On This Fourth of July 2008

An Article by:
Ben Tanosborn

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with its own government, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the denunciation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  That to secure these rights, a new government must be instituted, deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed.  That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.  Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.  But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. –Such has been the patient sufferance of the people of the United States of America; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their existing system of government.  The history of the Executive in this government, exemplified and accentuated by the current administration; together with a long history of a lobbies-corrupted Legislature and a politically-appointed Judicial, are histories of repeated injuries and usurpations, not acting as to balance power but jointly providing a unified corruptive government, all having in direct object the establishment of a world empire and a domestic ruling class able to exercise absolute tyranny over the people. The present and recent past administrations of the United States of America are hereby deemed non-responsive to the interests and well-being of the people of this nation while also acting as an imminent and constant danger to the cause of peace in the world.  To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.

…That existing government has made itself a self-perpetuating tyranny where the channels to change and impeachment are de facto blocked by the duopolistic party system.

… That existing government operates under the auspices of special interest groups whose money influence the election of officials in such government, the enactment of legislation, and the way domestic and foreign policy are created and conducted.

… That existing government has not only permitted but promoted the ever-widening gap between haves (20%) and have-nots (80%), with serious wealth and income inequality.

… That existing government shows no concern for the well-being of the people as evidenced by the availability of healthcare, education and social welfare relative to other nations with similar or fewer resources.

… That existing government is responsible for instilling fear in the population, making terror the underlying reason for curtailing freedoms, spying or even lying to the people.

… That existing government maintains a military with a destructive capacity far in excess of that needed for self-defense; and to the detriment of public needs.  And that such massive destructive capacity only serves to paint the United States as a coercive, imperialistic and terrorist nation.

… That existing government by engaging in criminal wars, embargoes, blockades and other black-listing of foreign nations has made the United States not just an international bully but a piranha, world’s leading perpetrator of genocide and dislocation of people.

… That existing government has in fact misgoverned domestically in every facet of governing; while abusing its power to promote mayhem internationally which has gravely damaged the reputation of the people of this nation before the eyes of the world.

We, therefore, the people of the United States of America, in self-representation and joined   in mind and effort, appeal to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the name of one another with common joint interests, and self-exercising our authority as free people, solemnly publish and declare, that these United States of America are, and of right ought to be free from the tyranny of the existing government; that they are absolved from all allegiance to this existing Federal government, and that all political connection between them, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that the Fifty States making up this union immediately join forces to create and summon a Constitutional Congress for the sole purpose of enacting a new constitution and the formation of a new Federal government; representatives to that Congress to be judiciously chosen by the States in proportional numbers to population. The new constitution, and the government which will derive from it, to be exemplary models in morality and brotherhood; such government to have full power to work for peace and against war, to regulate all wealth-producing activities to guarantee a free but fair market, and to do all other acts and things which independent nations may of right do for the well-being of its citizens. And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we, the people of these United States of America, pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.

Author’s note:  Rather than a plagiarization of the original Declaration of Independence this re-declaration is intended as juxtaposition to that great document of long ago… and the sad political reality we have today in a broken government which does not represent the citizenry; a reality that would bring dismay to its signers in their futuristic vision of the United States.  It took a revolution to free the Colonies from the English Crown… and it appears that it will take another revolution for this nation to retrieve both, its moral compass and true freedom for its people.

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An Article by:

Steve Hammons

December 21, 2007

According to a recent Scripps Howard News Service/Ohio University poll, “Nearly two-thirds of Americans think it is possible that some federal officials had specific warnings of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, but chose to ignore those warnings.”

That was the conclusion explored in a Nov. 20, 2007 article by Kevin Crowe, a reporter for Scripps Howard News Service, and Guido H. Stempel III, director of the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Crowe and Stempel noted that in a Scripps Howard/Ohio University survey in July 2006, “more than one-third of Americans thought federal officials assisted in the 9/11 attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could go to war in the Middle East.”

The survey looked at Americans’ distrust of the federal government in general and at specific topics like the 9/11 attacks, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, rigging of international oil prices and questions about what the federal government knows about UFOs and extraterrestrial visitation to Earth.

Crowe and Stempel reported that the survey “was conducted by telephone Sept. 24 to Oct. 10 among 811 adult residents of the United States who were selected at random. The survey was conducted by the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University under a grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation and has a margin of error of about 4 percent.”

