Defense Spending Bill to Allow Tax-Payer Funded Abortion (+ DREAM; Call Senators, vote 2:15pm ET)

Heritage Foundation's *The Foundry* ^ | September 21, 2010 | Chuck Donovan

[unspun]

In Gulag Bound:

Call to Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortion & DREAM – the Senate is to Vote 2:15pm ET! – Updated

September 21, 2010, 8:55am By Admin 1 Comment (Edit)

From The Freedomist, this morning:

Defense Spending Bill To Allow Tax-Payer Funded Abortion…

Barack Obama and the culture of death he supports in Congress is attempting to insert language into the Defense Spending Bill that will allow tax dollars to pay for abortions on military bases. The language comes in the form of an amendment slipped into the Defense Spending Bill at the dead of the night by the progressive proponents of abortion. This amendment will allow ‘prepaid’ abortions to occur on U.S. Military Bases. There is no way around the fact that this amendment would allow for the further use of American tax dollars to fund the murder of the unborn.

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Contact your U.S. Senators through this link.
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Original DI 6:00am CT, Tallulah Starr: Sneaky Sen. Harry Reid, (NV-D) has scheduled a 2:15pm ET vote for DREAM, ironically attached like an undocumented alien to America’s Defense Spending Bill (Orwellian “doublethink” in action). In short, the bill, now amendment, is another attempt at back door amnesty at a time when Americans are overwhelmingly against any increased spending.

If passed, DREAM will force an unbelievable financial burden on states already collapsing under the weight of out-of-control social programs—and create educational and social entitlements for illegals up to the age of 35.

Call your Senators and tell them “No.” While you’re at it, call them all!

Eric Odom has provided a list of Senators, including their DC and district phone numbers. Check the list and call: http://liberty.com/dream-act/.

Don’t let this bill pass!

[ckilmer]

DREAM ACT AMNESTY VOTING STARTS TODAY

Could Go Either Way — Pro-Amnesty Forces Say They Will Win
Because They Will Outphone Us For The First Time

SENATORS FROM THE VIRGINIAS MAY HOLD KEY
— PLEASE PHONE THEM

The first vote is set for 2:15 this afternoon.

If we could get half of these four Senators from West Virginia and Virginia, we might guarantee a defeat for the DREAM Act amnesty.

The pro-amnesty side is counting all but Goodwin as a definite YES on amnesty — and Goodwin as simply “unclear.”

The pro-amnesty side is out-phoning your Senators right now. We need every one of you who live in Virgina and West Virginia to pick up a phone and make your voice heard.

(D-Virgina) Sen. Warner
D.C. Office: 202-224-2023
Local Office: 703-442-0670

(D-Virginia) Sen. Webb
D.C. Office: 202-224-4024
Local Office: 804-771-2221

(D-West Virginia) Sen. Goodwin
D.C. Office: 202-224-3954
Local Office: 304-342-5855

(D-West Virginia) Sen. Rockefeller
D.C. Office: 202-224-6472
Local Office: 304-347-5372

These are four Democrats with a decided tilt in favor of illegal immigration but representing states that overwhelmingly oppose it.

There is no reason other than blind Party loyalty for these four Senators to be considered likely YES votes for amnesty.

Please overwhelm these Senators with your phone calls.

Pro-amnesty zealots are predicting that a massive, last-minute phone bank effort by the website DailyKos and the SEIU unions will bury our anti-amnesty voices today. (See the boasts lower in this email.)

They claim that they have processed more than 60,000 pro-amnesty phone calls to Congress through their phone banks!

We need your phone calls, urging opposition to any amnesty for illegal aliens during this time of incredible unemployment.

NumbersUSA had grassroots activists in the Capitol yesterday visiting nearly every Senate office. In many offices, staffers said your phone calls are matching the pro-amnesty calls 50-50. But many more said we are losing 40-60 and by even more.

Friends, always in the past, Senators have faced an amnesty vote knowing that phone calls were running 80-20 and even 99-1 in our favor. It is part of the reason we have beaten every amnesty since 2000.

