Thread: Senators to get creamed on immigration at home?

Delay on Immigration Vote a Risk

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May 24, 2007
Note: Updated at 3:42 p.m. ET.

Republican worries are growing over the increasingly harsh reaction among grass-roots conservatives to the bipartisan Senate agreement on overhauling the immigration system.

As debate over amendments continues, it's clear that the leadership's decision to delay a vote on the measure until after the Senate's weeklong Memorial Day recess was a risky strategy. The delay means that the legislation's many opponents on the left and right will have time to pick it apart and pressure individual legislators while they are in their home states.

But for some conservative senators, the concern focuses more on the thunder from the right. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, for example, has been a big booster of the deal, even though the bargain appears to be unpopular in his home state, especially over provisions granting a "path to citizenship" for undocumented workers. Opponents label it amnesty. When Graham spoke at a state GOP convention last week, he was booed.

Now Graham may face a strong challenge in a GOP primary next year, party sources say--the same concern that other senators fear if they back the immigration bill. On the other hand, a Graham admirer counters that the senator's support for the bill represents a "profile in courage" and shows that he wants to get things done, even if he has to compromise to do so.

--Kenneth T. Walsh

Update: Whispers Editor Paul Bedard has this to add on the subject:

Aides in House and Senate offices this morning reported that groups opposed to the immigration bill now before the Senate are warning that they plan to flood town hall meetings during the Memorial Day recess. One top leadership aide said that groups were asking member offices for the times and places of town hall meetings or other gatherings where the lawmakers have planned to take public questions.

"Some of these members are going to get creamed on this issue when they go home," warned a Senate aide whose boss has not announced a public meeting next week. "Man, are we glad we didn't set up a town hall," said the aide.

Senate leadership officials are concerned that the pressure from voters and interest groups expected to be unleashed on lawmakers may further delay passage of the plan and very likely change some votes.

"We should have had the vote last week," said a Senate GOP official. "There's no telling how these meet-and-greets will change a member's view."

Can you believe that statement, "Man, are we glad we didn't set up a town hall," said the aide???????

I had an email from John Edwards this morning on the Iraq finance bill, and I not only fired an answer back, but called and left a blistering message! I am so outraged!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so sick of these wealthy politicians, who will be totally shielded financially and socially, from the results of what they do, its a wonder I don't have a stroke!

Every senator and representative backing this bill MUST BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE BY THE VOTERS, ASAP. They need to learn the wrath of American citizens when double-crossed, sold-out, betrayed.

Does anyone know if Burr or Dole will be holding a town hall meeting soon?

You Bet GIRLY!

Now is the time for each and every American citizen to buck up & ASK the QUESTION of each and every Senate office:

Senator.......WHO has payed you to SELL OUT AMERICA?

WHAT are you receiving for this TREASONOUS AMNESTY?

Don't be afraid. Don't hesitate. YOU have the RIGHT & RESPONSIBILITY to your family to ask these questions!!!!!
YOU pay their salaries and they work for YOU!!!
Where there is no respect given ------- they receive no respect.

Originally Posted by girlygirl369

Can you believe that statement, "Man, are we glad we didn't set up a town hall," said the aide???????

The second one seems more disturbing to me -

"We should have had the vote last week," said a Senate GOP official. "There's no telling how these meet-and-greets will change a member's view."

A GOP official is upset that constituents will have a chance to inform the person who is in congress to represent them how they feel about it - and that's bad?? Since when is the will of the people a bad thing? When did this government "for the people, by the people," etc. become a government where who ignores the people? That is ludicrous and insulting.
I'm currently reading Lou Dobb's book - The War on the Middle Class. This one statement is backs everything he has said in there and proves the mentality that officials have right now. It's time for a change. We need to vote out some of these people who have made a career out of telling us what is right and wrong becuase they only care about what is best for them. Not us.

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GO GET EM AMERICA!!!

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Senate leadership officials are concerned that the pressure from voters and interest groups expected to be unleashed on lawmakers may further delay passage of the plan and very likely change some votes.

Let's not disappoint them, and give our elected reps hell, this week.

The RAT/TRAITOR needs recall vote or voted out are you listening SC?


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