In their article, Crowe and Stempel quote several experts and authors on facts and theories involved that may affect Americans’ views on alleged cover-ups and conspiracies.

Of course, when we say “the federal government,” we must look at many individuals, groups, departments and agencies as well as forces behind the scenes. There are many good and honorable people and groups within the federal government. There may also be people and groups that do not fit into these categories.

Two apparently unrelated topics of interest addressed in the survey were the 9/11 attacks and questions about UFOs and extraterrestrial visitation. Looking at these might provide examples of the reasons for doubts by Americans.

QUESTIONS ABOUT 9/11

Various questions have been raised by the 9/11 Commission, experts, investigators and the general public. These questions apparently have fueled mistrust of the “official story” of the 9/11 attacks.

Some of these questions include, but are not limited to, the following:

- FBI agents, intelligence officers, national security officials and international intelligence personnel reportedly were raising red flags about a pending attack, but their intelligence allegedly was not responded to by the appropriate civilian chains of command.

- Certain people and groups publicly indicated that “a new Pearl Harbor” was needed to provoke Americans to expand certain military operations and defense spending.

- There reportedly was a desire by some to invade Iraq (and possibly Iran and/or Syria) and a justification for the American people and the international community was needed.

- Several air defense military maneuvers and training activities were ongoing around the time frame of 9/11. These exercises depleted available U.S. Air Force air assets and caused confusion among military and civilian air traffic controllers and air defense personnel.

- Stock market transactions, known as “put options,” were made regarding the stock of the two airlines involved prior to the 9/11 attacks. These particular transactions were especially unusual.

- Certain officials were reportedly advised not to fly around the time frame of 9/11.

- At the Pentagon, the debris and type of damage done to the building is not consistent with the impact of a passenger jet, according to some determinations by experts.

- In Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the debris field at the alleged impact site seemed inconsistent with the crash of a passenger jet, some people state.

EXTRATERRESTRIAL VISITATION

Since the late 1940s, the sightings of unusual objects in the sky have been a topic of great interest in the U.S. and around the world. There have been many indications that some of these objects could possibly be related to spacecraft from outside our normal understanding. That is, they may not be conventional human-made craft or other technology.

Some of the questions and discussion about so-called “unidentified flying objects (UFOs)” include, but are not limited to the following:

- References to unusual flying objects can be found throughout human history in written material and art.

- American WWII pilots reported seeing “foo fighters” during military operations. These were unusual objects flying near U.S. aircraft.

- In 1947, Army Air Corps personnel at Roswell Army Air Base in Roswell, New Mexico, apparently concluded that a “flying saucer” that may have been extraterrestrial in origin had crashed nearby.

- After that event, some researchers allege that President Harry Truman created a special group of scientists and top military officials to try to understand and coordinate this challenging situation.

- There are reports that as part of the evolving developments, further U.S. diplomatic contact was made with more than one extraterrestrial race that was visiting Earth. According to some of these claims, advanced technology was provided to U.S. officials in exchange for cooperation.

- Sightings and contacts of various kinds between people around the world and what are alleged to be extraterrestrial activities have been reported in many countries.

- Other aspects of the alleged situation involve efforts to prepare the American people, and people around the world, about the surprising development of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. Books, articles, movies and other communications platforms reportedly have been used to help in this process.

NEED TO KNOW

The concept of “need to know” is one used in various military, intelligence and other circles. That is, some information is sensitive and if a person does not have a need to know it, don’t tell them.

Certainly, information security can be important and this has its place. At the same time, freedom of information, knowledge and understanding are also important for us, especially in a democracy. Secrecy can sometimes be unwise, unethical or dangerous.

The distrust of certain elements of the federal government reported in the Scripps Howard News Service/Ohio University poll are both cause for concern and might also be a healthy and natural response to our current situation. There may very well be valid justifications for this distrust.

As we decide what we have a need to know and what we do not, Americans will undoubtedly continue to be vigilant in protecting their Constitutional rights and liberties, perceiving various internal and external dangers, and maintaining a healthy understanding about the dangers of excessive secrecy and power on the part of the federal government.

