Clyburn: Bill failed "because the president failed"
WASHINGTON (CNN)–Congressman James Clyburn (D – South Carolina) put the blame on President Bush for the failed immigration. Today on CNN’s Late Edition, the Majority Whip said, “it failed because the president failed. I have been a part of those meetings with the president since back in January. In every meeting, the president made it very clear to us that immigration reform was one of his top priorities. He indicated to us that he was prepared to bring at least half of the Republicans in the Senate along and about 75 Republicans in the House. He failed. And the obstructionists won.”
Congressman Peter King (R – New York) thought the bill was not what the American people wanted: “The reason it died is because the American people spoke out. And the president did try to deliver, but he couldn't because certainly the Republicans were independent and did not want this bill. I've never seen more of a disconnect between the American people and the electoral elite and media elite than on this issue.”
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Dear Democrat & Republican Politicans,
The citizens of the United States of America know that you don't give a damn about them.
They know your only purpose is to hold onto power for those you serve, big business and international bankers.
THE CITIZENS HAVE SPOKEN AND THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
Time for a rEVOLution!
STOP BAD GOVERNMENT! NOW!!
Can't you think on your own? Must you repeat idiotic slurs because other Dems say them? Dumb Driven Cattle: one goes over the cliff – the rest follow. Remember now, a mind is a terrible thing to waste.
Well, I'm a Dem and I don't like the bill either. A lot of Dems don't like it. A lot of Gops didn't like it either, and you know what, they're right.
It just wasn't what we wanted, period.
Why Bush keeps tying himself to losing efforts is baffling, but there he goes again.
Well the People spoke up on this issue. I hope they will speak up louder against the North American Union and the NAFTA Super Highway.
http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/pages/spotlight/2007/HCON_Res_40.asp
The bill failed becouse a few congressmen actually listened to the people who elected them. Eighty percent of the people did not want this bill. It still was close to going through.
Congressman Clyburn,
Don’t blame “W” for the failure. The intelligent part of your inept community listened to the voice of the PEOPLE. We don’t want any part of amnesty; we demand that the current laws are enforced. We demand a secure border and we demand that our ports are secured. What part of that don’t you get?
“WE THE PEOPLE”
I was one of those Americans who spoke out...I e-mailed and called my congressmen and women more than once about my displeasure and disbelief that a bill like this might pass.
I don't think it matters if you think yourself a democrat or a republican on this issue...what they were trying to do was JUST FLAT WRONG!!
It's not rocket science GUYS, WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER FUBAR AMNESTY FIASCO!!!
I couldn't agree with you more Glen, but the people have to first FIND OUT ABOUT it....
And Pete said it all!! You're right Pete, that's EXACTLY what we all feel.
In the heading "President" not "president". please correct it.
Look at all of the politicians who voted for that horrendous bill point fingures and scurry under a rock. If you voted for it, stand by your convictions. It was voted down because the American people wanted it not to pass. Plain and simple. Do not point fingers. Be a leader, say it was what I believed was right, and then roll with it. Do not try to pass the buck so you can distance yourself away from the bill's failure come election time. The American people remember leadership as well as political-BS when we seen it.
It failed because the American People don't want it. The phone lines to the Senate crashed on both days preceding the vote. The American voice of opposition was heard. Finally, the elected officials are serving the people who elected them.
Congressman Clyburn for you it's simply a matter of arm twisting and counting noses to acheive unprincipled goals. This time the American Citizens won and, for the moment, our America has benefited because the country has not added additional mexican criminals and terrorist to the citizenship rolls. God Bless those who defeated the amnesty bill.