Voting for cloture and thus, resurrecting a once apparently dead bill, and thus advancing the possibility of passage of the fiscally irresponsible and senseless Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill S. 1639.were my two Senators and two key GOP Senate leaders.
Voting YEA to revive this wretched bill, which reporter Julie Hirschfeld Davis of AP wrote was meant “to scale procedural hurdles and return to the bill” to the Senate floor for possible passage were the following Senators:
· George Voinovich,( R-OH)
· Sherrod Brown, (D-OH)
· Mitch McConnell, (R-KY)
· Trent Lott, (R-MS)
· John McCain, (R-AZ)
· Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Two of the Senators were my state Senators and the other two individuals are the so-called leaders of the GOP minority in the Senate. Two of the Senators aspire to the Presidency. It is troubling to me that Senator Brownback appears to be pro-amnesty. It also is troubling to me that apparently President Bush has persuaded several key Republicans to change their positions. They will live to regret it if they continue to support this very deleterious bill.
What somewhat surprised me were the number of Democrats who voted against cloture.
· Bayh (D-IN)
· Landrieu (D-LA)
· Stabenow (D-MI)
· Baucus (D-MT)
· Tester (D-MT)
· Dorgan (D-ND)
· Rockefeller (D-WV)
· Byrd (D-WV)
I really don’t know these people voted against it because only one was a border state.
Furthermore, I am fearful that Senator Voinovich will be retiring if he continues on this avenue of supporting this budget-economy-Medicare-Medicaid-busting bill. I for one will not vote for him in the primaries if he continues to support this bill. He just might be planning to retire after this term. If not we will put him out to pasture at the ballot box in May ’08. I will vote and work for his opponent in the 2010 primary. In fact, every last Senator who sticks with this bill to the end must be targeted for forced retirement that includes Republicans as well as Democrats.
This is a very frustrating situation because these Senators who voted for cloture are going against the direct will of the people. The lame duck President for apparently personal gain is personally vested in the passage of this insane legislation. The GOP Senators apparently did not learn the lesson from the ’06 elections, which were more of a rejection of the GOP than any infatuation with the Democrats despite what Representative Pelosi or Senator Reid would claim.
This bill is futile, unnecessary and even hurtful to the long-term interests of America. It must be defeated. I sent a personal email to Senators Brown, Brownback. McConnell and Voinovich. I sent faxes to Voinovich and Brown. I called Senator Voinovich's office but could not get through. He either took the phone off the hook or there were other people talking to him most likely trying to persuade him to vote against the amnesty bill. I am disappointed in the number of votes to stop cloture. I am hopeful, however that the outcry of the people will be louder than the shrieks of President Bush to the fence sitting Senators. What fence is that? It surely is not the fence on our borders now is it?
Voting YEA to revive this wretched bill, which reporter Julie Hirschfeld Davis of AP wrote was meant “to scale procedural hurdles and return to the bill” to the Senate floor for possible passage were the following Senators:
· George Voinovich,( R-OH)
· Sherrod Brown, (D-OH)
· Mitch McConnell, (R-KY)
· Trent Lott, (R-MS)
· John McCain, (R-AZ)
· Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Two of the Senators were my state Senators and the other two individuals are the so-called leaders of the GOP minority in the Senate. Two of the Senators aspire to the Presidency. It is troubling to me that Senator Brownback appears to be pro-amnesty. It also is troubling to me that apparently President Bush has persuaded several key Republicans to change their positions. They will live to regret it if they continue to support this very deleterious bill.
What somewhat surprised me were the number of Democrats who voted against cloture.
· Bayh (D-IN)
· Landrieu (D-LA)
· Stabenow (D-MI)
· Baucus (D-MT)
· Tester (D-MT)
· Dorgan (D-ND)
· Rockefeller (D-WV)
· Byrd (D-WV)
I really don’t know these people voted against it because only one was a border state.
Furthermore, I am fearful that Senator Voinovich will be retiring if he continues on this avenue of supporting this budget-economy-Medicare-Medicaid-busting bill. I for one will not vote for him in the primaries if he continues to support this bill. He just might be planning to retire after this term. If not we will put him out to pasture at the ballot box in May ’08. I will vote and work for his opponent in the 2010 primary. In fact, every last Senator who sticks with this bill to the end must be targeted for forced retirement that includes Republicans as well as Democrats.
This is a very frustrating situation because these Senators who voted for cloture are going against the direct will of the people. The lame duck President for apparently personal gain is personally vested in the passage of this insane legislation. The GOP Senators apparently did not learn the lesson from the ’06 elections, which were more of a rejection of the GOP than any infatuation with the Democrats despite what Representative Pelosi or Senator Reid would claim.
This bill is futile, unnecessary and even hurtful to the long-term interests of America. It must be defeated. I sent a personal email to Senators Brown, Brownback. McConnell and Voinovich. I sent faxes to Voinovich and Brown. I called Senator Voinovich's office but could not get through. He either took the phone off the hook or there were other people talking to him most likely trying to persuade him to vote against the amnesty bill. I am disappointed in the number of votes to stop cloture. I am hopeful, however that the outcry of the people will be louder than the shrieks of President Bush to the fence sitting Senators. What fence is that? It surely is not the fence on our borders now is it?
No--no fence on the border any time soon Greg. I personally believe it's a stall tactic. The "political mafia" will only appease the opponents of this bill long enough to carry out their clandestine goals. In other words--promises, promises America--we get the goldmine, you get the shaft. Far too many "special interests" have their fingers in the American pie.
ReplyDeleteIt has become a sad day in America when its elected officials turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the cry of the people.
Truly, we have become a nation of the oppressed. When there is no vision--the people perish.
It's going to be an interesting day in America when the 2008 national election comes around--to say the least.
America also needs to begin an Operation Clean Sweep with members of congress.
You're right--let's retire them and get this thing right. We have the power to to just that. The question is: Will conservative and Christian Americans unite and march to the forefront and set an example to everyone else that we mean business?