Ding Dong the Bill is Dead!

Today was one of the most important days in the history of America. The so called “immigration reform bill” is dead.

Ding dong the bill is dead. Which old bill? The wicked bill!

The immigration bill that would have given amnesty to 12 million illegal aliens is dead . . . for now. This bill was supported by nearly all Democrats, but more importantly, even our conservative President George W. Bush! For many Republicans, the President’s support of this bill was the writing on the wall – he isn’t the conservative we voted for. After all, this is the bill that was written by Senator “I’ve never met a drink I don’t like” Ted Kennedy. And not surprisingly, it was also supported by Republican / Democrat (it depends which day it is) Senator John McCain.

Finally the government listens to the people! The majority of U.S. citizens, yes even liberals, did not want amnesty for illegal aliens. The vote ended up being 46 to 53 against further discussion about the immigration bill. They needed 60 votes to continue discussion and vote on the bill. No cloture (more discussion) means the free-for-all amnesty bill will not go to the Senate for a final vote. It’s dead until we get a new president next year.

You CAN make a difference. Your letters, emails and phone calls forced Congress to do what is best for America. Yes, they do sometimes listen! South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint (R) best described the argument over amnesty. He said this was “a war between the American people and their government,” adding that the vote was “about whether or not we’re going to listen to the American people.”

Here is a list of the people who voted for and against the amnesty bill going any further:

YEAs — 46
(These are the wimps who don’t listen to you, but instead base their votes on special interest groups, pro-amnesty wackos and the Hispanic vote)

Akaka (D-HI) Bennett (R-UT) Biden (D-DE) Boxer (D-CA) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Clinton (D-NY) Conrad (D-ND) Craig (R-ID) Dodd (D-CT) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Graham (R-SC) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Inouye (D-HI) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Martinez (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) Menendez (D-NJ) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Nelson (D-FL) Obama (D-IL) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Salazar (D-CO) Schumer (D-NY) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs — 53
(These are the true Americans who you should consider voting for next election)

Alexander (R-TN) Allard (R-CO) Barrasso (R-WY) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Brown (D-OH) Brownback (R-KS) Bunning (R-KY) Burr (R-NC) Byrd (D-WV) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Grassley (R-IA) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Isakson (R-GA) Landrieu (D-LA) McCaskill (D-MO) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Roberts (R-KS) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sanders (I-VT) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Stabenow (D-MI) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Tester (D-MT) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Webb (D-VA)

The most important thing to come from this debate, besides not giving amnesty to 12 million ILLEGALS, is that our elected officials will still listen to us if our voice is loud enough. The second most important revelation is that two presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, both voted for the amnesty bill. Both of these anti-Americans have a chance to win the Democratic nomination, and a fairly good chance of winning the Presidency in 2008.

So our elected officials still listen to us when they absolutely have to. However, we need to elect individuals who will not blindly support amnesty while ignoring the voice of the people. Most importantly, we need to focus on Presidential candidates who will support amnesty, and do everything in our power to make sure they have no say in the matter. This includes Republican / Democrat John McCain.

McCain isn’t the only idiot. We already know Harry Reid is an idiot, but he will use whatever tactics he can to support amnesty and get the Hispanic vote. Even as far as saying that your emails and calls were “”filled with prejudice and hatred and venom.” Nice spin there Harry. No, we don’t want to secure the borders and save our country, we’re just a bunch or racists. Diane Feinstein, Democrat Senator of California, went as far as saying the American people are too stupid to understand that opening the nation’s borders to anyone who wants to come in is good for them.

Let’s repeat that for those liberals out there: The American people are too stupid to understand that opening the nation’s borders to anyone who wants to come in is good for them.

‘nuff said.