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Dear Mass Media,

I understand you’re worthless and therefore really can’t help the things you do.  That said, I believe there is a rather silly pattern forming that I think can be easily corrected.

You see it appears you are under the impression that I care what Miss/Mrs/etc America does.  Really I don’t.  Seriously.

I don’t care if Mrs/Miss/etc America got caught in a drunken heroin binge and passed out on the proceeds of illicit arms sales to Al Qaeda.  I really don’t.

What’s more…since I don’t care what Mrs/Miss/etc America does, I certainly don’t care if the EX Miss America got a little drunk.  I realize it was probably a slow news day and therefore you couldn’t help yourself.  Had there been a war going on, or some big legisltation being pushed through I would probably be less understanding.  If perhaps the Gaza strip was caught in renewed fighting or North Korea was shutting down it’s reactor, I’m sure you would have covered that instead.  Yes, but since nothing else was happening I understand why the EX Miss America being arrested on a minor alcohol charge was one of your big stories.

However, in the future we really don’t care…..unless she’s naked in which case we only want pictures and/or the address (preferably local).

Thanks,

The Collective Staff of EckerNet

Ok so a lot has happened lately, most of this is information you can find elsewhere, but I’m boiling it all down into the most up to date information and putting it in one place to make things easier for everyone (myself included).

How It Begins…

Well the usual gang of suspects (Kennedy, Bush, McCain, Specter, etc) have returned to the scene of the crime. On Tuesday they will introduce a NEW comprehensive immigration bill S 1639, which is basically the old amnesty bill S 1348, but supposedly with all the previous amendments added in (I’m still verifying that).

That will be introduced on Tuesday, and they’ll have to hold a cloture vote to begin debate on the bill. Then debate begins. They’ll have to have a cloture vote to end debate and then vote on the actual bill. Reid hopes to have that all happen in the span of one week.  Where votes happen on the amendments is still pretty fuzzy, because of the very bizarre and unprecedented manner in which they are trying to force this through, which brings me to….

The Debate…

One of the tactics used with great success last time was that Senators would object to the introduction of an amendment and just plain not allow it to the floor. This time it’ll be different.

In secret backroom negotiations, supporters of this bill have come up with roughly 22 amendments they feel are “worthy” of introduction. They combined all of them into one behemoth amendment. Now according to Senate rules, apparently Senators have the ability to demand that an amendment can be broken up into multiple parts after it’s introduced, and they are automatically introduced. It’s known as a “Clay Pigeon” amendment and this tactic has apparently never been used in the fashion it’s going to be.

Senator Reid will introduce this behemoth amendment and then demand that it be broken up into it’s individual parts, which allows them to reach the floor without anyone objecting to them. Then debate will begin on the roughly 22 amendments, which will allow Reid and his cronies to monopolize debate time and control the floor of the Senate.

Meanwhile in order to get one of their amendments into this selective group, Senators had to agree to vote for cloture on the bill. If this sounds familiar to anyone that’s been to church (or heard of one), it should be. It’s fairly similiar to the deal Satan is said to make with people….your eternal soul for temporary happiness. By the way, Senator Coleman is one of the Senators that made this deal, as his “sanctuary cities” amendment is reportedly one of the illustrious 22.

I’ve seen a list of at least some of the amendments that were supposed to be in the 22, and so far I haven’t seen anything that would even begin to address some of the biggest problems with this amnesty bill. And I’ve heard the same from others who have apparently seen more complete lists. This list is being kept so secret even the New York Times hasn’t published it yet and they’ll leak any damn thing. So that alone should tell you alot about this list of amendments

The Battle Field

So where will this all happen?

Clearly the first best chance of defeating this bill is either of the two cloture votes in the Senate. You need 60 votes for cloture, but only 50 to pass the bill. So if it gets past cloture, it’s almost guaranteed to pass. And since I know politicians are going to try to spin this bullshit, let me address this right off the bat. A VOTE FOR CLOTURE IS A VOTE FOR AMNESTY. Quite a few politicians will argue that yeah, they voted for cloture but then voted against the bill. Bullshit, they know as well as I do that those 10 votes are going to engineered and allocated to politicians whose political careers are in jeopardy in ‘08 if they vote for the actual bill. Watch for Coleman to pull this stunt.

