Racism and Bigotry Prevails – ReTHUGlican Senators Kill Immigration Bill

Posted on 28 June 2007                                                                                                             Bookmark and Share

In a close vote a few hours ago, US Senators [Overwhelmingly Republican] voted 53-46 against “Cloture” — a procedural vote to limit debate on the immigration bill, to move it forward for further consideration. The “Ayes” failed to garner the 60 votes, with which to keep the bill alive.

The smoking “murder weapon” is in the hands of Republicans — and the Senators are unlikely to return to this comprehensive reform bill until after next year’s presidential election.

Right Wing America has prevailed — they have won one “illusionary” battle and not the war, which will continue into 2009. Republicans are excitedly claiming “victory,” but the facts show that they killed a long list of enforcement remedies they said they wanted.

What victory? The 12-20 million are still here….and no one will deport them summarily! It’s simple — it can’t be and won’t be done.

“This immigration debate has become a war between the American people and their government,” proclaimed Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who led a small group of Republican senators who used every parliamentary maneuver they could find to stymie progress on the bill over the past month. “It transcends anything about immigration. It has become a crisis of confidence.”

Jim failed to clarify an important fact: This debate is a war between the government and a mere 30% of America — angry voices of hate, venom and racism.

For now, these bigots will celebrate — for a new “Open Season” is at hand — white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other racists are indeed licking their chops like hungry hyenas — with POWERFUL “BLOOD DRIPPING” FANGS extended menacingly for the kill — MAIN TARGET: Latino Immigrants, otherwise known as “Wetbacks” — a racist derogatory term for a Mexican or Central American who is in the United States illegally. The term is based on the presumption that the person in question swam or waded across the Rio Grande to get into the United States, getting his or her back wet in the process.

The level and intensity of attacks against Hispanics by right-wing extremists, anti-immigration maniacs — including pathological propaganda egotists like Lou Dobbs of CNN, is set to reach a new high, not forgetting the crude Fascist rhetoric of the right-wing authoritarian dumb-ass hate-mongers at FOX News. Right-Wing Talk radio and TV fear-mongering has played a major role in defeating this bill by urging listeners to flood Congress with calls, faxes and e-mails, prompting a handful of Democrats representing “intolerant constituencies” to vote NO. This dastardly campaign will continue in full force, and will get even uglier.

These Senators [Especially the Democratic ones] have succumbed to Neo-Nazi and extremists threats of terrorist violence, including truck bombs, machine gun attacks, and assassinations of U.S. senators and members of Congress.

In fact, House Majority leader, Senator Reid revealed today that he had received “Fax Threats” suggesting that he enter into an “FBI Witness Protection Program,” if this bill went through.

Most of these senators clearly voted not in principle, but for their selfish hides. Especially, the so-called “Conservative Democrats,” — ducked and ran toward the safety of their “intolerant” political bases.

A minority 30% has barked loudly and raised a stink, like mad dogs and skunks — and the Senate has acquiesced — with their “limp tails” tightly between their legs.

This is proof that even though America is a beacon of justice in this world of ours — calculated right wing fear-mongering has successfully extracted the innermost “darkness” of the American psyche — Blind Racism with little room for compromise.

Mexican President Felipe Calderón in response to the U.S. Senate’s decision had this to say:

“It is highly hypocritical that the United States admits migrants as peasants, but does not accept them as citizens. A state that sends troops to the Middle East to try to implant democracy and respect for human rights does not practice such supreme values in its own territory.”

Calderón predicted that the Senate’s decision would increase illegal migration and “generate worse conditions and insecurity on both sides of the border. The migration problem cannot be resolved simply with speeches; it requires concrete resolutions.”

Mexican President Felipe Calderón, Lynching, Cradle of the Confederacy, Nativists, ICE, Police Raids, INS, Vigilantism, Minutemen,

30% of the population — America’s bigots, still living in the past, in my opinion is not representative of this great nation. They are just a bunch of nincompoops stuck in “Macaca ‘Market Place’ Lynching Mud,” while bathing in the ‘Cradle of the Confederacy‘ — hoping to be safe from “leprosy, pedophiles, Spanish and rampant godlessness.”

