Posted on 04/25/2013 11:36:31 AM PDT by AuntB
“Judiciary Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)”
Interesting how depending on the day and the issue this traitor to the Constitution is labeled as a D or as an I when in fact he runs as a socialist.
Another enemy from within trying to force a vote on something not fully understood by the Senate.
A republican with a backbone (rare) would call him out on forcing a vote on something this complex without full disclosure and understanding.
How is this allowed without tar and pitchforks?
Just Called Cornyn and Cruz’ offices. No one home at Cornyn’s office (left a message) but lady in Cruz’ office was super nice - said “Absolutely” when I stated my husband’s and my wish for Cruze to vote against this bill.
Goodness I’m tied up in knots these days over our poor country.
In labor relations, we called reading the opposition’s proposals,”looking for fish hooks”.
Please Tell Sen. Sessions THANK YOU...without him we’d have no voice!
http://www.sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ConstituentServices.ContactMe
Our forefathers would have been shooting a long time ago.
Their hopes for a free press are dashed, save for our new media, talk radio and sometimes Fox News.
844 pages to say they all get to stay and bring their family too.
The Devil is in the Details.
Rubio is my senator. Nelson is the other one.
Absolutely. From the sounds of it, it's filled with things like "strike out the word 'and' from article 9, subsection 8b and 8c in section 127b". These kind of things are incredibly dangerous. Adding a single word, deleting a comma, or other things like that in some of these obscure sections of the U.S. code can completely change the nature of the underlying law. I've seen some like that before when attempting to decipher some of the crap coming out of the District of Criminals before.
I emailed Cruz and Cornyn. Not sure I trust Cornyn on this vote.
From the sounds of it, it’s filled with things like “strike out the word ‘and’ from article 9, subsection 8b and 8c in section 127b”.
And greater complexity means more errors.
CHECK it out, from Numbersusa
Rubio Claims Amnesty Needed to Identify Illegal Immigrants
But law already requires all aliens to register
WASHINGTON, DC (April 26, 2013) — Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is claiming amnesty is necessary so that the United States can determine the identity of illegal aliens in the country. However, basic enforcement of existing immigration law is all that is necessary to acquire their identities. Instead of promoting amnesty, Sen. Rubio could demand that the Obama administration enforce 8 U.S.C. § 1302, “Registration of Aliens,” which makes it “the duty of every alien” to register their presence in the United States if they remain here 30 days or longer. Failure to do so results in a fine of up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment up to six months.
Rubio explained his support for amnesty and his flip-flop on border security, saying: “We don’t want to wait on legalizing, and I’ll tell you why. My original position was that we wanted to secure the border first, and then legalize. The problem is we have millions of people here now, by some estimates ten, eleven million. We want to know who they are and freeze the problem in place. I don’t want that number to grow. It behooves us to know who they are as soon as possible, so it doesn’t get worse.”
More details at: http://www.cis.org/feere/rubio-amnesty-needed-identify-illegals-law-already-requires-registration
The existing registration law applies to nearly all illegal aliens. The Department of Homeland Security’s estimates of 11.5 million illegal aliens (as of January 2011) are on based the American Community Survey. The survey uses a two-month rule for calculating residency; those here for less than two months are not counted. This means that the 11.5 million illegal immigrants are by definition people who have been in the United States illegally for more than 60 days and running afoul of the 30-day registration requirement. There is simply no question that the illegal immigrant population is comprised of people who are violating this registration statute.
Sen. Rubio seems to have fallen into President Obama’s trap: First, the Obama administration refuses to enforce immigration laws, and then the president points to all of the illegal immigration that results as a reason for amnesty. Rubio appears to have embraced the amnesty agenda as a means to correct a problem that has resulted from intentional non-enforcement.
View the Senate bill, CIS Senate testimony and commentary at: http://cis.org/Border-Security-Economic-Opportunity-Immigration-Modernization-Act
Contact: Marguerite Telford
202-466-8185, mrt@cis.org
Translation: Let's see how much water we have in the boat before we plug the leak because we don't want any more water in the boat.
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