Going out on a limb
So it’s been a few days since the Senate Amnesty bill passed. All the Republicans are pretty depressed because they feel they got sold out. Sometimes though I think its good to stand back and realize that the vast majority of Americans do not follow news as closely as those of us in the blogosphere probably do. They don’t get hung up in the minutiae. Rather, what prevails is not the specifics but the overall buzz about a particular piece of legislation. A recent example of this would be the Dubae ports deal.
With that in mind, what is the overall buzz of the Senate passed legislation? To my mind, all anyone knows about it is it grants amnesty to illegals, and we have to consult with Mexico before we build a fence. That’s it. Do you think members of the house are getting a lot of phone calls supporting that? I sure don’t.
Lets look at the voting in the Senate. Who voted against the senate bill? Republicans and Democrats who are facing elections in November where there is some contest. Who voted for the bill? Republicans and Democrats who are either not up for election or who are in non-contested races. You think they don’t know where the American people stand? They sure as hell do and they are hoping you will either forget in four or six years, or reward them for a no vote in November. They voted accordingly and it is quite telling.
On this issue there is about as close to a national consensus as there can be on anything. Poll after poll says the same thing – No amnesty and increased border enforcement with a fence, more troops or whatever it takes. Who do they American people see as in support of this bill? They see huge groups of protestors, some carrying incredibly offensive signs reminiscent of a Klan rally. They perceive the protestors as all illegals and their government doing nothing to arrest them. Trust me, no American ponders the macro economic implications of such an arrest. All they think about is they have to obey the law, why don’t the illegals?
So, unlike others who are against an open borders anything goes policy, I am of good cheer. While I don’t support the Senate legislation, I am actually happy that what they passed was so extreme I don’t think anything can possibly be worked out in conference. At the end of the day I have a hard time seeing how this legislation passes the house at all.
So it’s been a few days since the Senate Amnesty bill passed. All the Republicans are pretty depressed because they feel they got sold out. Sometimes though I think its good to stand back and realize that the vast majority of Americans do not follow news as closely as those of us in the blogosphere probably do. They don’t get hung up in the minutiae. Rather, what prevails is not the specifics but the overall buzz about a particular piece of legislation. A recent example of this would be the Dubae ports deal.
With that in mind, what is the overall buzz of the Senate passed legislation? To my mind, all anyone knows about it is it grants amnesty to illegals, and we have to consult with Mexico before we build a fence. That’s it. Do you think members of the house are getting a lot of phone calls supporting that? I sure don’t.
Lets look at the voting in the Senate. Who voted against the senate bill? Republicans and Democrats who are facing elections in November where there is some contest. Who voted for the bill? Republicans and Democrats who are either not up for election or who are in non-contested races. You think they don’t know where the American people stand? They sure as hell do and they are hoping you will either forget in four or six years, or reward them for a no vote in November. They voted accordingly and it is quite telling.
On this issue there is about as close to a national consensus as there can be on anything. Poll after poll says the same thing – No amnesty and increased border enforcement with a fence, more troops or whatever it takes. Who do they American people see as in support of this bill? They see huge groups of protestors, some carrying incredibly offensive signs reminiscent of a Klan rally. They perceive the protestors as all illegals and their government doing nothing to arrest them. Trust me, no American ponders the macro economic implications of such an arrest. All they think about is they have to obey the law, why don’t the illegals?
So, unlike others who are against an open borders anything goes policy, I am of good cheer. While I don’t support the Senate legislation, I am actually happy that what they passed was so extreme I don’t think anything can possibly be worked out in conference. At the end of the day I have a hard time seeing how this legislation passes the house at all.
posted by R Huse at 12:53 PM
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