Thread: Magic Number 60: Senators running for re-election?

We here in Illinois will be watching the Dick Durbin race. Steve Sauerberg is running against him. Here is his stance on illegal immigration.



Steve Sauerberg, MD,
Republican Candidate for US Senate

"We must ensure our nation's security while also respecting the human dignity of all the people in our country." -Steve Sauerberg



Protect Our Borders
Illegal immigration is one of the biggest challenges we face as a nation. According to most estimates, between 12 and 16 million illegal immigrants are currently in our country and over 700,000 enter America illegally every year.

1. Secure our borders. We must triple funding for the U.S. border patrol to stop the flow of those entering our country illegally.
2. No amnesty. I oppose any effort to reward illegal behavior with amnesty or American citizenship without punitive measures. Dick Durbin's amnesty-first approach would cost taxpayers over $2.6 trillion.
3. Deport illegal aliens who commit felonies when they finish serving their prison sentence.
4. All legal immigrants must learn to read and write English. We are a melting pot of many cultures bound together by a common language, and success in our schools and our economy depends on being able to communicate by using the same language. Those who immigrate to the United States should understand the importance of our history and civics and respect the values of our democratic society.
5. Share our vision. Impart the knowledge that America is a land of opportunity and optimism for those pursuing a better life through hard work and hope.

These are all the positions that Dick Durbin has voted in favor of:

* No Border Fence - No Border Security.
* Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants
* Taxpayer-Funded Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
* Social Security Benefits for Illegal Immigrants
* ** Dick Durbin was even the prime sponsor of legislation that would reward a convicted criminal and illegal immigrant with amnesty!!

http://www.sauerbergforussenate.com/stand-immi.aspx

[quote="fedupinwaukegan"]We here in Illinois will be watching the Dick Durbin race. Steve Sauerberg is running against him. Here is his stance on illegal immigration.



Steve Sauerberg, MD,
Republican Candidate for US Senate

"We must ensure our nation's security while also respecting the human dignity of all the people in our country." -Steve Sauerberg

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Durbin: Any real chance he can be defeated, or is he so strong that he is a lock to be re-elected?

If Obama is the Democrat presidential candidate and he wins Illinois, do you think that Obama will carry Durbin to victory with him in Illinois ? Thanks.

From the list above, we need to decide who's with us and who could care less about us. Those who are complacent need to go.

Please fill in the rest so that we all know who's who.

Jeff Sessions, Alabama--KEEP
Ted Stevens, Alaska
Mark Pryor, Arkansas
Wayne Allard, Colorado
Saxby Chambliss, Georgia--KEEP
Larry Craig, Idaho
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Tom Harkin, Iowa
Pat Roberts, Kansas
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
Susan Collins, Maine
John Kerry, Massachusetts--GOODBYE
Carl Levin, Michigan
Norm Coleman, Minnesota
Thad Cochran, Mississippi
Jim Talent, Missouri
Max Baucus, Montana
Chuck Hagel, Nebraska
John Sununu, New Hampshire
Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey
Pete Domenici, New Mexico *already announced retirement
Elizabeth Dole, North Carolina
James Inhofe, Oklahoma
Gordon Smith, Oregon
John Reed, Rhode Island
Lindsay Graham, South Carolina--GOODBYE
Tim Johnson, South Dakota
Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
John Cornyn, Texas
John Warner, Virginia
John Rockefeller, West Virginia—GOODBYE(Don’t need no stinkin Rockefeller)
Michael Enzi, Wyoming

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 2nd Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate


Vote Summary

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 2611 As Amended )
Vote Number: 157 Vote Date: May 25, 2006, 05:39 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: S. 2611
Measure Title: A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

Vote Counts: YEAs 62
NAYs 36
Not Voting 2

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---62

Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brownback (R-KS)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Chafee (R-RI)
Clinton (D-NY)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Craig (R-ID)
Dayton (D-MN)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Wyden (D-OR)

in the Senate as bill S. 1639 on June 25.[6] On June 26, a motion to proceed passed the Senate, by a margin of 64-35 (under Senate rules it needed 60 votes).[7] A number of amendments to the bill were considered and rejected. Throughout this process there was heavy pressure from talk radio broadcasters and listeners, bloggers, and citizens opposed to the bill; no equivalent popular passion existed on the supporting side despite the majority of Americans supporting a comprehensive approach to immigration reform.[8] So many opponents contacted senators that both the Senate's Internet server and phone system crashed at different times. This is thought to be a result of passion on the opposition side being so strong that instead of just contacting their own senators many resorted to contacting all senators.[9][10] On June 28, the bill failed to get the 60 votes necessary to end debate. The final cloture vote lost 46-53.[11] This effectively ended its chances, and President Bush said he was disappointed at Congress's failure to act on the issue.[12]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Bor ... ct_of_2007

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S1639 VOTE

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate


Vote Summary
Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.1639 )
Vote Number: 235 Vote Date: June 28, 2007, 11:04 AM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected
Measure Number: S. 1639
Measure Title: A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
Vote Counts: YEAs 46
NAYs 53
Not Voting 1
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---46
Akaka (D-HI)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Conrad (D-ND)
Craig (R-ID)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Schumer (D-NY)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---53
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Brown (D-OH)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Landrieu (D-LA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Webb (D-VA)

Not Voting - 1
Johnson (D-SD)

Three GOP Senators who voted for cloture are up for reelection in 2008: Larry Craig, Chuck Hagel, and Lindsey Graham.

I thought Craig and Hagel were not running again. Lindsey is facing a June 10 primary in South Carolina against Buddy Witherspoon.

http://buddywitherspoon.com/issues/

You can contribute as little as one dollar to buddy's campaign.

If Republicans in South Carolina renominate that traitor Graham, it is over.

Graham most definitly needs replaced....lets hope the people of his state are aware of this....



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http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-115596.html

Rockfish wrote:

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From the list above, we need to decide who's with us and who could care less about us. Those who are complacent need to go.

Please fill in the rest so that we all know who's who.

Sen. Dole (R-NC) is a keeper!

Senator Mcconnell is up for reelection here in Kentucky tomorrow.(Primary) He will probably win the primary but will face some competition in the fall.After some hesitating he finally voted for closure on the "Comprenhensive Immigration Reform" of last year.Even though he is the Senate minority leader he voted for the wishes of the people of Kentucky and America and against the wishes of his boss,the President.He knows Kentuckians are solid conservatives and against amnesty and "comprenhensive immigration reform" as envisioned by the open borders supporters.

rom the list above, we need to decide who's with us and who could care less about us. Those who are complacent need to go.

For what it is worth, Thad Cochran (Mississippi) is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and he voted "NO" to Feinstein's amendment. Also, the list is not complete. Roger Wicker was appointed by the governor to replace Trent Lott. Wicker is a member of the Senate's version of the HOR Illegal Immigration Caucus. He is running for election to the Senate this November.