Research like that in the Scripps Howard News Service/Ohio University poll can help us “get on the same page” and recognize that many of us are thinking along similar lines. This might unify us and move us toward success, peace, progress, preparedness and prosperity in the future.
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To read the article on the Web site of the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University, visit:

http://newspolls.org/story.php?story_id=66

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An Article by:

Ben Tanosborn

America, more than anything else, more than the proverbial land of opportunity, is very definitely something else. This nation of ours appears to be, first and foremost, a land of contradictions where, while the polls indicate most people feel the nation is being led in the wrong direction, we seem inclined to follow the same pied piper foreign policy.

Like it or not, in the US you cease to be an American (or rather, a “good American”) in the mind of your family, friends and neighbors the moment you deny the sacred dogma of inerrancy in US foreign policy. It may seem irrational to some people – either the statement on its face or what it’s implied by it – but deep inside that is the attitudinal belief of a vast majority of Americans I know and, I would venture to guess, most Americans anyone might know. And yet, that “patriotic majority,” so similar to me to the “moral majority” of time past, prefer not to think of themselves in any way, shape or form as nativists, jingoists, or otherwise exclusionary… convinced they are just down-to-earth regular folks: Main Street America.

Shortly after 9/11, political America – Democrats and Republicans – decided that it was about time to set aside their minute differences in foreign policy and act as a true united front. After all, they could always maintain some semblance of independence in the domestic arena, keeping a presumed differentiation alive and well… as if the gross mislabeling of the conservative and liberal captions defined how either party stood.

To our national detriment, including America’s standing in the world, such unnecessary and unwarranted united front was adopted by our political duopoly without as much as the blink of an eye; its ideas quickly permeating, and finding acceptance, through much of the citizenry of Main Street America. That citizen’s consent to relinquish rights and freedoms, giving blind permission, authorization, license and sanction allowing Bush’s White House to do as it pleased – all too often in open acts of criminality – has made it starkly clear that even if we claim to live under democratic rule, a so-called rule of law, our republic operates under a much different rule: the rule of consentership. And we, the citizenry, are simply the consenters! Such role reversal has made Americans the doting citizens of their uncle, Sam, an embarrassingly felonious uncle at that.

Let’s stop being hypocrites! Let’s stop blaming Bush for our own cowardice and lack of civic guts. Empowering a selected – not elected – government; granting clearance for the neocons to act; giving Bush the green light to invade Iraq; tolerating the usurping of our rights and freedoms; and going along with blatant economic malfeasance that is sure to bankrupt this nation, is unmistakably defining the highest level of consentership: what some of us would call the ultimate political pass.

Could it be that we are consenting because that is exactly what we want? That deep inside we know that someone needs to do the dirty work on our behalf, and that there needs to be a price paid? Are we really accomplices as much as we are consenters? Isn’t this a form of a dictatorship by that antidemocratic triumvirate that rules our lives: predatory capitalism, wasteful consumerism, and religious fundamentalism?

It’s beginning to look as if in early 2008, consentership will continue to dominate our Tweedledum-Tweedledee politics with Republicans and Democrats achieving renewed solidarity in foreign affairs, be it the forever-occupation (or negotiated presence) of Iraq, a non-stop continuing demonization of Iran and other “terror-villains,” or the constant denunciation of any nation that challenges our imperial hegemony and right to collect tribute in any way we see fit. Bush will soon be on his way out, but rest assured that his replacement will be a clone; or, as it is now starting to look, “a Bush in drag.” Perhaps we continue to be led astray with the promise of a lesser evil approach in domestic governance, but it will not be a lesser evil in the areas that are essential to bring trusting understanding among peoples of the world; it will not be a recipe to achieve peace on this earth, just as the organic compounds were to achieve life.

Of late, we have been looking at what is happening in Greater Russia, and are totally befuddled by the confrontational attitude of Mr. Putin. A man that not so long ago our own Duce, after looking into his eyes, tabbed as his straightforward, trustworthy friend Vladimir. My God, can someone explain how our prophetic, infallible Bush was able to get a sense of Putin’s soul and just a few years later have him turn against us?

