Irresponsible Legislature: Immigration Reform

4:38 pm on May 20, 2007 by Infidelesto

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Hugh Hewitt has a fantastic analysis of the immigration bill that has been drafted and passed in the House.

I read all 8 parts, and Hugh did a great job translating text for the average reader. Here’s his final analysis:

There are so many problems with this bill that it should not be introduced in the Senate absent a period of open hearings on it and the solicitation of expert opinion from various analysts across the ideological spectrum. Even were it somehow to improbably make its way to the president’s desk, if it does so before these problems are aired and confronted, the Congress would be inviting a monumental distrust of the institution. There is simply too much here to say “Trust us,” and move on. The jam down of such a far reaching measure, drafted in secret and very difficult for laymen much less lawyers to read, is fundamentally inconsistent with how we govern ourselves.

From TLB:

If those who forged this “compromise” have their way, this bill will be voted on as early as Tuesday. That’s a crazily short amount of time for Senators — let alone the American public — to review, understand, and have a voice on the substance of such a complex bill.

Also TLB has formed a very nice breakdown of this bill for readers online. The Point in this is to breakdown each topic that the bill discusses, and allow readers to leave comments on each specific part of the bill. This is a great way for you to speak out on any part of the bill that you agree/disagree with, so if you decide to read it, leave some comments on areas you think are important. Check it out here.

Take notice people…

Immigration is a MAJOR issue in our country. It’s not something that should be taken lightly. The way our legislature is pushing this through is totally reprehensible. I pray they consider stretching it out so the American people and all Senators get a chance to look this bill over very carefully before deciding on such a big issue.

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  1. Comment by BillT on 20 May 2007:

    Hugh’s on the money. But a talking point everyone seems to be missing is that we need to slow this monster down. The bill is huge and complex. There is no way to nail it down and craft working legislation in two weeks. Wouldn’t it be nuts if the Democratic House put the brakes on a Senate bill?

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  3. Comment by Bob Williams on 16 June 2007:

    Please send the following letter to the sponsors of the Amnesty Bill
    These are home addresses and telephone numbers -so be nice and get your point across. Who knows, they might invite you over for coffee. _____________________________________________________________________
    TO: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE i.e. . Gang of 12

    VOTE NO ON AMNESTY BILL-pass no new laws!-enforce what is on the books now!

    The four things we must do are: (1). Secure our Borders. (2.) Crack down on employers that intentionally hire illegal labor. (3.) Remove all benefits such as licenses, in-state tuition, and welfare for illegal aliens. (4.) Empower local police to enforce immigration law.

    By sponsoring this bill and promoting this fraud on the USA you are a lighting rod for trouble. Please make the public aware where you, your family and staff are at, at all times, so we can avoid you and those places. Please think about the witness protection program for you and your family when you are out of office.

    “You tell’em I’m coming…and hell’s coming with me, you hear!?”

    Articles:
    Masters of the Universe
    http://www.rightwingnews.com/mt331/2007/06/the_inside_story_of_how_the_se.php
    20 loopholes in immigration bill
    http://sessions.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=275456
    gang of 12
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18842287/
    Wheres-theFence-Video
    http://quotes.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/wheres-the-fence-video/

    ___________________________________________________________________
    Sen. Mel Martinez
    4398 New Broad St
    Orlando , FL 32814
    407-894-5299
    407-898-0959

    Sen. John McCain
    7110 N Central Ave
    Phoenix , Az 85020
    602-248-0181
    602-252-0708

    Sen. Ken Salazar
    5140 Chase St
    Denver , CO 80212
    303-721-8508

    Sen. Lindsey Graham
    253 Stonehaven Way
    Seneca , SC 29672
    864-654-7341

    Sen. Jon Kyl
    4442 E Camelback Rd 160
    Phoenix , AZ 85018
    602-840-5046

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein
    909 Montgomery ST400
    San Francisco , CA 94133
    415-288-7248
    Fax 415-421-3391

    Sen. Arlen Specter
    4109 Timber Ln 4113
    Philadelphia , PA 19129
    215-438-2622

    Sen Edward Kennedy
    35 Hunters Run Place
    Haverhill , MA 01832
    978-362-9425

    PO Box 447
    Hyannis Port , MA 02647

    50 Marchant Ave
    Hyannis Port , MA 02647

    Sen. Harry Reid
    1326 Kirby Road
    McLean , VA 22101
    702-525-1535

    1055 Nipton Rd
    Searchlight , NV 89046

    Sen. Joe Lieberman
    69 Colony Road
    New Haven , CT 06511
    203-342-4866

    142 Temple Street
    New Haven , CT 06510

    Sen. Trent Lott
    801 Beach Bl
    Pascagoula , MS 39567
    228-547-0762

  4. Comment by Bob Williams on 26 June 2007:

    his information is on the internet and can be found with a search: Bob Williams “6 FORMER SENATORS”
    ____________________________________________________
    WRITE/CALL TO TELL THEM TO VOTE NO AMNESTY
    E-mail the staff of the supporters of the Amnesty Bill and ask them if this is the correct home address and telephone # of the Senator. That you will write to them direct because of their refusal to answer one question– “where is the fence”.

    Ask all the other Senators(100) to verify the home address of these former Senators.
    They will be dehired!

    The site for emailing all of them with one keystroke is:
    http://www.outsourcecongress.org/outsource/congress/schstaffers.html
    Senator John Ensign
    9808 Moon Valley Pl
    Las Vegas , NV 89134
    89134
    702-889-3981

    Senator Jim Webb
    1200 N Nash St 827
    Arlington , VA 22209
    703-960-3970
    703-322-9527

    Senator Norm Coleman
    909 Osceola AV
    Saint Paul , MN 55105
    651-227-5178

    Senator Richard Burr
    2634 Forest Dr
    Wadesboro , NC 28170
    336-723-1658

    Senator Kit Bond
    14 Jefferson Rd
    Mexico , MO 65265
    573-581-5770

    Senator Sam Brownback
    4826 SW Urish Rd
    Topeka , KS 66610
    785-478-9383

  5. Comment by Bob Williams on 2 July 2007:

    Please download, print a hard copy and save to word file for future use.
    ____________________________________________
    HOME ADDRESSES OF TYRANTS

    http://halturnershow.com/Facing-OffWith46OnTheFourth.html

    http://www.halturnershow.com/
    ______________________________________________
    Ted Kennedy’s Spanish Serenade! -audio
    http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=2085
    http://www.nuspel.org/jalisco.html
    ________________________________________________
    WHERE IS THE FENCE-video

    http://www.wheresthefence.com/offer.asp?Ref_ID=1872
    ______________________________________________
    CHERTOFF: We can’t really enforce laws on illegals
    http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56467
    ____________________________________________________

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