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Title: AMNESTY AND GAY RIGHTS DOUBLE WHAMMY - Reid adds controversial immigration measure to defense bill
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CNN
URL Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co ... ation-measure-to-defense-bill/
Published: Sep 15, 2010
Author: CNN Congressional Producer Ted Barrett
Post Date: 2010-09-15 08:01:23 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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Washington (CNN) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he will add the DREAM Act, a controversial immigration measure, to a defense policy bill the Senate will take up next week. The decision means the defense bill, which often passes with bipartisan support, will be home to two major, thorny political issues – the other being the repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Reid called the DREAM Act "really important" and said it should be passed because it provides a path to citizenship for young illegal immigrants who go to college or serve in the military. DREAM is an acronym for Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act. "I know we can't do comprehensive immigration reform," Reid said at a news conference. "But those Republicans we had in the last Congress have left us." Many Hispanic voters are angry with Democratic leaders for not doing more to pass an immigration overhaul. The decision by Reid to add the DREAM Act now could help soothe that anger. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell called Reid's decision "needlessly controversial." The Senate will need 60 votes to take up the bill next week, and Reid said Tuesday he doesn't know if he has enough votes.
Reid adds controversial immigration measure to defense bill
Harry Reid said he will add the DREAM Act to a defese policy bill next week.
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#1. To: All (#0)
Ried he is a SNAKE. And YES, he is up for REELECTION in November. Reid tied both amnesty and full homosexual marriage rights to the funding of the United States military. This cutthroat measure will help complete two of the largest liberal agendas in American history. Essentially, unless amnesty and homosexual marriage rights are BOTH granted, our military WON'T BE FUNDED. It is SUICIDE!
When the toys, projects and playthings of both the "left" and the "right" are in peril, evil cancels evil, and that's a consumation devoutly to be wished. Our only salvation lies in gridlock. I relish seeing Boehner and Pelosi and McConnell and Reid all at each other's throats. The Prick presides over all. It's the only version of limited government that we're likely to see in our lifetimes - barring total collapse of course.
Gridlock can also be extremely detrimental to this nation, Clinton had gridlock when he passed NAFTA and media deregulation, both have been and continue to be nails in the coffin of this nation.
NAFTA and media deregulation are peanuts as compared to what has happened in the past 2 years with one party controlling the House, Senate, and WH. P.S. And I'm not so sure that NAFTA has been bad for us - it's been bad for Mexico and for Canada but not for America so much. As for media deregulation -how has that changed things? A group of powerful scions and families cross own TV, radio, Hollywood, and newspapers. Hasn't it always been that way more or less?
I disagree. Without media deregulation it wouldn't have been possible. When you have a handful elites controling the news cycle, you get this sort of treason and corruption that we see all around us today. You get plenty of war and bailouts for bankers and no accountability for any of it. NAFTA sent out all of our manufacturing jobs, making this economy almost completely dependant upon the service sector. The service sector isn't SUSTAINABLE, hence the massive unemployment today. If you are interested in HOW the last two years could have happened in the manner that they did, you must give both NAFTA and media deregulation a seat at the blame table.
#12. To: abraxas (#11)
You are undoubtedly right in all you say. I shudder to think what legislation would have been produced had Xlinton had a dem Congress throughout his two terms. As it was, the economy putatively generated 23 million job during that period. Boosh gave us just over a million. Correct my figures if I'm wrong.
Are you saying we should all vote RAT and give'em even more control? Please, send me what you're smoking.
I don't think you can blame NAFTA for all the economic ills of today. Actually as I said before I think the US has done relatively well by NAFTA, particularly in our partnership with Canada - a fairly similar country with a huge cache of natural resources. Keep in mind that in 1993 we were facing the development of a heavy weight world trade competitor that had in its ranks a well educated, skilled work force - ie. the EU Bloc of 12 countries, which added 3 more nations in 1995. In this scenario, the US could not survive in isolation - we could not afford to stick by our own lonesome - we had to form our own trade bloc of partners. I think what did us in was China (not NAFTA) combined with the problem of unions having a strangle hold on our nation, out pricing their workers on the world stage, combined with our very flawed Daisy Chain family reunification immigration policy bringing in uneducated unskilled 3rd world Latin American and Asian persons. Silicon Valley (with no unions) was in its infancy in the late 80's/early 90's - unions were the gorillas running most of our other industries and they screwed the pooch ultimately.
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The decision means the defense bill, which often passes with bipartisan support, will be home to two major, thorny political issues – the other being the repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
#2. To: All (#1)
#3. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#2)
Essentially, unless amnesty and homosexual marriage rights are BOTH granted, our military WON'T BE FUNDED.
#8. To: randge (#3)
Our only salvation lies in gridlock
#10. To: abraxas (#8)
#11. To: scrapper2 (#10)
NAFTA and media deregulation are peanuts as compared to what has happened in the past 2 years with one party controlling the House, Senate, and WH.
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#13. To: abraxas (#11)
I disagree.
#15. To: abraxas (#11)
NAFTA sent out all of our manufacturing jobs, making this economy almost completely dependant upon the service sector. The service sector isn't SUSTAINABLE, hence the massive unemployment today.
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