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Victory! House approves bill rescinding driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, 42-28
http://newmexico.watchdog.org/6073/ ^ | March 4th 2011 | Rob Nikolewski

Posted on 03/05/2011 1:07:41 PM PST by A_Cougar

The blast worked.

A bill carried by Rep. Andy Nuñez (I-Hatch) that would rescind the state’s policy allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses successfully bypassed the committee process — a rarely used parliamentary procedure called “blasting a bill” — Friday (March 4) when the House floor voted 42-28 to move the measure onto the Senate.

Eight Democrats defected to the side of the Republicans and Nuñez, completing two arduous days of deliberation that saw the 75-year-old Nuñez stay on his feet, verbally punching and counterpunching opponents, some of whom bitterly complained about the bill skipping committees and the passage of a measure they say singles out Mexican-Americans.

(Excerpt) Read more at newmexico.watchdog.org ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; andynuez; borders; driverslicenses; illegalaliens; immigration; newmexico; realid
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1 posted on 03/05/2011 1:07:44 PM PST by A_Cougar
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To: A_Cougar

Congrats to New Mexico.


2 posted on 03/05/2011 1:11:59 PM PST by bigheadfred (THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HAS BEGUN)
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To: A_Cougar

Oh, this Nunez is in for it now....


3 posted on 03/05/2011 1:12:27 PM PST by Absolutely Nobama (The Hope and Che crap has failed. Paint me a shade of "not shocked.")
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To: A_Cougar

They’re not Americans.


4 posted on 03/05/2011 1:12:27 PM PST by An American In Dairyland
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To: bigheadfred

it’s called Arizona fever, baby!


5 posted on 03/05/2011 1:13:22 PM PST by max americana
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To: An American In Dairyland

According to the Dims, they’re simply “undocumented”.

When, when are they going back to North Korea ?


6 posted on 03/05/2011 1:14:07 PM PST by Absolutely Nobama (The Hope and Che crap has failed. Paint me a shade of "not shocked.")
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To: A_Cougar

Next the NM Senate and the Gov’s signature.


7 posted on 03/05/2011 1:14:07 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: A_Cougar

Good news!


8 posted on 03/05/2011 1:14:56 PM PST by Howie66 (I can see November (2012) from my house.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

The press will villify this poor guy Nunez to no end....


9 posted on 03/05/2011 1:15:29 PM PST by Absolutely Nobama (The Hope and Che crap has failed. Paint me a shade of "not shocked.")
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To: max americana

Yep!!


10 posted on 03/05/2011 1:16:06 PM PST by A_Cougar
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To: A_Cougar
“blasting a bill”

Returning the illegals by rocket? Another new idea.

11 posted on 03/05/2011 1:16:42 PM PST by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: Libloather
VICTORY! VIVA Nuñez!
12 posted on 03/05/2011 1:19:36 PM PST by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
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To: Libloather

Hope the NM Senate can Blast the Bill as well.


13 posted on 03/05/2011 1:20:16 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: An American In Dairyland

Nunez could have offered reciprocity with Mexico on citizenship and drivers licenses ;) Their laws seem all to be one way in Mexico’s favor.


14 posted on 03/05/2011 1:21:09 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: max americana

I don’t know if Idaho can catch that.

But we did nullify Obamacare.


15 posted on 03/05/2011 1:21:30 PM PST by bigheadfred (THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HAS BEGUN)
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To: A_Cougar

ILLEGALS ARE NOT Mexican-Americans.


16 posted on 03/05/2011 1:21:39 PM PST by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: bigheadfred

At least ID did something, I’m in mexifornia. Wanna trade places?


17 posted on 03/05/2011 1:24:20 PM PST by max americana
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To: A_Cougar

I wonder how many illegal Americans in Mexico could receive a drivers license. Opppsss...I think they’d be throw in jail for being an illegal.


18 posted on 03/05/2011 1:24:43 PM PST by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: An American In Dairyland; All
"They’re not Americans."


19 posted on 03/05/2011 1:26:35 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: max americana

Can I bring my 12 gauge?


20 posted on 03/05/2011 1:27:38 PM PST by bigheadfred (THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HAS BEGUN)
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