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Here's how Senator Harry Reid and some of our liberal Republican Senators plan to get the illegal immigration bill through. It's a scheme to deceive...they will use a tactic known as the "clay pigeon." Read the post below, cross-posted from Virtuous Republic, for an explanation of how it works...how they plan to "handle" you and me...the dissenting citizens. Don't give up. Call your Senator today. Links at the bottom with information on how to find your Senator.
The Bush-Kennedy Immigration Bill will be revived this week in the Senate by Harry Reid, using a tactic known as the "clay pigeon."
The amnesty bill is back. If you haven't done so already, write your Senator and tell them to "secure the border first." Click on the icon below for your Senator's contact information.Democratic leaders hope the complex maneuver - which makes use of the Senate's labyrinthine rules to insist on votes on amendments - will frustrate conservatives' attempts to derail the embattled immigration bill, instead putting it on a fast track to passage next week.
Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would revive the bill to legalize as many as 12 million unlawful immigrants late this week. To do so, though, he needs backing from 60 senators, and a way to guarantee votes on a tentative list of 22 Republican and Democratic amendments whose consideration is seen as vital to satisfying key waverers.
The so-called clay pigeon is how he's expected to do it, under a strategy that was still taking shape Monday.
The tactic gets its name from the target used in skeet shooting, which explodes into bits as it is hit. In the Senate, an amendment is the target, and any one senator can demand that it be divided into separate fragments to be voted on piecemeal.
Under the tentative plan, Reid as early as Friday would launch his target - an amendment encompassing all 22 proposals - and shoot it into its component pieces. The Senate would then vote on ending debate on the immigration measure, which would take 60 votes and limit discussion of the bill to 30 more hours. After that interval, all 22 amendments would have to be voted on, with little opportunity for foes to interfere.
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