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Tancredo wins surprise immigration vote
Rocky Mountain News ^ | June 15, 2007 | Chris Barge

Posted on 06/15/2007 1:13:17 PM PDT by The Blitherer

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives this morning voted to withhold federal emergency services funding for "sanctuary cities" that protect illegal immigrants.

Anti-immmigration champion Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., sponsored the measure, which he says would apply to cities such as Denver and Boulder. He was elated by its passage, which stunned critics and supporters alike.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 2008; aliens; amnesty; borders; electionpresident; elections; harryreid; illegalimmigration; illegals; immigrantlist; immigration; johnmccain; laraza; nancypelosi; noamnestyforillegals; reconquista; sanctuary; sanctuarycity; santuarycities; tancredo; teamtancredoorg; tedkennedy; tomtancredo; vampirebill
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To: The Blitherer

Jorge, are you listening??


41 posted on 06/15/2007 1:29:43 PM PDT by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
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To: The Blitherer

“I think the main blessing from this is that it shows deep fissures between the House and the Senate on the illegal immigration issue.
That’s a good thing, considering how things are going in the Senate right now.”

A damn good thing brother. Godspeed!


42 posted on 06/15/2007 1:30:04 PM PDT by romanesq
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To: The Blitherer

Good for Tom Tancredo! I’m proud of him.


43 posted on 06/15/2007 1:30:10 PM PDT by American Quilter (You can't negotiate with people who are dedicated to your destruction.)
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To: The Blitherer; Baladas
I think the main blessing from this is that it shows deep fissures between the House and the Senate on the illegal immigration issue.

I think the fact that every one of the members of the house have to face the voters in 2008 has a lot to do with it. Many of the GOP senators that are being traitorous still have 5 or 3 more years before they are up again. Their theory is that by that time the voters would have forgotten.

44 posted on 06/15/2007 1:31:24 PM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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To: rolling_stone
Fantastic, hope the Senate and its Nobles are listening to the House of Commons

I wish I could be a fly on the wall when the MOTU get a whiff of this one. I'm so happy about this, I know it's just one small step but it has really lifted my spirits.

We CAN do this!

45 posted on 06/15/2007 1:31:37 PM PDT by truthkeeper (It's the borders, stupid.)
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To: beaversmom
Yea, we’ve got the Rats coming to town here in Denver for their convention next year—that’s a frickin’ tragedy!

Ew. I'll be sure to stay in the Springs.

46 posted on 06/15/2007 1:32:07 PM PDT by American Quilter (You can't negotiate with people who are dedicated to your destruction.)
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To: The Blitherer

Does anyone know where you can get a roll call of the yeas and nays for this vote?


47 posted on 06/15/2007 1:32:36 PM PDT by The Blitherer (These are not dark days; these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived. -WSC)
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To: TLI

I would love to see Tancredo go down in history as a great hero for this.


48 posted on 06/15/2007 1:33:05 PM PDT by freepertoo
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To: The Blitherer

Excellent work, Mr. Tancredo. Excellent.


49 posted on 06/15/2007 1:34:02 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (pardon my French, but FU TRENT LOTT!)
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To: Jim Robinson

from out of nowhere... this former greenskeeper.... the cinderella kid... about to become.... Masters champion....

and....

and....

IT’S IN THE HOLE !!! IT’S IN THE HOLE!!!!


50 posted on 06/15/2007 1:34:22 PM PDT by UncleSamUSA (the land of the free and the home of the brave)
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To: The Blitherer

This is not over yet. Bush refuses to give up this easily. It's his stubborn character. As I predicted he would try to resurrect it and call it something else. We have to keep our guard up. We need to keep the pressure up. We have no choice but to fight. The oligarchy wants cheap labor and a destruction of the middle class and the millionaire democrats want votes they can count on. A marriage made in HELL.

STAGE TWO is to go after the people who hire illegals. Start giving them fines and arresting them. Just catch ten or 100 of them on the nightly news. The magnet will dry up and most of the 12 million will go home by themselves.

