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Ding, dong, amnesty is dead!

Posted 28 Jun 2007 in illegal immigration

Over 80% of Americans have been against this sham from the start, and the U.S. Senate has finally been forced to listen to their constituents due to the uproar of the past week.

It looks like the amnesty bill which would have instantly legalized millions of illegal immigrants is finally dead.

A defiant group of senators refused to continue down the path of a widely unpopular immigration reform bill Thursday, putting up a roadblock on a procedural debate and squeezing out any time left to work on one of President Bush’s top domestic priorities.

On the cloture vote — the test to end debate and move to passage — the Senate voted 46-53 not to carry the motion. Sixty votes were needed for forward progress.

The tally is a turnaround of 18 votes from two days earlier. Six Democrats and 12 Republicans changed their votes to no from a Tuesday vote that allowed the Senate to take up amendments on the bill.

The vote most likely puts an end to efforts to fix the U.S.’s porous borders and legalize the 12 million unlawful immigrants now living inside the U.S. The issue is so volatile, lawmakers won’t want to touch it before the next presidential election.

Time will tell…

But at least for today, there’s a victory for the rule of law. And for the majority of Americans who expressed their outrage through calls and emails.

Now it’s time to vote out the scoundrels who attempted to foist this anarchy on America.
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UPDATE: Michelle Malkin has all the details about the vote as well as how Congress’ phones were so flooded with calls that they actually shut down.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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