Thanks to your hard work, the Grand Bargainers were beat back on amnesty. They never understood that Americans wanted enforcement first. Here is a list of these Senators and their phone numbers. Tell them good luck getting re-elected!
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (202) 224-5972
John Kyl (R-AZ) (202) 224-4521
Mel Martinez (R-FL) (202) 224-3041
Arlen Specter (R-PA) (202) 224-4254
Richard Durbin (D-IL) (202) 224-2152
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (202) 224-3841
Edward Kennedy (D-MA) (202) 224-4543
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (202) 224-4242
Ken Salazar (D-CO) (202) 224-5852
Charles Schumer (D-NY) (202) 224-6542
John McCain (R-AZ) (202) 224-2235
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Congratulations to you all! You defeated amnesty in the Senate!
Senate Blocks Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush’s plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.
After the stinging political setback, Bush sounded resigned to defeat.
“Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the American people, and Congress’ failure to act on it is a disappointment,” he said after an appearance in Newport, R.I. “A lot of us worked hard to see if we couldn’t find common ground. It didn’t work. . .
See how they voted(BOXER & FEINSTEIN VOTED FOR AMNESTY)
And congratulations to these targeted Senators for voting the right way:
Kit Bond (R-MO)
Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Pete Domenici (R-NM)
John Ensign (R-NV)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Ben Nelson (R-NE)
Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Ted Stevens (R-AK)
John Warner (R-VA)
Jim Webb (D-VA)
Immigration Bill Prompts Some Menacing Responses
WASHINGTON, June 27 — The threat came in the weekend mail.
The recipient was Senator Mel Martinez, Republican of Florida, who has been a leading advocate of the proposed legislation for changing the immigration system. His offices in Washington and across Florida have received thousands of angry messages in recent weeks, but nothing as alarming as that letter he received at his home.
“I’ll turn it over to Capitol police, and we’ll go from there,” said Mr. Martinez, who declined to elaborate on the nature of the threat. . .
‘Modest increase’ in calls crashes Senate phones
Many Senate office phones were down Thursday morning due to a “modest increase in call volume,” according to an e-mail from the Senate assistant sergeant at arms and the chief information officer.
Opponents of the bipartisan immigration reform bill that stalled in the Senate after a 46-53 cloture vote this morning said foes of the bill had flooded Senate offices with phone calls.
“The Verizon telephone switch[board] serving the Senate is experiencing problems that are being exacerbated by this morning’s modest increase in call volume,” says the e-mail, which was sent at 9:45 a.m. . .
Hilton reveals little in post-jail interview
Paris Hilton says she doesn’t have a drinking problem, has never taken drugs and doesn’t believe she deserved to be behind bars.
“I think the crime did not fit the punishment,” the hotel heiress told CNN’s Larry King in a taped interview that aired Wednesday night.
Hilton, whose life has become a virtual pop opera, began a quest for image rehabilitation barely 24 hours after she was released from jail in Los Angeles. She had served three weeks for driving on a suspended license following an earlier DUI offense. . .
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
Read about FAIR’s “Boxer Rebellion”
Mayor Heads To D.C. In Support Of Immigration Bill
The Senate voted Tuesday to jump-start a stalled immigration measure to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants.
President Bush said the bill offered a “historic opportunity for Congress to act,” and appeared optimistic about its passage by week’s end.
The pivotal test-vote was 64-35 to revive the divisive legislation. It still faces formidable obstacles in the Senate, including bitter opposition by GOP conservatives and attempts by some waverers in both parties to revise its key elements. . .
Plan to Send Immigrants Home Is Defeated
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on Wednesday killed a Republican proposal to require all adult illegal immigrants to return home temporarily in order to qualify for permanent lawful status in this country.
Also defeated was a Democratic bid to restrict legal status to those who have been in the United States for four years.
The vote was 53-45 to table an amendment by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, to require that illegal immigrants go home within two years in order to qualify for a renewable Z visa to live and work lawfully in the United States. . .
The Senate Amnesty Bill: A Muddled Legal Morass
by Kris W. Kobach, D.Phil., J.D.
