oldroy wrote:
I was listening to Congressman Israel, (D-NY0 talking about the immigration bill that the Senate hasn't sent to the House yet, (I wonder why that is) and he said that 87% of people in the US want comprehensive immigration. Of course, that puts me in that tiny minority. The thing that bothers me most is that although that 87% wants immigration reform I am pretty sure that not all of them want it in that comprehensive form from the Senate.
Do any of you in the 87% really know that although the Senate passed that abortive bill over 2 weeks ago they haven't sent it to the House yet? Why are they pushing so hard when they don't even share their bill with the House. Could it be political, only, or could it have something to do with constitutionality?
I was listening to Congressman Israel, (D-NY0 talk... (
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Do you think there's a possibility the Senate's actions are similar in nature as the following statements?
"I'll be right there" when someone asks you to help them do something you have no intention of doing. It saves you the agony and arguments of declining;
"I met her. You'll love her. She has a great personality" when you are forced to find a blind date for a friend and the pickings are rather slim. Yes, you lined the guy up with a date, but chances are it will be the
last time he trusts you to fix him up again.
"My check is in the mail" -or- "What d'yer mean my check wasn't signed?" Oh, sure, you contributed and looked like you made an effort, but in the end it was a big, fat nothing.
As for the Senate, "We'll forward the bill to the House tomorrow" -or- "I'm glad the political battle in this chamber is over. I hope the House comes up with a similar version of the bill so we can blend them someday" -or- "Say, you know that bill we passed earlier today? Do you know where the master copy is so we can forward it to the House? You haven't seen it, huh?"
In the end, their actions come down to the phrase, "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bulls__."
Most Americans want the laws that are on the books enforced. Instead, we get Obama suing the State of Arizona and Rubio generating a watered-down version of amnesty in the Senate. My policy is simple, "If you're here illegally, you get nothing - no welfare, no job, no education, no medical, no nothing. You may as well stay home because this is a country that doesn't reward lawbreakers. If you come here legally and want a better life for you and your family, we welcome you with open arms. The best of good fortune to you!"