Are We Starting to See a Backbone Forming?
Hey folks,
Could it possibly be? Are we starting to see a backbone forming with the Republicans? Well, let us look at some possible signs. First we know that the "Immigration Reform" bill has been put off until June. Meanwhile the opposition to this bill grows. Now you know there are many Republicans who are fighting to keep their jobs. They NEED to listen to, well, YOU. But what I told you about a little while back, even some Illegal Aliens are opposed to it. According to Reuters -Opposition to immigration bill intensifies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fragile immigration pact in the U.S. Senate withstood its first major test on Tuesday as lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected a Democratic effort to torpedo the guest worker program that has drawn fire from unions and Hispanic groups.
The Senate voted 64-31 against the first of what is expected to be many challenges to the bipartisan deal that ties tough border security and work place enforcement measures to the guest worker program and a plan to legalize an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.
Now we know this is being attacked by ALL.
Conservative Republicans also oppose the legalization program saying it rewards people who broke U.S. laws.
Like I told you.
In the face of mounting opposition, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, put off a final Senate vote on the bill until June after lawmakers return from a break next week for Memorial Day.
But like I said, this is opposed by a wide range on every side. So to say that this is a sign of a backbone would be a stretch. But then you have THIS story from the Washington Post -House GOP Uses Procedural Tactic To Frustrate Democratic Majority By Lyndsey LaytonWashington Post Staff Writer on Saturday.
House Republicans, fighting to remain relevant in a chamber ruled by Democrats, have increasingly seized on a parliamentary technique to alter or delay nearly a dozen pieces of legislation pushed by the majority this year.
And an election-year promise by Democrats to pay for any new programs they created has made it easier for Republicans to trip them up.
Tensions over the maneuvers reached a boil this week. Republicans used procedural tactics to stall floor debate for four hours Wednesday, and they are threatening to tie up future legislative action.
This is GREAT to see. According to the Post.
The motion to recommit allows the minority a chance to amend a bill on the floor or send it back to committee, effectively killing it. In a legislative body in which the party in power controls nearly everything, it is one of the few tools the minority has to effect change.
In the 12 years of Republican control that ended in January, Democrats passed 11 motions to recommit. Republicans have racked up the same number in just five months of this Congress.
It says that the Democrats are saying it’s not fair. Even tells you that Majority leader Steny Hoyer, got all huffy and left the floor meeting privately with Republican Leader John Boehner and Roy Blunt. What was the outcome? According to the Post "The men emerged with an uneasy detente that they said would last at least until Congress breaks for the Memorial Day recess, but the matter is far from settled."
{Laughing} But GET THIS. From the AP -House to vote on reprimanding Murtha By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer
House Republicans angled Tuesday to put Democrats in a no-win position: reprimand a senior colleagues or be seen as blindly excusing legislative bullying for partisan reasons.
House leaders tentatively scheduled a late Tuesday vote on a Republican move to reprimand Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat and close ally of House Speaker Hancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The GOP accuses Murtha of making a blatant threat against a Republican who challenged a pet project that Murtha wanted.
Democratic leaders said they believed they had the votes to kill the motion, but conceded that some party members were unhappy about being pressed to defend a blustery colleague known for bare-knuckled politics.
Murtha has not disputed a Republican claim that he stormed across the House floor May 17 to confront Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. Rogers had tried unsuccessfully to strike a $23 million Murtha earmark — or narrowly targeted spending item — for a drug intelligence center in Murtha's district.
In a House speech Monday, Rogers said Murtha threatened him by saying, "you will not get any earmarks now and forever."
Rogers, backed by House GOP leaders, said Murtha's threat violates congressional ethics rules and "merits the reprimand of the House."
So Traitor Murtha ran across the floor and threaten this Republican because he couldn’t get more money? These are the people that got voted in folks. Now according to the New York Times a few hours later, they tabled it {The vote} but just the fact that they we actually brave enough to CALL for it IS a sign of progress in the search of courage. Maybe there is still hope.
