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Saturday, 30 June 2007 |
The hopes of ten million people were crushed on Thursday when the Senate, bending to the noise of the xenophobes on the right, failed to get the votes to move S-1639 forward. I had written on this site that it was unlikely that this legislation could pass the Senate and even less likely that it could get through the House but hope sprang eternal and I was as disappointed as anyone. Senate Vote 2. 15 Democrats voted against cloture and 11 Republicans voted for it. Both parties bear some of the blame for this failure. The Democrats did not step up and deliver the votes and the Republicans were cowardly about standing up to their right wing.
Some good can rise from this debacle. This show of misanthropy by the US Senate will perhaps make a few more people wonder why some people are allowed to tell others where they can and can’t live. It may take another twenty years but the tyranny of the ovarian lottery will end.
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Wednesday, 27 June 2007 |
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The Senate moved one step in the direction of Comprehensive Immigration Reform by voting for closure on S 1639 yesterday. There is still a long way to go. Along with substantial efforts to change the nature of the bill there are still real parlimentary hurdles to overcome. Nine Democrats and twenty six Republicans voted against cloture. Senate Vote
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 June 2007 )
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Written by Simon
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Saturday, 23 June 2007 |
We used to say that it was illegal for black children and white children to go to school together. We were wrong then and we are wrong now.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 August 2007 )
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Written by Simon
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Thursday, 21 June 2007 |
The Heritage Foundation reported that the cost of amnesty would be several trillion dollars and the right said “I told you so.” Do this simple test to see how wrong that report is.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 21 June 2007 )
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Written by Simon
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Monday, 11 June 2007 |
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The Government really should not
have the right to decide where people can live. People should have the
right to decide where they live.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 16 June 2007 )
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