What to expect next

ICE” and Police raids that have been sending ripples of fear throughout immigrant communities all over the United States, are set to intensify their “ill-meaning” raids. Vigilantism by racist groups like the “Minutemen,” has been emboldened. Immigrant families which are already being torn apart haphazardly and indiscriminately, will witness a surge in an “Enforcement Only” solution.

Helpless immigrants are lost in American Politics.

I still maintain the following: Any person who has lived in the United States for several years, has participated fully in the system, and has no felonious mis-deeds, belongs here and ought to be treated with some respect — the firm stand — “depot them all,” “we are a nation of laws” — is just a smokescreen for — “we wish this good old USA was 100% lily white.” …a convenient tool for extortion. It is not only inhuman but also bigoted to the core.

HOW THE SENATE VOTED
Voting "YES" – 33 Democrats, 12 Republicans and 1 independent.
Voting "NO" – 15 Democrats, 37 Republicans and 1 independent.
Voting NO Voting YES
Alabama: Sessions (R)
| Shelby (R)
Arizona: Kyl (R) | McCain (R)
Alaska: Murkowski (R) | Stevens (R) California: Boxer (D) | Feinstein (D)
Arkansas: Pryor (D) Colorado: Salazar (D)
Colorado: Allard (R) No
Arkansas: Lincoln (D)
Georgia: Chambliss (R) | Isakson (R)
Connecticut: Dodd (D) | Lieberman (I).
Idaho: Crapo (R) Delaware: Biden (D) | Carper (D)
Indiana: Bayh (D) No
Florida: Martinez (R) | Nelson (D)
Iowa: Grassley (R) | Harkin (D) Hawaii: Akaka (D) | Inouye (D)
Kansas: Brownback (R) | Roberts (R) Illinois: Durbin (D) | Obama (D)
Kentucky: Bunning (R) | McConnell (R)
Indiana: Lugar (R).
Louisiana: Landrieu (D) | Vitter (R)
Idaho: Craig (R)
Maine: Collins (R) Maine: Snowe (R).
Michigan: Stabenow (D) Maryland: Cardin (D) | Mikulski (D)
Minnesota: Coleman (R) | Klobuchar (D)
Massachusetts: Kennedy (D) | Kerry (D)
Mississippi: Cochran (R) Michigan: Levin (D)
Missouri: Bond (R) | McCaskill (D)
Minnesota: Klobuchar (D)
Montana: Baucus (D) | Tester (D) Mississippi: Lott (R).
Nebraska: Nelson (D)
Nebraska: Hagel (R)
Nevada: Ensign (R) Nevada: Reid (D)
New Hampshire: Sununu (R)
New Hampshire: Gregg (R)
New Mexico: Bingaman (D) | Domenici (R) New Jersey: Lautenberg (D) | Menendez (D)
North Carolina: Burr (R) | Dole (R)
New York: Clinton (D) | Schumer (D)
North Dakota: Dorgan (D) North Dakota: Conrad (D)
Ohio: Brown (D) | Voinovich (R) Oregon: Wyden (D)
Oklahoma: Coburn (R) | Inhofe (R) Pennsylvania: Casey (D) | Specter (R).
Oregon: Smith (R) Rhode Island: Reed (D) | Whitehouse (D)
South Carolina: DeMint (R) South Carolina: Graham (R)
South Dakota: Thune (R) Utah: Bennett (R)
Tennessee: Alexander (R) | Corker (R) Vermont: Leahy (D)
Texas: Cornyn (R) | Hutchison (R)
Washington: Cantwell (D) | Murray (D)
Utah: Hatch (R) Wisconsin: Feingold (D) | Kohl (D)
Vermont: Sanders (I)  
Virginia: Warner (R) | Webb (D)
 
West Virginia: Byrd (D) | Rockefeller (D)
 
Wyoming: Enzi (R)  
South Dakota: Johnson (D) Did not Vote

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