Senate Immigration Bill Is DEAD

[kurth]

Senate Shelves Immigration Bill
Apr 07 10:27 AM US/Eastern
By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The Senate sidetracked sweeping immigration legislation Friday, leaving in doubt prospects for passing a bill offering the hope of citizenship to millions of men, women and children living in the United States illegally.

A carefully crafted compromise that supporters had claimed could win an overwhelming majority received only 38 of the 60 votes necessary to protect it from weakening amendments by opponents. Republicans were united in the 38-60 parliamentary vote but Democrats, who have insisted on no amendments, lost six votes from their members.

Democrats and Republicans had been blaming each other Friday for problems stalling the progress of bill. Scheduled votes to break the logjam failed and both supporters and opponents of the bill will have to wait until Congress returns from a two-week spring recess, if then.

"It's not gone forward because there's a political advantage for Democrats not to have an immigration bill," said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa. ...

[KitchenWitch]

1. That's right Senator Specter, blame the democrats

and not a bad bill for why the bill did not pass! :eyes:

[zbdent]

2. Rubber Stamp

*thump**thump**thump**thump**thump*

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3. How can Republicans be "united"

if they can only come up with 38 votes?? :shrug:

(link please)

[Mass]

6. The Democrats got 38 votes. The GOP got the rest.

All GOPers voted the same way.

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12. thanks nt

[radwriter0555]

4. Exactly WHICH democrats are put to a poltiical advantage by not having

an immigration bill?

And what advantage would that be?

[pansypoo53219]

5. of course

they need it to be the 'iWaq war resolution/gay marriage' issue for the midterms.

[RagingInMiami]

7. It served its purpose

It created a diversion, a new talking point, a new "divide and conquer" strategy.

[bluedog]

8. maybe now they can Enforce laws that are in Effect

[Mass]

9. Surprise, surprise! Not really, the Repugs did not want to vote

on this bill, because they are way more divided than the Democrats.

Count on them to put the blame on the Democrats for something they did not want to do. McCain and Hagel did not even vote for cloture on their own bills!

Another flip-flop for McCain. Not surprisingly.

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[sable302]

10. i love the way they always credit democrats

with more political maneuvering than democrats are capable of

[stray cat]

11. Republicans have control of the senate

They don't need the dems - whatever gets done or doesn't get done is due to republicans. They need to take responsibility.

[Beelzebud]

13. Funny how the majority party can't get anything done, so they blame the

minority party.

Do these republican bastards ever accept responsibility for ANYTHING?

Pass The Buck Republicans

[spanone]

14. Yea, CNN just broke into their Jesus/Judas story

in time to have Bill Frisk blame the Democrats for sinking his ship. Dear Senator Frisk....STFU.

[AzDar]

15. It was TERRIBLE legislation...... n/t