So when you contact your Senators, tell them to vote against cloture, don’t believe their BS on voting against the bill. If it’s killed, cloture is where the bill will be done.

If this bill passes the Senate, the battle moves to the House….ALL of which is up for re-election in ‘08, so they have to pay more attention to how great the opposition is for this bill. And while the Democrats hold a larger majority in the House, many of them are “Blue Dog” Democrats, who campaigned on a strict “no amnesty” platform in very competitive districts. And since we just had 50 Democrats vote for a no federal emergency funding for sanctuary cities, it’s highly unlikely that the Democrats will line up behind this bill, much less the Republicans. And House leaders are saying they aren’t even going to bother unless 70 House Republicans agree to support it….and that is not likely.

In the event, that it passes the House, it goes to Conference Committee to work out possible differing versions of the bill. Here another opportunity is presented and where some lucky Republicans get the chance to distinguish themselves. Senator DeMint (and others) can block appointees to the conference committee…if they can do that long enough, it won’t get settled during this legislative session and effectively dies.

However, even if this passes the Senate, it’ll be a disaster for the Republican Party.  And while that isn’t the only, or even close to being the most important, reason this bill needs to die, it’s one that conservatives should be aware of.

The Players

This issue is noteworthy, not just for its substance, but also the mix of people that have lined up on either side, and the speed with which some have switched sides.

With polls showing widespread opposition to this bill, including a new Zogby poll (usually favorable to Democrats) showing only 3% of the public views Congress’s handling of immigration favorably, and just 38% having a favorable view of this bill, it’s no surprise that most of the defections have been to the opposition. In addition, Democrats conducted their own poll and found overwhelming opposition to the bill.

Bush, Kennedy and McCain had enlisted four Republicans as part of the original backroom negotiations, Kyl, Cornyn, Chambliss and Isakson. With the recent surprise defections of Chambliss and Isakson, due to extreme public pressure, only Kyl remains behind the bill.

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson has recently come out in opposition to the bill and will be voting against cloture.

Even though Minority Leader Senator McConnell was part of the effort of resurrecting this bill, he appears to be wavering on his support. His office has been hammered and he clearly doesn’t want his name attached to this since he’s up for election in 2008. It remains to be seen where he will throw his vote.

Even many prominent organizations of the hispanic community have come out in opposition to this bill.

And many Republicans, such as Lindsay Graham, are feeling the pressure. His approval ratings have plummeted into 31% and he polls higher amongst Democrats, than his own Republicans at this point. While he doesn’t have a primary challenger yet, Senators Hagel already does, and their are rumors of many more to come for other amnesty supporters.

Trent Lott has been very vocal lately, although it appears as if that is mostly from frustration than anything else. As Minority Whip it’s his job to keep Republican Senators in line and clearly they aren’t listening. He expected that this amnesty bill would be passed with a clearly majority and that’s just not gonna happen. He sees the public opposition and sees his world view crumbling, he’s not liking it and is lashing out irrationally….not that he shouldn’t be held accountable to his words.

The Inside Word

Just for your amusement I figured you might like these quotes that come from staff members from a variety of Congressional offices.

Every call is the exact same. 1. We don’t need this new amnesty bill. 2. Enforce the laws that are already there. 3. Build the wall.

That’s called public consensus. Act on it.

If I hear the words “amnesty bill” one more time, I’m going to have a fit.

Yeah, we have the same reaction…

I’m in Maria Cantwells office….I’ve gotten so many calls about the immigration bill everyone wants it voted against…

It’s nice to know you have a public mandate for something….now act on it.

The immigration issue kills me. It’s hard to fault immigrants who flee unfortunate circumstances to come here and work, especially when we make it so inviting and easy for them. On the other hand, there are also a lot of people illegally here from non-third world countries on expired visas who just “prefer” to live in the U.S. Well, I “prefer” not to pay my taxes, but failing to do so will certainly land me in jail. When’s the last time someone proposed an amnesty for tax violators? Oh yeah, that’s right it’s in the Senate bill, but it only pertains to folks here illegally. The public may not all be gung ho about erecting miles of wall and deporting everyone, but they are not so stupid that the Senate bill even passes their smell test.