The comprehensive immigration bill before the U.S. Senate (S. 1639) has been roundly and justly criticized for what it would do up front: grant immediate amnesty to virtually all illegal aliens now in the country and jeopardize U.S. national security. However, that is only half of the problem. S. 1639 would also create a legal morass that would entangle immigration courts, as well as newly created administrative courts, for years to come. . .
Kris W. Kobach will be on the show at 3:30
Strong winds may complicate Tahoe fire battle
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Firefighters braced for stronger winds expected to rake this vacation area today, complicating the battle to control the Angora fire.
Dawn unveiled the clearest day since the fire was reported Sunday, Rex Norman, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service said this morning in a telephone interview. The dense smoke and ash were gone.
“The night was very quiet and very still,” he said, conditions that allowed firefighters to make progress in controlling the blaze, which jumped a fire line Tuesday. . .
Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone, is very nervous about releasing his new research, and understandably so. His five-year study shows that immigration and ethnic diversity have a devastating short- and medium-term influence on the social capital, fabric of associations, trust, and neighborliness that create and sustain communities. He fears that his work on the surprisingly negative effects of diversity will become part of the immigration debate, even though he finds that in the long run, people do forge new communities and new ties.
Putnam’s study reveals that immigration and diversity not only reduce social capital between ethnic groups, but also within the groups themselves. Trust, even for members of one’s own race, is lower, altruism and community cooperation rarer, friendships fewer. The problem isn’t ethnic conflict or troubled racial relations, but withdrawal and isolation. Putnam writes: “In colloquial language, people living in ethnically diverse settings appear to ‘hunker down’—that is, to pull in like a turtle. . .
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Immigration Bill Clears Senate Test Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate voted Tuesday to jump-start a stalled immigration measure to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants. President Bush said the bill offered a “historic opportunity for Congress to act,” and appeared optimistic about its passage by week’s end.
The pivotal test-vote was 64-35 to revive the divisive legislation. It still faces formidable obstacles in the Senate, including bitter opposition by GOP conservatives and attempts by some waverers in both parties to revise its key elements.
Supporters needed 60 votes to scale procedural hurdles and return to the bill. A similar test-vote earlier this month found just 45 supporters, only seven of them Republicans. This time, 24 Republicans joined 39 Democrats and independent Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, to back moving ahead with the bill. Opposing the move were 25 Republicans, nine Democrats and independent Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont. . .
Paris Hilton Released From L.A. Jail
It’s back to the not-so-solitary-life for Paris Hilton, who walked out of jail early Tuesday into a gathering of cameras and reporters, flashing a beaming smile and waving to the frenzied crowd.
The 26-year-old celebutante wrapped up her three-week stay at the all-women’s jail in Lynwood at about 12:15 a.m. She had checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility late June 3, largely avoiding the spotlight, after a surprise appearance at the MTV Movie Awards.
Hilton smiled and waved as she filed past sheriff’s deputies and the media, her blond hair pulled back in a braided ponytail. Her parents, Kathy and Rick Hilton, waited in a black sport utility vehicle. Hilton hurried to the vehicle, where she hugged her mother through the SUV’s window. . .
Tahoe fire burns into third day
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—Firefighters today began their third day battling a wildfire that was 40% contained but had burned more than 2,700 acres.
The Angora fire, which began Sunday afternoon, has destroyed more than 275 homes and buildings. This morning, it was continuing to burn along the uninhabited slopes south of Lake Tahoe, the centerpiece of this tourist area.
Weather conditions remained favorable for firefighting with high humidity and low winds, although that may change by Wednesday. . .
Monday, June 25th, 2007
Feinstein might push for fairness doctrine
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI)—U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., said Sunday she is “looking at” the possibility of reviving the fairness doctrine for U.S. broadcasters.
Feinstein, speaking on “Fox News Sunday” with Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., said talk radio in particular has presented a one-sided view of immigration reform legislation being considered by the Senate.
U.S. talk radio is dominated by conservative voices. . .
Police and Protesters Square Off at Leimert Park
Los Angeles police were a picture of restraint today as they kept screaming pro- and anti-immigration activists apart at Leimert Park and maintained order without another “May Day melee” breaking out.