Please don’t let yourself or your country down by failing to make a critical phone call today (and hopefully several of them).

CONGRESSIONAL SWITCHBOARD — 202-224-3121

It appears that the vote today will be very close. If the Senate Leadership succeeds in its first vote today, we seem likely to have a second vote on Wednesday. Senators are being lobbied furiously by the pro-amnesty forces. They and their staffs need to hear from you.

When you phone, stress that:

* DREAM amnesty has zero enforcement. Illegal-alien teenagers are in their current predicament because their parents were allowed to illegally take jobs and then hold them. The DREAM amnesty would allow millions more parents to do the same in the future.

* Millions more illegal aliens will be enticed to come and take U.S. jobs once they see the way previous illegal aliens are rewarded by the DREAM amnesty.

* This new flow of illegal workers will further the suffering of 22 million unemployed Americans who want a job but can’t find one.

* A vote for DREAM amnesty is a vote in favor of bringing in more illegal foreign workers and keeping millions of Americans jobless.

PRO-AMNESTY BLOG BOASTS ABOUT OVERWHELMING US
IN THE PHONE ACTIVISM EFFORT

On the immigration law website called ILW.com today, we found this troubling boast:

Democratic activists across the country are banding together for the largest phone call campaign in pro-immigration history.

DailyKos, one of the most important progressive websites has joined forces with the Service Employees International Union, the most pro-immigration among the major unions, to phone bank the Senate switchboard into a jammed state.

We believe this will be the first time ever that the pro-immigration calls will out-number the anti-immigrationists. We congratulate both DailyKos and SEIU on this outstanding initiative and we urge our readers to participate, seehere for how.

In the past, those Senators who wanted to weasel out of supporting immigration benefits legislation have pointed to the lop-sided numbers in phone calls for and against. The numbers often cited by such nervous Senators were 1-to-40, 1-to-70, and even 1-to-100 against the pro-side.

For the first time, these nervous nellies will have the kind of numbers they have demanded from pro-immigration advocates; the better phone ratios will provide political cover for YES votes on DREAM.

With grassroots pro-immigration supporters lighting up the phone-lines across the country, the spotlight is now on the Democratic leadership, especially President Obama and Majority Leader Reid to ensure that there are no Democratic defections on DREAM.

— From the ILW.com pro-amnesty website

Click here to read about the DREAM Act amnesty that Senate leaders are trying to attach to the Defense Authorization bill.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER PHONED A SENATE OFFICE BEFORE, let me assure you that it can be very easy.

1. Just call and say hello to the staffer who answers.

2. Say you are calling in opposition to including the DREAM Act amnesty in the Defense bill.

3. You can give maybe one reason why you think DREAM is a bad idea.

4. Thank the staffer for listening and say good-bye.

Friends, it is most important that you get these Senators’ staffers thinking about DREAM in terms of jobs and unemployed Americans.

Friends, it is most important that you get these Senators’ staffers thinking about DREAM in terms of jobs and unemployed Americans.

PLEASE DON’T DELAY. MAKE YOUR PHONE CALLS NOW.

THANKS,

Roy Beck’s signature

Roy Beck, President NumbersUSA

[Thunder90]

They are also adding a repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and massive defense cuts to this bill.

[Paine in the Neck]

Called Scott Brown’s DC office this AM. Had to wait 5-6 minutes to get a human. Told the girl answering that I wanted Sen Brown to vote No today. She went off on a riff about Sen Brown feels the Dream Act is backdoor amnesty and he’s against it but this is only a cloture vote. I told her I didn’t like that she was trying to tread such a fine line - “Is he a no vote on cloture?” She wouldn’t answer directly - just started into her riff again like I had hit the rewind button.

Tried to get thru to Kay Barely Republican in DC and her TX offices. All lines busy.

[combat_boots]

Today is an occult holiday, too. Sept 21. The vote is scheduled for 2:15. Get it? Apparently, this date is a minor holiday but does require human sacrifice.

