Cloture vote passes

Immigration Cloture Vote Passes on S.1639, Maggie's Notebook

This just in from Bear Creek Ledger. More updates as the day goes on:

Well - cloture passed on the S.1639 Shamnesty Bill

Ayes - 64
Nays - 35

In Tennessee Corker and Alexander voted Nay.

See MoreWhat.com for additional details and who voted Aye, who votes Nay.

See "Dear Soon To Be Former Senator", at Webloggin.

Hot Air describes it "Heartache"

Video

White House spokesman Tony Snow said President Bush "misspoke" Tuesday when he told a group, “You know, I’ve heard all the rhetoric – you’ve heard it, too – about how this is amnesty. Amnesty means that you’ve got to pay a price for having been here illegally, and this bill does that.” via Breitbart

What would Fred Thompson do? The right thing! The latest Rasmussen poll has Fred in the Lead for 2nd Week, via Red State

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Other voices:

U.S. Citizens Disqualified from the Work Force: Goal of Immigration Lawyers, (with Video) Maggie's Notebook

Ending Illegal Immigration,- Rudy Giuliani speaks (Video), Right Linx

Amnesty Kill Bill 2, Keep Arkansas Legal

The Latest RWN Video: Lindsey Graham On South Carolina Bigots, John Hawkins at Right Wing News

Senators Begin Paying Piper for Illegal Immigration Treason, The People's Patriot

Senator Jim Webb John Warner vote no cloture, Old Atlantic Lighthouse

ALIPAC Launches 'Stop Burr from Passing Amnesty' Campaign, Minuteman Illegal Immigration

The Immigration Bill is like Democracy, Azamatterofact

Michelle Malkin has a huge round-up, via Instapundit

15 Problems with Senate Bill 1639 , The Virtuous Republican

Isakson and Chambliss to vote NO for Cloture Today , GA Crime Watch

King George W.'s Shamnesty Watch at No Amnesty

Freedom Fighter's Radio Show

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Comments

[Debbie]

Excellent points Brad, and I'm glad you shared them with me. I suppose only time will tell. It's pretty much out of our hands after Friday.

[Brad Marston]

The Immigration Bill is like Democracy

The current Immigration Bill is like Democracy; the worst idea ever created…except all the other ideas that anyone has ever come up with.

Some say “BUILD THE FENCE.” I say, given that we have a Democratic controlled House and Senate, exactly when do they think that appropriation request will be coming up for a vote?

Some say “ENFORCE OUR CURRENT LAWS.” I ask, you mean the ones that require employers to verify legal status with easily forgeable documents or face fines while at the same time threatening those same companies with fines and prosecution for discrimination if they check too closely an applicants legal status?

Some say “WE ARE LOSING OUR CULTURE AND OUR LANGUAGE.” I ask, so the 40% of illegals who look like us and mainly talk like us, who are here by overstaying their visas, those illegals are okay?”

Some say “THEY ARE TAKING JOBS AWAY FROM AMERICANS.” As a former senior manager for a medium side restaurant chain (restaurants get picked on all the time in this debate) I can tell you we could hire all the college kids we wanted for $8.50 an hour to work as Hosts, but when a manager mentioned that we could use a dishwasher and are paying $11 an hour they told us, "no thanks." Workers who are legalized can speak out about wages and working conditions. Illegals can't. BTW…we do offer health insurance to all employees who work more than 20 hours a week.

Some say “IT’S AMNESTY.” Personally I don’t think $5,000+ in fines and waiting years for a chance at citizenship is amnesty any more than I think paying a fine and being forced to do community service to avoid incarceration is amnesty. It is an alternative, not amnesty.

Too many people who are arguing against this bill simply dismiss the tough provisions in it with “Yeah. Like that is ever going to happen?” I have no argument for that. While the past fate of legislation on greater border security and 800 miles of fence are certainly not promising signs, if they are going to assume that all the bad aspects of the bill or their interpretations of the bill are destined to happen but none of the good aspects will, then one is entering the realm of opinion.

Some say “THIS BILL SUCKS.” I say, you’re right. It just sucks less than the alternative. I guess to me it is a bit like voting for George Bush instead of Gore or Kerry.

[TexasFred]

You know me, I called em exactly what I think they are, TRAITORS to the American people...

Immigration Bill Clears Senate Test Vote

[Thomas Hamilton]

What a shame (sham)!

I heard a caller on Rush today lament the following: (I'm paraphrasing)

"Why couldn't President Bush have acted with such zeal and determination when it came to something like social security reform?"

Instead GWB and Senate Republicans have chosen to lead us down a path that will destroy our country and our way of life. This will probably pass the Senate on a simple majority vote. Let's hope it dies in the House.

Remember Congressmen/women, each one of you is up for election in 2008, and we need to see that every senator that voted for cloture today is voted out when their time comes.

[Yankee Doodle]

Representative democracy at its finest....

I wonder what's in it for the Senate?

[Angel]

hiya!..back from my trip..ty for all the comments while I was gone!.:)..great round up Debbie!