Posted by
arandomguy on Friday, June 29, 2007 5:57:09 PM
It would seem that, after months of fighting, that revealed multiple Republican senators for who they really are, that angered and mobilized the American people in ways not usually seen, that the dastardly immigration reform bill has finally come to an end, after cloture was voted down.
Cloture, which would have required 60 votes to end the debate, failed with a 46-53 vote. This is because multiple Democratic and Republican senators changed their vote from the earlier cloture measure, which did pass earlier this week. Let us hope that, this bill has finally died, once and for all. The filibuster is continuing, and it should continue until finally this bill is laid to rest, and the Democratically controlled Congress can get back to doing what it has proven to be excellent at accomplishing - absolutely nothing of any value.
There's not much to say other than we need to keep up the fight, and vote all 53 bozos out of the Senate when their time comes - all 53 who voted for Cloture. All 53 who voted to let this damn thing move forward. All 53 who clearly ignored the will of the American people, and pursued their own goals for their own reasons. They have forgotten the fundamental principle of American government - that elected officials MUST be held accountable for their actions, and that they must be responsible for them, and that if they are not, then the people - who hold the real power - can remove them from duty.
We the people need to remember this fact, and mobilize very strongly in 2008, when the Presidental campaign, and 1/3 of the senators come up for reelection. Of the 53 who voted for cloture, it is likely that 17 or 18 of them will be up for reelection (I haven't checked this out factually, but mathematically, it's what would make sense). That's approximately 17 senators we could be rid of, just in the next election cycle. Imagine - Democrat or Republican - how that would change the face of Washington, how revolutionary that would be.
If ever there was an argument for term limits, this immigration bill must be the shining example of it.