Well at least there is one politician that doesn’t regard us as stupid enough to fall for this.

It’s difficult to maintain a high degree of excitement about legislation that is so patently absurd. Even the sponsors know it is a ridiculous canard. They are only pushing it because they are septuagenarians who will be long dead when twenty years from now - just like the 1986 bill - citizens wake up and realize that our country is in fact worse off because of their government’s shortsighted immigration “reform.”

I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Am I the only one who previously had an opinon on the immigration bill…and now just doesn’t give damn?I used to care, but not now. Now I just want it to go way. Pass it…don’t pass…just do something. At least they aren’t mailing us as many bricks (to build the wall) as before.

Do you need us to start doing that again??

Where everyone lines up…

Ok these I got from NumbersUSA which has been very helpful and very accurate so far.

The Senators who will vote NO on Cloture are

Alexander (R-Tenn.)
Allard (R-Colo.)
Baucus (D-Mont.)

Byrd (D-W.Va.)
Bunning (R-Ky.)
Chambliss (R-Ga.)

Coburn (R-Okla.)
Corker (R-Tenn.)
Cornyn (R-Texas)

Crapo (R-Idaho)
DeMint (R-S.C.)
Dole (R-N.C.)

Dorgan (D-N.D.)
Enzi (R-Wyo.)
Grassley (R-Iowa)

Hutchison (R-Texas)
Inhofe (R-Okla.)
Isakson (R-Ga.)

Landrieu (D-La.)
McCaskill (D-Mo.)
Pryor (D-Ark.)

Roberts (R-Kan.)
Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)
Sanders (I-Vt.)

Sessions (R-Ala.)
Shelby (R-Ala.)
Smith (R-Ore.)

Stabenow (D-Mich.)
Sununu (R-N.H.)
Tester (D-Mont.)

Thune (R-S.D.)
Vitter (R-La.)

Everyone else is probably going to vote YES on cloture. There are 32 Senators listed above, plus Senator Johnson is still too sick to vote so he’ll be counted as NO. That brings us 8 votes short of the 41 we need. So if your Senator isn’t listed above start calling!!!

It’s now or never folks!!

Numbers to Senate offices are below the fold.

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A reader has emailed in to alert me to a “Say No To Amnesty” rally that will be taking place in Wausau, Wisconsin on Tuesday (06/26/07). Here’s the information

Date: Tuesday June 26, 2007.
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: 400 block downtown Wausau, WI

Now is a time that Packer and Vikings fans can actually come together for a vital issue. Personally I like hating Wisconsinites for their stupid NFL team, not their sissy NSL team.

[Thanks for the heads up Pat!]

Ok I haven’t really railed on Trent Lott a whole lot for his comments recently that basically talk radio was out of control and would have to be “dealt with”.  Fine whatever, I don’t really have a horse in this race.  He’s an idiot, if he wants to take on conservative talk radio that’s his funeral, let me know where to send a dozen wilted roses.

But now he’s basically attacking the common voter, by all but saying that your vote doesn’t count for shit.

“I’ve had my phones jammed for three weeks. Yesterday I had three people answering them continuously all day,” Lott said. “To think that you’re going to intimidate a senator or any senator into voting one way or the other by gorging your phones with phone calls — most of whom don’t even know where Gulfport, Mississippi, is — is not an effective tactic. But it’s their right to do that.”

Heh Senator High&Mighty, remember you are supposed to represent us??  You remember us right?? The great unwashed masses that voted your sorry ass into office?  Your job is to represent us your state in the Senate.  If your state is calling you and telling you to do something in such great numbers that it’s jamming your phone for three weeks, perhaps you better damn well do it!!!

I feel it necessary for me to correct a very incorrect belief you appear to have.

You are not special.

Sorry.  I know you think you’re above the rest of us, but guess what.  You’re not.  It’s clear you don’t understand your job and how to handle yourself in Washington DC.  You might start by listening to your colleague Senator Sessions.

“Talk radio was sort of the watchdog on this,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). “Who else was watching out? Who else was reading the bill?”

