Anderson Cooper reports that DREAM Act will be attached to Haitian adoption bill - Page 3
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Originally Posted by oneday6
If this is true, then im hoping that Reid and Pelosi know something we don't. Maybe there were private talks between them and some senators/reps that are on the fence when it comes to the DA. Maybe they'll feel more comfortable voting for it with it being attached to the adoption bill. At the same time, im not naive. I know how these repubs are...
Who knows? I'm personally getting tired of this nonsense. I just want to wake up and see in big bold letters "Breaking news - Reid has 60 votes" in the news forum. |
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Originally Posted by victor85
I finally get it now !!!!!
The Haitian adoption bill serves as a vehicle to pass dream act. It's just a congressional mechanism to pass a bill. Just republicans are making a fuss out of it. Because dem is running out of time now, they can't schedule a time slot for DA, so they have to attach DA to the adoption bill in order to save time. Also, it's a really smart trick. When Dem votes yes for this, it doesn't mean that Dem is voting for DA by itself. Dems from conservative state could say that they vote for this bill just becuz of the Haitian adoption bill. This is to provide a cover for the conservative Dems who are up for re-election in 2012. And hey, if all Dem senators could unite, we have 58 votes + 2 Republicans Lugar & Bennett, then we could kill the senatorial filibuster. |
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Originally Posted by victor85
I finally get it now !!!!!
The Haitian adoption bill serves as a vehicle to pass dream act. It's just a congressional mechanism to pass a bill. Just republicans are making a fuss out of it. Because dem is running out of time now, they can't schedule a time slot for DA, so they have to attach DA to the adoption bill in order to save time. Also, it's a really smart trick. When Dem votes yes for this, it doesn't mean that Dem is voting for DA by itself. Dems from conservative state could say that they vote for this bill just becuz of the Haitian adoption bill. This is to provide a cover for the conservative Dems who are up for re-election in 2012. And hey, if all Dem senators could unite, we have 58 votes + 2 Republicans Lugar & Bennett, then we could kill the senatorial filibuster. |
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Originally Posted by FloridaBoy
That would make sense only if the republicans were really nice people and didnt mind attaching bills to controversial bills and then voting yes on them. Too bad they are not like that. I feel like as soon as the word gets out that this is whats going on, the republicans will vote no or might even filibuster. I'm sure they don't care about Haitian oprhans that bad...
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Originally Posted by victor85
Haitian adoption bill is not controversial. It passed unanimously in the House before the break; however now the House wants to piggy back Dream Act with the Haitian adoption bill; so Dream Act doesn't take up floor time.
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Originally Posted by Demise
House rules do not allow you to attach a whole another bill as an amendment.
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It's just legislative technicality. No big deal
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Originally Posted by victor85
House rule does allow piggy back bills. The healthcare bill, aka "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" was piggied back on the "Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009" in the House of Rep
It's just legislative technicality. No big deal |
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