But we shouldn’t fret over Putin’s reaction to our accustomed imperialist behavior, nor should we be surprised at his popularity in Greater Russia. Just like here in the US, there is also an apparent consensus in the neo-czarist land of Vladimir Putin, with an overwhelming majority matching their consentership against our very own. If we can be bipartisan in adopting – preserving might be a more appropriate word – an imperial foreign policy, it’s understandable that the Russians’ newly found economic success and national pride have turned their political behavior into one of consentership. The US should not expect anything better after our “screw-you” behavior during their cold turkey exit from communism, and now our insolence of trying to park missiles at their borders.

Consentership may not be dangerously consequential for small groups or nations that have no influence beyond their memberships or borders. For an imperial superpower it can turn out to be the most extreme among political extremes, perhaps the worst form of dictatorship. After all, we are consenting to the rule of a very few… and those few have been granted the power to push the nuclear button at will, to turn daylight into permanent night.

And we have the gall to criticize some nations because we tag them as dictatorships!

© 2007 Ben Tanosborn

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The attached list of amendments for ‘immigration Reform”

The attached list is extensive indeed. However, those whoa re interested should review those sponsored by the “Grand Bargainers” who we all recognize as Feinstein, Kennedy, McCain, Kyl, and Graham. You should also be interested in their cosponsors. These are the power brokers pushing this legislation. Of course in my opinion Mr. Reed is also a significant partner in the passage of this bill. He is in my opinion the “ram rod”.

So the task ahead is to evaluate just what these amendments do and what they do or don’ t do and how they impact Americans.

Now notice this. It is evident the large number of calls, emails and other notifications to Congress have and are making an impact to the extent that those who want this to ‘fly bye” are now urging “closure” which basically means it passed!

Read down the list or go to the web site and you have your answers.
In my opinion it matters not because those who want this past will do all they can to excerpt pressure to get it done. It is not about common sense, logic or really anything but what these people see as their thing to do. They are in my opinion in effect the taskmasters of old. [ Read my next article “Do as I say or else”.

Now these are “commendable people” as they say? So I offer to you this, just who and what now defines commendable or for that matter good? I am not a lawyer but I do hope we have some lawyers out there I do think you can find a bonanza using this new legislation as a defense.
1. S.AMDT.1146 to S.1348 to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 5/21/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1146 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

2. S.AMDT.1148 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 5/21/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2007 Senate amendment submitted

3. S.AMDT.1149 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 5/21/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2007 Senate amendment submitted

4. S.AMDT.1150 to S.1348 In the nature of a substitute.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 5/21/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Cloture motion on amendment SA 1150 presented in Senate.

5. S.AMDT.1151 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (16)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

6. S.AMDT.1152 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

7. S.AMDT.1153 to S.1348 To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1153 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 31 - 64. Record Vote Number: 174.

8. S.AMDT.1154 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

9. S.AMDT.1155 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

10. S.AMDT.1156 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

11. S.AMDT.1157 to S.1348 To strike title VI (related to Nonimmigrants in the United States Previously in Unlawful Status).
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1157 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 29 - 66. Record Vote Number: 180.

12. S.AMDT.1158 to S.1348 To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual’s immigration status.
Sponsor: Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1158 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 49. Record Vote Number: 177.

13. S.AMDT.1159 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

14. S.AMDT.1160 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

15. S.AMDT.1161 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Alexander, Lamar [TN] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

16. S.AMDT.1162 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Alexander, Lamar [TN] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

17. S.AMDT.1163 to S.1348 To establish an award to recognize companies for extraordinary efforts in English literacy and civics.
Sponsor: Sen Alexander, Lamar [TN] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1163 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

18. S.AMDT.1164 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Alexander, Lamar [TN] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

19. S.AMDT.1165 to S.1348 To clarify rules applicable to aliens employed as dairy workers.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 5/22/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1165 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

20. S.AMDT.1166 to S.1348 To clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1166 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

21. S.AMDT.1167 to S.1348 To authorize the Attorney General to carry out a program, known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1167 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

22. S.AMDT.1168 to S.1348 To provide local officials and the Secretary of Homeland Security greater involvement in decisions regarding the location of border fencing.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1168, previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent.

23. S.AMDT.1169 to S.1348 To reduce to 200,000 the number of certain non-immigrants permitted to be admitted during a fiscal year.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1169 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 24. Record Vote Number: 175.

