck demo, Bush 'Open Borders' agenda dealt serious bi-partisan blow

WorldNetDaily ^ | September 11, 2007 | Jerome R. Corsi

[NapkinUser]

The U.S. Senate has dealt a likely death blow to the Bush administration plans to give Mexican long-haul trucking rigs free access to United States roads and highways.

A bi-partisan majority voted 74-24 tonight to pass an amendment offered by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., to remove funding from the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Transportation appropriations bill for the Department of Transportation Mexican trucking demonstration project.

Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., joined Dorgan as a co-sponsor of his amendment.

"Tonight, commerce – for a change – did not trump safety," Dorgan said in a news release issued after the vote.

[Neu Pragmatist]

Good. Stop the Mexican truck invasion .

[Petruchio]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894991/posts

[xJones]

Thanks for posting this article. There's so many of us that we frequently miss the first article posting.

It's a real shame that it took the Democrats to block what never should have been proposed.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

WOW! common sense out of washington? who knew? Open border pukes in the white house.

[rstrahan]

Texas Gov and DPS troopers said they were ready for Mexican trucks and could oversee their safety. Hogwash! They can’t even stay on top of the gravel haulers, let alone the long haul truckers. Good for the Senate for doing something right.

[EagleUSA]

Good. Stop the Mexican truck invasion .
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Good. Better yet, STOP THE MEXICAN INVASION.

[janetgreen]

I’m amazed that Arlen magic bullet Specter cosponsored this bill. He was a big supporter of amnesty. Maybe he heard some angry words from his constituents!

[redstateconfidential]

Wow,they had no business being on our roads period.

[EagleUSA]

Good for the Senate for doing something right.
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The Senate fools know they are under the microscope with their ratings in the toilet. Half of them are traitors to America, no matter what, and the other half have one slippery foot on their proverbial political term-less careers. This is a big win FOR THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. Don’t drop your guard. It is a very long way to a respectable Senate that can be trusted with the REAL America.

[EagleUSA]

Wow,they had no business being on our roads period.
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No, they did not. The entire debacle was the product of twisted globalist elitism. A real soverignty-busting farse that would have been an open door for an imported disaster in America.

[TomGuy]

The two aggravating things about this amendment are:

First, the list of co-sponors, and

Second, the list of Senators voting NAY or not voting:

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S.AMDT.2797
Amends: H.R.3074
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (submitted 9/10/2007) (proposed 9/10/2007)

AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
To prohibit the establishment of a program that allows Mexican truck drivers to operate beyond the commercial zones near the Mexican border.

TEXT OF AMENDMENT AS SUBMITTED: CR S11350

STATUS:

9/10/2007:

Amendment SA 2797 proposed by Senator Dorgan. (consideration: CR S11305-11312; text: CR S11305)

COSPONSORS(6):

Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 9/10/2007
Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 9/10/2007
Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] - 9/10/2007
Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] - 9/10/2007
Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] - 9/10/2007
Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] - 9/10/2007

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Senators voting NAY or Not voting:

NAYs ---24
Allard (R-CO) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Cochran (R-MS) Cornyn (R-TX) DeMint (R-SC)	Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hutchison (R-TX) Kyl (R-AZ) Lieberman (ID-CT)	Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Vitter (R-LA)

Not Voting - 2
Craig (R-ID)	McCain (R-AZ)

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[janetgreen]

We should all contact Mr. Dorgan to thank him. I just did.

senator@dorgan.senate.gov

[JRochelle]

Who are the 24 dolts who voted against this bill?

[DogandPonyShow]

There was no “magic bullet” therefore there is no “Magic Bullet” Specter

[o_zarkman44]

No open borders, no open freight, yes to complete inspections.

Mexicans are taking American jobs. And this is more bush bullsh*t

[JSteff]

“I’m amazed that Arlen magic bullet Specter cosponsored this bill. He was a big supporter of amnesty. Maybe he heard some angry words from his constituents!”

Specter is beholden to the unions for all his victories. PA has a bunch of trucking firms so the truck unions are all calling their markers due.

[PhilDragoo]

Yeehaw over here.

Teamsters offered free tours of Jimmy Hoffa's crypt.

How will Mexico maintain the free flow of illegal drugs at market prices.

A second victory over arrogant government.

I love it, I love it.

[Redleg Duke]

Bush has them playing his tune! I love it!

[potlatch]

This is good news. No 18 wheelers to invade the country as the smaller Mexican trucks are already in Texas. Perry won’t like this, lol.