Senate Vote Shelves Immigration Bill

Posted on April 7, 2006

The Senate sidetracked sweeping immigration legislation Friday, leaving in doubt prospects for passing a bill offering the hope of citizenship to millions of men, women and children living in the United States illegally.
A carefully crafted compromise that supporters had claimed could win an overwhelming majority received only 38 of the 60 votes necessary to protect it from weakening amendments by opponents.

Republicans were united in the 38-60 parliamentary vote but Democrats, who have insisted on no amendments, lost six votes from their members.”

John Hawkins speculates what might have caused the bill’s failure.

Know what I think happened? They probably had just enough Republican votes for the compromise to go through yesterday. However, the response to that news from the blogosphere, talk radio, and even some House Republicans yesterday was so acidic and brutal that a few Republicans got cold feet and decided to go the other way. Once the bill couldn’t pass, all the Republicans then decided to vote in a block against it.

Is that what really happened? It’s impossible to say at this point. But, after these legislators go home and get an earful from their constituents and they have another couple of big rallies featuring illegal aliens in the streets waving Mexican flags and telling Americans what to do in Spanish, it’ll be even tougher to push an amnesty bill through the Senate.

If so, more power to the people. Keep speaking up loudly folks. Don’t lose hope, the more voices in unison, the more likely those in power to do something will start listening.

Now, prepare for more protests from our illegal immigrants…scheduled for Monday.
Also read: Wizbang
Rightwing Nuthouse
Michelle Malkin has the vote breakdown.

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One Response to “Senate Vote Shelves Immigration Bill”

LomaAlta on April 7th, 2006 2:11 pm

This temporary setback for the open borders/blanket amnesty crowd is a victory. But we now have 2 weeks before the Senate comes back to try again. Please keep after your senators and representatives and make sure they know that the majority of Americans want enforcement of our immigration laws and control of our borders.