“A decent respect for our constituents means when they have very serious problems with an important piece of legislation, perhaps we should back off,” he said.

Senator Sessions appears to have a pretty good handle on his place in the world, something Senator Lott could learn.  In fact you probably should have learned that the last time the public smacked you down.  If you’re not gonna learn it this time, perhaps you should hand in your resignation.  Because I think I speak for alot of Republicans when I say we’re sick of listening to your ignorant bullshit.

Well today’s update is….well, that there is no update.  The Senate continues to debate the Energy Bill and from the sounds of it will continue on that for Thursday.  Now part of this may be on purpose, and I can see both sides stalling for strategic advantage.

The pro-amnesty side could be stalling so that debate for the bill is tight up against the July 4th holiday deadline and they can use that as a club against their opponents.  Meanwhile, the “let’s follow the law” (anti-amnesty) side could be stalling so that they they can make a stronger claim that Reid, Kennedy and McCain are not allowing for sufficient time to debate the bill.

Either way it doesn’t appear to be making an appearance yet….fortunately that has allowed for a number of things to happen.

First of all, and probably most importantly, it appears fairly certain that regardless of what the dumbasses in the Senate do, the House isn’t going to pass a piece of shit bill like this.  That is a good thing, but if possible it makes what the Senate is doing even more asinine.  Why would you commit political suicide to ram something through that has no chance of becoming law??  Especially when the public absolutely hates it and as a result public confidence in Congress is at an all time low.

Fortunately, the House seems to be moving forward in the face of the Senate’s idiocy.  House Democrats are contemplating breaking up the immigration issue into individual bills that they can vote on seperately.  That almost sounds like it makes too much sense for it to come from Washington doesn’t it?  Meanwhile, the House Republicans have beat them to the punch by introducing bills that would bar illegal immigrants from gaining legal status in the U.S., require tamper-proof birth certificates for Americans and make English the nation’s official language.

So while the House seems to still maintain some common sense, the Senate has clearly divorced itself from reality.  I think reality will probably be award custody of their kids, Common and Sense.  It makes it all the more clear that both parties need to seriously think about doing some house cleaning this next election.  And I would strongly suggest that both parties seriously look into primary challengers for their amnesty supporters.

That includes both of our Minnesota Senators, although only Coleman is up for election this cycle.  As things stand right now, I would welcome a strong challenger to Coleman.  If he votes for amensty, which he shows all signs of doing, I would almost be forced into the position of “anyone but Coleman”.  I understand the idea that if you agree on 80% of the issues you’re on the same side…but there are some issues that are so critical they represent more than just a single issue.  This is one of those issues.

Call your Senators, let them know what you think of their actions.  Keep the profanity and personal insults to a minimum….not that they don’t deserve it, but I don’t need any of you arrested right now.

Mark Levin has some great questions for those that argue for amnesty and open borders (i.e. President Bush, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Trent Lott, Lindsay Graham, etc).  Were this amnesty bill being honestly debated these are all issues that would have to be answered before a bill would even be seriously considered, much less making it law.

MARK’S 10 QUESTIONS FOR THE OPEN-BORDERS PROPAGANDISTS
1. There’s a backlog of up to 6 million status change applications at ICE. ICE cannot locate 636,000 absconders whose cases have been adjudicated and who are supposed to be deported. GAO after GAO report has found that the ICE and Department of Homeland Security are bureaucratic disasters. So the question is, how will these bureaucrats handle tens of millions of more cases?

2. The bill provides that these bureaucrats will have only one business day to conduct security checks for each applicant. The federal government is incapable of conducting millions of security checks in such a time frame. So, how will these security checks be accomplished in one business day?

3. After the one business day, the bill provides that the government SHALL confer a probationary legal status on the illegal alien. If that’s not amnesty, then how do you define amnesty?

4. If an illegal alien “renounces” his gang status, that’s sufficient for receiving probationary legal status. How will you make sure that such a person is not, in fact, a gang member before conferring legal rights on him?

5. The bill allows for chain migration for EIGHT YEARS before a point system kicks in. You ask what we’re supposed to do with the up to 20 million illegal aliens who are already in the country, and yet you provide for 50 to 80 million more aliens to enter. So, you’re really talking about legalizing tens of millions of new aliens, including aliens who aren’t even in the country yet. What is you public policy justification for this?

