Posted on 06/24/2013 2:20:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
To be more specific, they’re voting on the bill plus the Corker/Hoeven amendment. My prediction: 72 yes votes, despite the phony border-security “triggers” and despite the fact that the bill now reeks of “Cornhusker Kickback”-style buyoffs to bring fencesitting Republicans on board. No matter. Schumer’s goal was 70 and I expect he’ll get it, which will help him with his exciting new “there’ll be mass demonstrations if the House doesn’t pass this thing” talking point.
Did you know that amnesty for illegals is a “civil rights” issue? You do now:
“This has the potential of becoming the next major civil rights movement. I could envision in the late summer or early fall if Boehner tries to bottle the bill up or put something in without a path to citizenship — if there’s no path to citizenship, there’s not a bill — but if he tries to bottle it up or do things like that, I could see a million people on the Mall in Washington,” Schumer said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Schumer said business leaders, evangelical leaders and CEOs of high tech companies would join the public call for action by the House on immigration.
He’s kidding himself if he thinks that summer will bring pressure on the House to pass, rather than kill, the bill, but never mind that......
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
History will NOT be kind to these traitors.
There may be nothing left to write a history about. TRAITORS
Consider him PRIMARIED! I fought to get him in and now I'll FIGHT TO GET HIM OUT!!!! FUMR!
What is Rubio being promised that he’d shoot himself in the foot like that? VP? Money?
That’s why we need a generation or two of GOP control of the Congress. It’ll take that long to move the ball forward.
La Raza and immigration lawyers were invited to sit in on the secretive meetings about the bill, but not Border agents.
This Bill will double the number of guest worker VISA's.
Q: What stops the US from enforcing current immigration laws?
Sessions: That's a $64K question...because they don't want to end illegal immigration.
Q: What is the most important thing(s) we can do to stop this Bill?
Sessions: CONTINUE TO CALL YOUR SENATORS!! Lots of calls are coming in...up to '07 call levels. And, defend the Senators who voted NO.
Q: How will this Bill be paid for?
Sessions: (Proponents claim) legalized immigrants will get SS#'s and will have SS and Medicare w/held. The proponents say this will add to the SS Trust Fund...but, this is NOT $$ to be spent. Count all in and count all out. These people will get this $$ when they retire. It's why our country is in the trouble we're in...double counting.
Q: This Bill lower wages and raises unemployment, why aren't Repubs talking about this?
Sessions: ....no idea why.
Q: Why isn't the elimination of birthright citizenship a cornerstone of any (immigration) reform?
Sessions: Because the people who drafted the Bill didn't put it in there. It's (BR Citizenship) is NOT in the Constitution. No other country has that rule.
Additional comments by Session:
They claim the Corker Amendment includes fencing the border. Not true! It's up to Nap to decide. She's already said we don't need anymore fence and that "the border is secure". I hope this Bill limps out of the Senate. Focus on the House and hope the House has a Bill that enhances job security, wages and prosperity of Americans.
There you have it...
God bless Senator Sessions for yelling from the rooftops about this Shamnesty *reform*.
Thank you. I feel like throwing up.
I am with you. Toomey betrayed us and that 2A betrayal is unforgivable.
F Toomey.
Every senator I reached (except McCain) had a representative available to take my response...did not have to leave a phone message.
Once again, turns out Sarah was right on the (Murk) $$.
“If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”-Mark Twain
I called Juan a few days ago on my dime. Mailbox “full” and no one to answer. He has given us the finger for years.
Lisa Murkowski is just like her felon Daddy..both from the same cloth..Sarah knows exactly how the Murkowski’s roll all she had to do was look at the bill and find out the real reason why Lisa was voting YES..RINO scum..heck I dont even define these people as RINOS, that would imply that they are even Republican..they are NOT Republican, they are liberals
Why can’t some secretary who types in what’s in the bill “accidentally” put something in there that’s actually good? If these people are going to vote yes on something unseen, why not have them find out the next morning that they just voted to appoint Joe Arpaio as a federal independent prosecutor against Obama’s crimes (or something similar)?
That’s the only way they are ever gonna learn their lesson about signing a blank check.
They are crooks. Whichever side of the aisle they sit on.
They are liberals, just nicer dressed..that is all they are..from Rubio to Graham on down the line..all traitors
Mark Levin just said "our country's gone to h#ll, and the Repubs have helped us get there". Sad.
I too did call and on FB urged others. I called Portman about 5 times. On FB I would of gotten more response from friends if I had posted pic of cupcake! How do we wake up these other people who are 1) either tired 2) self absorbed 3) just can’t care anymore ????
And he’s right..these GOP Senators actually believe that by giving illegal aliens amnesty that they are going to get illegals to vote GOP..LOL OMG biggest fail EVER..its NOT going to happen..They think they can buy illegal’s votes..its already been bought, by the Dems..the Supreme Court could rule that everyone must present an ID card to vote and I doubt the Dems care, especially if they get amnesty for illegals, they just gained 15+ million new voters..they will never lose another election
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I am with you. Toomey betrayed us and that 2A betrayal is unforgivable.
F Toomey.
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I think Toomey may have been temporarily seduced with the idea of “reaching across the aisle” and thinking how really neat it would be to get his name attached to a major piece of legislation and maybe even get a cursory mention in U.S. history books. Well, he got smacked down for that big time. Maybe I’m being naive, but I’m really hoping Toomey’s “no” vote tonight is an indication that he’s learned his lesson. I’m willing to forgive him if he unwaiveringly goes back to casting reliable and principled conservative votes again. Believe me, we’re going to need EVERY Senate vote we can get if this nation is going to survive the next 3-1/2 years of the Marxist Dictator.
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