24. S.AMDT.1170 to S.1348 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Proposed amendment SA 1170, pursuant to the order of the Senate of June 5, 2007, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative was withdrawn in Senate.

25. S.AMDT.1171 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

26. S.AMDT.1172 to S.1348 To ensure control of our Nation’s borders and strengthen enforcement of our immigration laws.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1172 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

27. S.AMDT.1173 to S.1348 To provide for minimum sentences for aliens who renter the United States after removal.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1173 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

28. S.AMDT.1174 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

29. S.AMDT.1175 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

30. S.AMDT.1176 to S.1348 To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1176 pursuant to the order of June 5, 2007, having achieved the required 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay. 67 - 26. Record Vote Number: 185.

31. S.AMDT.1177 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

32. S.AMDT.1178 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

33. S.AMDT.1179 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

34. S.AMDT.1180 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

35. S.AMDT.1181 to S.1348 To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-year period.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1181 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 49. Record Vote Number: 178.

36. S.AMDT.1182 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

37. S.AMDT.1183 to S.1348 To reclassify the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives.
Sponsor: Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Considered by Senate.

38. S.AMDT.1184 to S.1348 To establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Considered by Senate.

39. S.AMDT.1185 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

40. S.AMDT.1186 to S.1348 To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1186, previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent.

41. S.AMDT.1187 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

42. S.AMDT.1188 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

43. S.AMDT.1189 to S.1348 To eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas.
Sponsor: Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1189 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 31 - 62. Record Vote Number: 182.

44. S.AMDT.1190 to S.1348 To require undocumented immigrants receiving legal status to pay owed back taxes.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1190 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

45. S.AMDT.1191 to S.1348 To provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures and to improve conditions of detention.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Considered by Senate.

46. S.AMDT.1192 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

47. S.AMDT.1194 to S.1348 To modify the deadline for the family backlog reduction.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Considered by Senate.

48. S.AMDT.1195 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

49. S.AMDT.1196 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

50. S.AMDT.1197 to S.1348 To require health care coverage for holders of Z nonimmigrant visas.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)

51. S.AMDT.1198 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

52. S.AMDT.1199 to S.1348 To increase the number of green cards for parents of United States citizens, to extend the duration of the new parent visitor visa, and to make penalties imposed on individuals who overstay such visas applicable only to such individuals.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Considered by Senate.

53. S.AMDT.1200 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

54. S.AMDT.1201 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

55. S.AMDT.1202 to S.1348 To provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Considered by Senate.

56. S.AMDT.1203 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

57. S.AMDT.1204 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

58. S.AMDT.1205 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

59. S.AMDT.1206 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

60. S.AMDT.1207 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

61. S.AMDT.1208 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

62. S.AMDT.1209 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

63. S.AMDT.1210 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

64. S.AMDT.1211 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

65. S.AMDT.1212 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

66. S.AMDT.1213 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

67. S.AMDT.1214 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

68. S.AMDT.1215 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

69. S.AMDT.1216 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

70. S.AMDT.1217 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

71. S.AMDT.1218 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

72. S.AMDT.1219 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

73. S.AMDT.1220 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

74. S.AMDT.1221 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

75. S.AMDT.1222 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

76. S.AMDT.1223 to S.1348 To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1223 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 35. Record Vote Number: 179.

77. S.AMDT.1224 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Coburn, Tom [OK] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

78. S.AMDT.1225 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

79. S.AMDT.1226 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

80. S.AMDT.1227 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

81. S.AMDT.1228 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

82. S.AMDT.1229 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Sununu, John E. [NH] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

83. S.AMDT.1230 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

84. S.AMDT.1231 to S.1348 To ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1231 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 22. Record Vote Number: 183.

85. S.AMDT.1232 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

86. S.AMDT.1233 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

87. S.AMDT.1234 to S.1348 To save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the Congressional Research Service, the largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status.
Sponsor: Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Considered by Senate.

88. S.AMDT.1235 to S.1348 To save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the congressional Research Service , the largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status.
Sponsor: Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Considered by Senate.