[Waco]

They’ll be regristering these turds to vote tonite, if they even think they mite go to college some day. Yep, if this bit of treason passes it’ll be used to sign up all 18 yrs. or more and those who just claim they are 18 no questions asked.

[Cheerio]

Sorry to be so negative (I wrote late last week), but the "Ds" can always count on some RINOS to back them with their social TRANSFORMATION of America. I am sure that Harry can count on the Maine RINO twins, or maybe Graham in voting with the D caucus. IT WILL PASS or he would not be bringing it up for a vote.

Another notch in the boy king's belt for TRANSFORMING America - rewarding lawbreakers. Many of these "kids" have been here for decades and have done NOTHING about securing their "documents". So after this passes, my grandchild will have to pay for out of state tuition when he goes off to another state Univ all the while sitting right across from an ILLEGAL ALIEN who now get citizenship and "FREE"? higher education?????? Seems fair to me. /s

As for DADT, that should WAIT until the DOD has finished its evaluation - there is no reason to pass repeal of DADT other than for political purposes - but then everything the Corruptocrats do in the District of Corruption is for their own reelection - they could care less what "WE THE PEOPLE WANT".

[sijay]

“he’s against it but this is only a cloture vote”

This kind of thinking is so sick, in addition to just being a dangerous game to play. Why open the door at all if you’re against the bill? What do people like Brown think will happen if they let this even come to the floor for discussion? We need to let these clowns know that we consider a vote in favor of ending cloture the same as a “yes” vote.

[kcvl]

Mark Pryor is a definite NO on the Dream Act. I just called his office.

[kcvl]

Sen. Pryor of Arkansas - office says he is NO on Dream Act.

202-224-2353

501-324-6336

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[dforest]

I must be missing where our usual spokepersons on our side are out there informing people on this deceit today.

[sijay]

“I must be missing where our usual spokepersons on our side are out there informing people on this deceit today.”

I’m wondering that myself. Seems as if Laura Ingraham is carrying the water alone for this one. I’m still trying to get through to some of the Senate leaders to tell them not to let this get to the floor. You would think they would be out there explaining what’s in this bill, if they’ve bothered to read it yet.

[SkyPilot]

Abortion........Homosexuality.....Amnesty for Illegals......

Silly me. I thought the Defense Appropriations Bill was supposed to fund our men and women serving this great nation.

[sijay]

“Silly me. I thought the Defense Appropriations Bill was supposed to fund our men and women serving this great nation.”

In this case it’s just another one of their Trojan horses. They’re hoping we’re all silly enough to just read the title of the bill. Unfortunately, I afraid too many in office will do just that.

[dforest]

This irritates the heck out of me. Laura was on it good. Rush hasn’t even mentioned it yet.

[sijay]

“This irritates the heck out of me. Laura was on it good. Rush hasn’t even mentioned it yet.”

I’m really steamed about it too. You’d think they could put all this other stuff on the back burner just for a few hours. We need to stop this kind of nonsense before it gets out of control.

[rightthinkingwoman]

Looking for some clarification on the rules. IF this vote is passed, will they then take up each amendment individually? Can someone tell me?

[Democrat_media]

I sent Rush and email.

I don't know if he'll mention it.

I can't believe the democrats and the liberal mainstream media sneaked Amnesty through and Rush, Hannity, etc. don't know about it or don't care.

As far as I know only Laura Ingraham, and Michele Malkin, and SOME freepers are on this subject , informing people on what the Democrats/socialists are trying to do with this Dream Act etc..

[Democrat_media]

I sent Rush an email.

I don't know if he'll mention it.

I can't believe the democrats and the liberal mainstream media sneaked Amnesty through and Rush, Hannity, etc. don't know about it or don't care.

As far as I know only Laura Ingraham, and Michele Malkin, and SOME freepers are on this subject , informing people on what the Democrats/socialists are trying to do with this Dream Act etc..

How could the democrats/socialists slipped all these monstrosities, Amnesty etc. without hardly any people on our side noticing or caring?

I hope it is defeated though.