Thread: SENATORS PROMISED "ENFORCEMENT" JUST LIKE IN 1986.

Thanks to my friend in Arizona for this!

SENATORS PROMISED "ENFORCEMENT" JUST LIKE IN 1986.
S-2611 ISN'T EVEN LAW YET AND THEY'RE ALREADY STIFFING US!
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A. SENATOR SESSIONS CALLS THE BLUFF OF "PRO-ENFORCEMENT" SENATORS.
B. CONTACT YOUR TWO SENATORS WITH RAVES OR CONDEMNATION
C. HOW SENATORS VOTED ON FUNDING THE BORDER FENCE
D. HOW SENATORS VOTED ON $$$ TO HIRE ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATORS
E. SENATORS FACING RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER
F. MONEY THAT SENATORS DID APPROVE SPENDING (only one example)
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A. SENATOR SESSIONS CALLS THE BLUFF OF "PRO-ENFORCEMENT" SENATORS.
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Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama had the backbone to call the bluff of all the Senators
who voted YES on the "not an amnesty" bill S-2611. They voted for 300+ miles of border fence, knowing that it wouldn't happen without the $$$$. When Sessions backed them
against the wall with an opportunity to "put their money where their mouths were," every one of them showed their true treasonous colors.

Washington Times tells most of the story in "Senate denies fund for new border fence," Washington Times, July 14, 2006 http://www.washingtontimes.com/national ... -1188r.htm

As usual, Senator John McCain leads the ranks of hypocrites by voting NO on both the border fence and extra investigators. He did the same thing back in 1986 by voting YES on the "one-time only" amnesty, then two years later voting NO on funding the Workplace Verification Program. As they say at the San Diego Zoo, "a leopard doesn't change its spots." Once a sell-out, always a sell-out.

And McCain has lots of company in the U.S. Senate.

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B. CONTACT YOUR TWO SENATORS WITH RAVES OR CONDEMNATION
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Let them know you ARE paying attention to their votes, especially if they're facing re-election.
Send them an e-mail or even better a fax, making clear your opinion of their vote.
Follow up with a phone call to both Washington (1-888-355-358 and their local district office (find the phone and FAX numbers at www.senate.gov).
Contact your congressman (www.house.gov), both in Washington and the local district office to let them know your opinion of your Senators' votes.
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C. HOW SENATORS VOTED ON FUNDING THE BORDER FENCE
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Question: Sessions Amendment No. 4659, As Modified ) Vote #200
Voting Date: July 13 2006 at 3:44pm
Required for Majority: 1/2 Voting Result: Amendment Rejected
Vote Count YEAs 29 NAYs 71

Amendment No: S. Amendment 4659 to HR 5441 (Dept of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007)

Purpose: To appropriate an additional $1,829,400,000 to construct double-layered fencing and vehicle barriers along the Southwest border and to offset such increase by reducing all otherdiscretionary amounts on a pro-rata basis

Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Allen (R-VA), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Dayton (D-MN), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Jeffords (I-VT), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Salazar (D-CO), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Talent (R-MO), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay



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D. HOW SENATORS VOTED ON $$$ TO HIRE ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATORS
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Question: Sessions Amendment No. 4660, As Modified ) Vote #201
Voting Date: July 13 2006 at 3:48pm
Required for Majority: 1/2 Voting Result: Amendment Rejected
Vote Count YEAs 34 NAYs 66

Amendment No: S. Amendment 4660 to HR 5441 (Dept of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007)

Purpose: To appropriate an additional $85,670,000 to enable the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire 800 additional full-time active duty investigators to investigate immigration laws violators and to offset such increase on a pro-rata basis.

Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Allen (R-VA), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Dayton (D-MN), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Jeffords (I-VT), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Salazar (D-CO), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Talent (R-MO), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay


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E. SENATORS FACING RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER
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Democrats: CA-Diane Feinstein, CT-Joe Liebermann, DE-Thomas Carper, FL-Bill Nelson, HI-Daniel Akaka,MA-Ted Kennedy, MD-Paul Sarbanes, MI-Debbie Stabenow, MN-Mark Dayton, NE-Ben Nelson, NM-Jeff Bingamon, NY-Hillary Clinton, ND-Kent Conrad, NJ-Jon Corzine, WI-Herb Kohl, WVa-Robert Byrd, WA-Maria Cantwell

Republicans: AZ-Jon Kyl, IN-Richard Lugar, ME-Olympia Snowe, MS-Trent Lott, MT-Conrad Burns, MO-James Talent, NV-John Ensign, OH-Mike DeWine, PA-Rick Santorum, RI-Lincoln Chafee, TN-Bill Frist, TX-Kay Bailey Hutchinson, UT-Orrin Hatch, VA-George Allen, WY-Craig Thomas

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F. MONEY THAT SENATORS DID APPROVE SPENDING (only one example)
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Of course, this is hardly the silliest squandering of taxpayers' money--there are plenty more in abundance. But grants to hold Chinese symposia on "the rule of law" when our own politicians don't seem to understand the term themselves!

If the Senate really went looking for places to cut to pay for the 800 investigators and the two-layer border fence, they'd easily find it by cutting monetary aid to groups like Catholic Charities, La Raza, LULAC and others who help illegal aliens.

That's a "one-two" punch that really gets "more bang for the buck."

Mr Liar Bill "I'm a traitor to the American people" Frist wrote this in a June 25th op/ed piece for the Washington Times.

A number of aspects of the bill have my enthusiastic support. Among other things it will add 370 miles of new fencing along the border, hire thousands of new Customs and Border Protection professionals, provide them with better technology, end the policy of releasing border violators caught along our frontiers, and tighten criminal sanctions for those convicted of immigration-related crimes.

Yet he voted:

Frist (R-TN), Nay

http://www.volpac.org/index.cfm?FuseAct ... cle_id=155


Mr Liar from his own VOLPAC web site said this:

For months we’ve been talking about the need to strengthen border security and interior enforcement policy in America. Today, the Senate acted....It calls for drastic measures that will begin to transform our borders from porous to PROTECTED. Most notable among them:

- Construction of 370 miles of triple-layered fencing and 500 miles of vehicle barriers

Yet he voted:

Frist (R-TN), Nay

http://www.volpac.org/index.cfm?FuseAct ... &Year=2006