89. S.AMDT.1236 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Baucus, Max [MT] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

90. S.AMDT.1237 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

91. S.AMDT.1238 to S.1348 To increase the authorization of appropriations for the Border Relief Grant Program.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1238 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

92. S.AMDT.1239 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

93. S.AMDT.1240 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad [MS] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

94. S.AMDT.1241 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad [MS] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

95. S.AMDT.1242 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

96. S.AMDT.1243 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

97. S.AMDT.1244 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

98. S.AMDT.1245 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

99. S.AMDT.1246 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

100. S.AMDT.1247 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

101. S.AMDT.1248 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

102. S.AMDT.1249 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

103. S.AMDT.1250 to S.1348 To address documentation of employment and to make an amendment with respect to mandatory disclosure.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Considered by Senate.

104. S.AMDT.1251 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

105. S.AMDT.1252 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

106. S.AMDT.1253 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

107. S.AMDT.1254 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

108. S.AMDT.1255 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] (introduced 5/25/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2007 Senate amendment submitted

109. S.AMDT.1257 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

110. S.AMDT.1258 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

111. S.AMDT.1259 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

112. S.AMDT.1260 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

113. S.AMDT.1261 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

114. S.AMDT.1262 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

115. S.AMDT.1263 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

116. S.AMDT.1264 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

117. S.AMDT.1265 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Domenici, Pete V. [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

118. S.AMDT.1266 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Alexander, Lamar [TN] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

119. S.AMDT.1267 to S.1348 To remove the requirement that Y-1 nonimmigrant visa holders leave the United States before they are able to renew their visa.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)

120. S.AMDT.1268 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

121. S.AMDT.1269 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

122. S.AMDT.1270 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

123. S.AMDT.1271 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

124. S.AMDT.1272 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

125. S.AMDT.1273 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

126. S.AMDT.1274 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

127. S.AMDT.1275 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

128. S.AMDT.1276 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

129. S.AMDT.1277 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

130. S.AMDT.1278 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

131. S.AMDT.1279 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

132. S.AMDT.1280 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

133. S.AMDT.1281 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 6/4/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2007 Senate amendment submitted

134. S.AMDT.1282 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Isakson, Johnny [GA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

135. S.AMDT.1283 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

136. S.AMDT.1284 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

137. S.AMDT.1285 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

138. S.AMDT.1286 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

139. S.AMDT.1287 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

140. S.AMDT.1288 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

141. S.AMDT.1289 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

142. S.AMDT.1290 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

143. S.AMDT.1291 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

144. S.AMDT.1292 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

145. S.AMDT.1293 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

146. S.AMDT.1294 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

147. S.AMDT.1295 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

148. S.AMDT.1296 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

149. S.AMDT.1297 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

150. S.AMDT.1298 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 6/5/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Senate amendment submitted

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by Stephen Neitzke

We the sovereign people are powerful beyond imagining, if we’re organized for anything. Not just casually organized for anti-war protests, flash mobs, NGOs that prop up the failed status quo, and the corrupt political parties, but formally organized into cross-country citizen action groups for every proactive anything, as well as for remedies outside the box of mega-corrupt representative govt.

A hundred years ago, such citizen organizations were driving the Reform Era — the greatest democracy movement in recorded history. Citizens then put together the greatest corruption-fighting machine ever devised by ordinary people. (See especially, “2nd Look–State Govt Unconstitutionalities Against Citizen-Proposed Law”, 08 October 2006, on my blog, DD Revival.)

Massively, seriously, formally organized outside the corruption box of of pure representative govt and its two major political parties, we can do any of the many things that have to happen so that we get our country back from the fascist superrich, corporate predators, and predator politicians. And not only get the country back, but prevent any future recurrence of a three-branch fascist despotism.

Unorganized, we’re nothing.

Organized, we can field third and fouth parties whose roles will be as minimally corrupted focus points of reform idelolgies within a national govt of direct democracy melded to nonpartisan rep govt. The DD/nonpartisan-rep-govt political dynamic is the only way to eliminate the systemic problems that led to the Bush-Cheney fascist despotism. And we desperately need third and fourth parties whose “genuine candidates” will supply the reservoir of human resources for a heavily regulated, subordinate, but still-strong representative govt.

Unorganized, we can’t reach minimal corruption — or the fascist despotism cure and preventative of DD/nonpartisan-rep-govt.