Peter
Hey folks,
Could it possibly be? Are we starting to see a backbone forming with the Republicans? Well, let us look at some possible signs. First we know that the "Immigration Reform" bill has been put off until June. Meanwhile the opposition to this bill grows. Now you know there are many Republicans who are fighting to keep their jobs. They NEED to listen to, well, YOU. But what I told you about a little while back, even some Illegal Aliens are opposed to it. According to Reuters -Opposition to immigration bill intensifies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fragile immigration pact in the U.S. Senate withstood its first major test on Tuesday as lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected a Democratic effort to torpedo the guest worker program that has drawn fire from unions and Hispanic groups.The Senate voted 64-31 against the first of what is expected to be many challenges to the bipartisan deal that ties tough border security and work place enforcement measures to the guest worker program and a plan to legalize an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.
Now we know this is being attacked by ALL.
Conservative Republicans also oppose the legalization program saying it rewards people who broke U.S. laws.
Like I told you.
In the face of mounting opposition, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, put off a final Senate vote on the bill until June after lawmakers return from a break next week for Memorial Day.
But like I said, this is opposed by a wide range on every side. So to say that this is a sign of a backbone would be a stretch. But then you have THIS story from the Washington Post -House GOP Uses Procedural Tactic To Frustrate Democratic Majority By Lyndsey LaytonWashington Post Staff Writer on Saturday.
House Republicans, fighting to remain relevant in a chamber ruled by Democrats, have increasingly seized on a parliamentary technique to alter or delay nearly a dozen pieces of legislation pushed by the majority this year.And an election-year promise by Democrats to pay for any new programs they created has made it easier for Republicans to trip them up.
Tensions over the maneuvers reached a boil this week. Republicans used procedural tactics to stall floor debate for four hours Wednesday, and they are threatening to tie up future legislative action.
This is GREAT to see. According to the Post.
The motion to recommit allows the minority a chance to amend a bill on the floor or send it back to committee, effectively killing it. In a legislative body in which the party in power controls nearly everything, it is one of the few tools the minority has to effect change.
In the 12 years of Republican control that ended in January, Democrats passed 11 motions to recommit. Republicans have racked up the same number in just five months of this Congress.
It says that the Democrats are saying it’s not fair. Even tells you that Majority leader Steny Hoyer, got all huffy and left the floor meeting privately with Republican Leader John Boehner and Roy Blunt. What was the outcome? According to the Post "The men emerged with an uneasy detente that they said would last at least until Congress breaks for the Memorial Day recess, but the matter is far from settled."
{Laughing} But GET THIS. From the AP -House to vote on reprimanding Murtha By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press WriterHouse Republicans angled Tuesday to put Democrats in a no-win position: reprimand a senior colleagues or be seen as blindly excusing legislative bullying for partisan reasons.
House leaders tentatively scheduled a late Tuesday vote on a Republican move to reprimand Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat and close ally of House Speaker Hancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The GOP accuses Murtha of making a blatant threat against a Republican who challenged a pet project that Murtha wanted.
Democratic leaders said they believed they had the votes to kill the motion, but conceded that some party members were unhappy about being pressed to defend a blustery colleague known for bare-knuckled politics.
Murtha has not disputed a Republican claim that he stormed across the House floor May 17 to confront Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. Rogers had tried unsuccessfully to strike a $23 million Murtha earmark — or narrowly targeted spending item — for a drug intelligence center in Murtha's district.
In a House speech Monday, Rogers said Murtha threatened him by saying, "you will not get any earmarks now and forever."
Rogers, backed by House GOP leaders, said Murtha's threat violates congressional ethics rules and "merits the reprimand of the House."
So Traitor Murtha ran across the floor and threaten this Republican because he couldn’t get more money? These are the people that got voted in folks. Now according to the New York Times a few hours later, they tabled it {The vote} but just the fact that they we actually brave enough to CALL for it IS a sign of progress in the search of courage. Maybe there is still hope.
Peter
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