As an addendum, we should anonymously call the IRS, people working "off the books" means taxes ain't being paid. Make anonymous fliers and hang them around the neighborhood, name names. It's time to embarrass these bustards, whether they give to the GOP or Rats, we don't need them.

CALL! CALL! CALL! CALL! AND KEEP CALLING TILL THE LINES FRY!

WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! TILL YOU RUN OUT OF INK IN YOUR PEN!

Bombard the Democrats as well, especially the ones that ran on an anti illegal immigration plank and the ones in marginal districts who could be vulnerable. keep pounding on them. This is a bipartisan issue not a Conservative or Liberal issue BUT AN AMERICAN issue.

STOP AMNESTY NOW!! WE CAN DO IT!!

The best way to stop Shamnesty

51 posted on 06/15/2007 1:35:04 PM PDT by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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To: IslandJeff
Perhaps it’s the House starting to feel the heat.

That great House is now our only hope. The King and the House of Lords are totally out of touch.

52 posted on 06/15/2007 1:35:22 PM PDT by montag813
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To: The Blitherer

How about some NACHOS, Johnny?

Tancredo sends nachos to McCain’s lunch table

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/blog/2007/06/its_just_lunch.html


53 posted on 06/15/2007 1:36:08 PM PDT by RasterMaster (Rudy, Romney & McCain = KENNEDY wing of the Republican Party - Duncan Hunter, President 2008)
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To: The Blitherer

Who are the nay votes, in either party? All the nays should be run out of office, come 2008.


54 posted on 06/15/2007 1:36:16 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: The Blitherer

Seattle just got kicked in the balls HARD... No money for big quakes, no money for volcanic eruption, Tsunamis... that’s gotta hurt...


55 posted on 06/15/2007 1:36:24 PM PDT by MD_Willington_1976
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To: Baladas
Tom Tancredo may be a one-trick pony, but that’s some trick he’s got there.

You got that right. I'd say it's a Trick for the Times. Of course, it'll die in the Senate; either that, or the Senate will mark it up to the point where they attach the whole shamnesty bill to it as an amendment.

Still, this is very cool. What would really make me smile is to see this little victory get a whole lot of media coverage. I'm watching you Fox News...

56 posted on 06/15/2007 1:36:45 PM PDT by lonevoice (It's always "Apologize to a Muslim Hour"...somewhere)
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To: The Blitherer

” It’s a really good indicator of just how much closer to the people the House is than the Senate is. “

This statement has always been true, and that’s exactly the way it was intended by the framers.

The House was to be responsive to the passions of the people and the Senate was to be more deliberative. It looks like our best chance is in the House.

If the bill passes the Senate we can switch pressure to the House, which has always been more responsive. All is not lost!!


57 posted on 06/15/2007 1:36:48 PM PDT by de meanr (Hunter / Thompson 08 - Fear and Loathing in DC)
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To: Scarchin

“but fear it will backfire if a tragedy in these places occurs and services are withheld.”

The tragedy has already happened...numerous times in numerous cities...

drunken driving, assaults, rapes, drug dealing, criminal acts committed over and over by illegal aliens being protected and coddled by namby-pamby left wing politicians.

these cities are willfully breaking the law by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration laws. Payback’s a bitch.


58 posted on 06/15/2007 1:36:51 PM PDT by UncleSamUSA (the land of the free and the home of the brave)
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To: Baladas
Tom Tancredo may be a one-trick pony, but that’s some trick he’s got there.

I remember when Mike Savage had him on three or four years ago, and the two of them were seething over immigration. It was on NOBODY'S radar screen then. Boy, is it ever now.

59 posted on 06/15/2007 1:37:30 PM PDT by montag813
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To: NRA2BFree

I’ve been saying lately that Mexico has two presidents. The President of Mexico, and Mexico’s President. If you get my meaning.


60 posted on 06/15/2007 1:37:58 PM PDT by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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