The head of the anti-immigration group and about four others were arrested when they were denied access to the park by pro-immigration protesters and the police, but no injuries were reported.
Despite protesters who chanted “police are pigs” and other incitements, officers did not use force to disperse the crowd, as they did during a May Day pro-immigration rally at MacArthur Park that drew worldwide condemnation. . .
Ted Hayes will be on the show at 3:30
City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo’s troubles mounted again Friday when state tax officials disclosed they suspended the license for his wife’s consulting business and have no record that she paid taxes on it.
The disclosures prompted Michelle Delgadillo to write a check for an undisclosed sum to the city for failing to pay back taxes, saving her husband the embarrassment of having to pass the prosecution of her case over to the District Attorney’s Office.
City Ethics Commission records show Michelle Delgadillo earned between $10,000 and $100,000 a year from her home business from 2002 to 2006. . .
The public frenzy swirling around the impending release from jail of Paris Hilton has again put Sheriff Lee Baca’s ties to Tinseltown in the spotlight.
Long known for his penchant to hobnob with the rich and famous, the jet-setting Los Angeles County sheriff has repeatedly been described as starstruck and accused of giving preferential treatment to celebrities.
Baca faces what is expected to be a tough grilling this week by the Board of Supervisors over his handling of the Hilton case, especially his decision to send her home in defiance of a judge’s direction after she had served just three days of her 45-day sentence over driving offenses. . .
Woman registers her dog to vote; prosecutors growl
Jane Balogh had a pretty good idea who was calling when the phone rang and the caller asked for Duncan M. MacDonald.
Duncan is the dog Balogh registered as a voter seven months before the November 2006 election.
Duncan’s absentee-ballot envelope was signed with a picture of a paw print.
“You can’t sign with a paw print,” the election worker told Balogh on Nov. 9.
“I said, ‘he can if he’s a dog,’ ” answered Balogh, a 66-year-old grandmother and Army veteran who lives in Federal Way. . .
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Ethics panel, state bar probe Delgadillo
Investigators from the Los Angeles Ethics Commission and the State Bar of California have launched separate inquiries related to City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo’s use of city resources for personal reasons, authorities and sources said Thursday.
The inquiries come amid growing criticism from community and city leaders about Delgadillo’s conduct. In recent days, the city’s top prosecutor has acknowledged letting his wife drive his city-owned vehicle without a license and enlisting staff members to run personal errands and baby-sit his children.
“There are certainly concerns about the misuse of public property for private benefit,” said Kathay Feng, executive director of California Common Cause. “Particularly because we are talking about a position that must maintain a high level of public integrity … we would want an investigation to make sure that integrity is there. . .
Sens. Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer Dispute Conversation About Reining in Conservative Talk Radio
WASHINGTON — Sen. Barbara Boxer of California says Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe “needs to have his hearing checked” if he thinks he heard Boxer and Sen. Hillary Clinton talking about a “legislative fix” to curb conservative talk radio.
Inhofe, a Republican, said Thursday on John Ziegler’s evening radio show on KFI in Los Angeles that he overheard Clinton, D-N.Y., and Boxer saying they want legislation to control conservative radio talk shows. In an interview with FOX News Friday afternoon, Inhofe clarified that this conversation allegedly took place three years ago but he brings it up regularly in talking about market-driven media.
“I was going over to vote the other day and I was walking with two very liberal gals that didn’t pay any attention to me being with them. They were outraged by something you said or Rush Limbaugh or somebody said that upset them,” Inhofe told Ziegler. “They said, ‘We have got to do something about this, these are nothing but far-right wing extremists. We’ve got to have a balance, there’s got to be a legislative fix to this. . .
Update: Paris Hilton’s ‘Code Rome’ Interview With NBC Is Dead
Update on Paris Hilton Interview with NBC: Apparently NBC is not too pleased with our friends at TMZ after they broke the story about Paris Hilton’s interview being killed off by NBC.
A rep with NBC told our friends that there was never anything to kill, because they never sealed the deal on a Paris interview.
Allison Gollust, Senior VP of NBC News Communications told TMZ, “There’s nothing to pull the plug on because we never committed to this. . .
