Cloture rejected on Immigration Bill. 53-46.


	Cloture rejected on Immigration Bill. 53-46.

BitDrifter

6-28-2007 1:15 PM

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filibuster, congress, senate, cloture, debate, politics, immigration, illegal immigration, border

BitDrifter says:

Great news, debate will continue indefinietly (filibustered) until at least the 2008 presidential election is over.

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6-28-2007 1:50 PM

mushmaster25

great, another one to have to keep tabs on...watch they might just try to slip it in under the radar...they (lawmakers) need to listen a little bit more to the people.

Of the people, by the people.. ring any bells?

6-28-2007 2:33 PM

arifsali

So that means we'd be smelling the stink of this dead elephant for much longer.

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