6. How can you deny that legalizing and importing tens of millions of mostly poor and illiterate aliens from the Third World won’t be an economic catastrophy for the Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps and other entitlement programs? Even Milton Friedman said he would favor open borders but for the fact that to do so would be to massively expand the size of the federal government.

7. How can you deny that legalizing and importing tens of millions of mostly poor and illiterate aliens from the Third World won’t drive more hospitals out of business and place enormous financial burdens on our school systems?

8. Why should American citizens believe you are serious about border security when the bill does NOT require more beds for temporary detention, more prison beds, or more fencing. In fact, CURRENT LAW requires more detention and prison space and more fencing than this bill provides.

9. The bill provides for a very low threshold when it comes to the kinds of documents you need to claim amnesty — such as records from day labor centers, labor unions, “sworn declarations” from any non-relative (a co-worker or friend will do). How can the bureaucracy possibly determine the integrity of any of these documents?

10. The bill provides for free legal counsel paid for by the taxpayers of this country. Isn’t this a boondoggle for the trial lawyers and doesn’t this open the entire process to activist judges? 

I’d be willing to bet a great deal of money that not one of our Senators could give an honest answer to a single one of these.  So you can guarantee they’ll never be addressed.

[I quote his whole piece here only because he doesn't appear to have any type of archiving/direct link system and these are far too good to lose.] 

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Well I suspect that President Bush’s ridiculous assertation might be right in this case

At least five fires were set below a Border Patrol observation post during the operation in an effort to burn the agents out, according to a Forest Service report. The fires were extinguished, and no one was arrested.

She said law-enforcement personnel have been assaulted, threatened with weapons and shot at, and their vehicles have been rammed by cross-border violators. Because of the remoteness of the area, she said, timely assistance from other law-enforcement agencies is not always possible, and communications limitations and active interference with radio frequencies in Mexico create additional safety risks.

 

The Coronado National Forest is not the only area along the border being targeted for wildfires. Other blazes also have been set, including two this month near the San Luis, Ariz., port of entry as the result of Molotov cocktails — one of which barely missed a Border Patrol agent.

Authorities said agents are being targeted by illegal aliens and their smugglers for rock attacks — including grapefruit-size rocks wrapped in rags, dipped in gasoline and set on fire.

Yup President Bush, perhaps you are right. It sure is a good thing we have all these illegals to start all these fires for us. I mean where would our nation’s firefighters be without them? Probably safe at home with their families, certainly not getting shot, and where is the fun in that???

Thank you President Bush for creating this “unacceptable status quo” and refusing to do a damn thing about it even though you have the tools and authorization to do so. No I understand why it’s more important more important for criminals to feel they have a place here in the United States.

[This sarcasm has been brought to you by the letters F and U.]

On Tuesday, the Senate will continue working on the Energy bill, with the hopes of completing it so they can continue on the immigration amnesty bill by Wednesday.  As RedState has noted, the timing is rather suspect as this sets them up for a vote possibly as early as Friday, which is when one of the leading opponents of this bill is going to be attending a fundraiser with President Bush.  Plus this once again puts the bill up against a holiday deadline, which allows Sen. Reid to threaten to extend deliberations into their holiday time at home, which was part of the game plan last time around.  And while it is said that history repeats itself, it appears absolutely asinine that it repeats itself so quickly.

Of course, it’s repeating itself in more ways than one.  One of the events that many Senators cited as one of the reasons they voted against cloture the last time around for this immigration bill was that they wrote it behind closed doors and bypassed the committee process that most bills have to pass.

So what are this time around??? Why they are replacing the old bill (which itself was a replacement of an old bill) with the new bill, which they wrote behind closed doors, so that it doesn’t have to go through the committee process.

Why pretty stupid huh?  But surely they learned from last time, at the very least they’ll allow Senators to read it and then improve it with amendments right? Especially since that was another reason many Senators rejected it?

Nope, this time they are using never before invoked Senate procedures to keep the amendments allowed to a bare minimum.  And the list of “approved” amendments is so secretive that most Senators haven’t even seen it, even though racist groups like La Raza have.

Ok, so we know our Senators are bunch of clueless, out-of-touch jackasses, now onto new business.  Surely they would address the fact that the public absolutely hates this bill because of all the horrible stuff in it, such as amnesty for illegals.

Well I wouldn’t put your money on it.  Remember the same people re-writing it are the same people that came up with the last piece of shit.  And remember, that the same people are the ones that planned to remove all the amendment in conference.  And remember, these are the same people who are dancing on President Bush’s strings, which are all labeled amnesty.

It remains to be seen for sure what form this “new” bill takes, assuming it isn’t just the “old” bill without the amendments that were passed last time.  And it remains to be seen if there is actually 60 votes for cloture but apparently Senate leaders thinks there is.

However, alot can change if they feel public pressure, especially those Senators who are up for re-election.  A great example of this is what just happened in the House.  Rep. Tancredo put forth an amendment to withhold federal emergency services funding from “sanctuary cities”.  It’s an amendment he’s proposed seven times before and it’s always been defeated.  But the House, which is perpetually up for re-election has read the public mood and passed it, shocking critics and supporters alike.  It’s time to knock some sense into our Senators…which means pick up your phones and start calling.

Coleman’s office 202-224-5641

Numbers of other key senators:

Richard Burr (R-NC) (202) 224-3154
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) (202) 224-3521
John Cornyn (R-TX) (202) 224-2934
John Ensign (R-NV) (202) 224-6244
Johnny Isakson (R-GA) (202) 224-3643
Jon Kyl (R-AZ) (202) 224-4521
Trent Lott (R-MS) (202) 224-6253
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (202) 224-2541
John Warner (R-VA) (202) 224-2023

Other numbers are below the fold…

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Amongst all the candidates, even the unannounced ones, Duncan Hunter is still my favorite. However, I’ve come to accept the fact that Fred Thompson, when he enters the race is probably the smarter choice. He’s already got the name recognition, he’s almost as good as Hunter and he already has a very large following, making his selection more likely. While I’m not one to trade principles for electability, one doesn’t really have to do that to make the jump from Hunter to Fred Thompson.

However, I am rather alarmed to see the latest news out of the Thompson campaign.

The involvement of a Bush family member [George P. Bush, a nephew of President Bush] highlights a stream of former Bush-Cheney aides and supporters who are signing on with Thompson, in some cases quietly. Thompson, the “Law & Order” actor and former Tennessee senator, filed papers Friday that allowed him to begin raising money. Aides say he remains on track to formally announce his candidacy the week of the Fourth of July, although they say no date is set in stone.

Considering the popularity (or lack thereof) of Bush with both the general public and, most importantly, the conservative base, is it really a wise move to inherit all his cronies? I understand that all these aides/supporters are not actually Bush and may disagree with him just as much as I do. However, I’m fully convinced that a solid strategy for ANY Republican candidates would be to put as much distance as possible between himself and Bush. How well can one preach that they will follow a path vastly different than Bush, if their choir is made up of Bush supporters??

Let’s face it, Bush has been a one-man GOP wrecking crew his entire second term. Virtually every move has been both a literal and political disaster, except for perhaps the judicial appointments. But even on that front Bush had to be saved from himself when he almost put Miers in the slot. Conservatives are sick of him, and most are just waiting for his term to be done, although I’ve seen several instances were some individuals if not advocating impeachment, were certainly apathetic to it.

A strong strategy right not would be to quickly differentiate between yourself and Bush. Make it clear to conservatives that they will not just be committing themselves to another eight years of cleaning up their guys mess and holding down perpetual nausea. Which makes it rather disturbing to see Thompson filling his advisor slots with old Bush advisors, especially when we consider that even conservatives are starting to get fed up with the cronyism of the Bush administration.

Now certainly it could just be that given his late entry into the race these were the best candidates for the spots Fred needed to fill. I hope so, because I hope this is not indicative of the direction of his candidacy.

The GOP is Bushed….give us something new to cheer for…

NOTE : It’s worth noting that Newt Gingrich has appeared to have gotten that message and has made it clear that he’s willing to call fouls when he sees them from the Bush administration. Something he’s had to do with alarming regularity lately.