Why do you want to go on grinding your same old axes, wringing your hands, pointing fingers, doing nothing, waiting for govt to save you, staying unorganized? Why the insanity of constant repetition that always gets the same failed result in corrupt rep govt? Why put servile and failed consumerism above societal improvement — above citizen responisbility? Why do you want to be unorganized?

Organized, we could attract most of the 100 million withdrawn, non-voting citizens to help take back our country. Unorganized, we can barely attract the failed status quo’s servile of the left. Unorganized, we’re nothing.

Organized, we can form across state lines to review, question, and attack every little unconstitutional thing that our corporate-predator-owned governments are doing to us. You know that’s a lot. Unorganized, we can barely see across our towns. Unorganized, we’re nothing. Why do you want to be unorganized?

Saul Alinski’s efforts, 1940s-1970s, organized ordinary people of the left inside the system and did great things. It won’t work for us. The corruption machines won. The system is sewed up. Every traditional approach inside the failed rep govt system, that we could use to break the tyranny of fascist money-power, has been anticipated and blocked. We have to work outside the system, outside the political party corruption machines. So organizing inside the system won’t work. But Alinski had two other ideas that are still good for us. The first was — see the world the way it is — and organize. The second was — fix on the world that you want to have — and organize.

Nation-ranging citizen action groups (CAGs) can bring us that tandem vision.

Organized, we can have anything. Unorganized, we’re nothing

Organized, we can make political mountains move. Unorganized, we can barely make spit. Why do you want to be unorganized?

Organized, we can get our Reform Era legacy of constitutionally-defined, corruption fighting, direct democracy away from the unconstitutional and arbitrary controls of state govts. Organized, we have the legal power to make state govts stop the unconstitutional delays, alterations, and rejections of the constitutionally-defined, citizen-proposed law that has the power to kill corruption machines. Unorganized, we’re nothing. Why do you want to be unorganized?

Organized, our direct democracy can kill corruption machines and make representative govt strong, adding the sovereign people to the checks and balances of co-equal branches of public servants.

Unorganized, we have to sit and watch as corruption machines in all three branches of national govt collapse checks and balances, make a mockery of our rule of law, obstruct justice for constitutional and felonious criminals, privatize and negate our electoral system with fascist computer hacking, violate our Constitutional rights, commit the constant bribery of “money equals free speech” in our politics, commit felony murder against our soldiers in Iraq, commit felony murder against kidnapped detainees in a worldwide torture/murder gulag, make unconstitutional and treasonous ex post facto law to block their criminal prosecution for torture/murder in their gulag, illegally wiretap US citizen communications and bank transactions to ultimately criminalize dissent, and financially rape our nation in a hundred ways for the benefit of their globalized and stateless superrich, fatally weakening our nation for collapse in any catastrophe.

Organized, we can stop the race of fascist corporatism and the international central banking cabal into Bush’s media-hushed North American Union of US, Mexican, and Canadian fascist governing elites. Unorganized, we will just sit and watch as the treaties establishing Canusmex and central banking’s Amero currency do here what the French referendum barred from happening to the EU member nations last year.

The French 2005 referendum rejected the EU Constitution, which was nothing but an enslavement document ending all national sovereignty in the EU member nations for the benefit of fascist corporatism at its superrich owners. If we remain unorganized and Bush has his way, the NAU will set up with all of the EU Constitution’s corporate-nazi features — all of them dirty, ugly, mean, and nasty — locked up in a Canusmex treaty that we will be powerless to stop and that will become fundamental constittutional law under the US Constitution’s treaty clause.

Organized, our direct democracy and sovereign, fully independent, citizen lawmaking can end the Bush-Cheney fascist despotism, rip its unAmerican laws out of our legal fabric, imprison its treasonous constitutional criminals, heavily regulate corporations and the misuse of money in politics, prevent any recurrence of fascist despotism, and make our representative govts strong for the people. Unorganized, we’re nothing but meat on the hoof for the superrich’s slaughterhouses.

Why do you want to be unorganized?

Pick a national CAG name — CAG-USA, Direct Democracy League, I&R Federation, Citizen Law Society, Unity America, Citizens Union — whatever. Then start a chapter in your small town, city neighborhood, side of the city, local library, rural county, whatever. Claim that you are the so-and-so chapter of the national CAG name you’ve chosen. Begin organizing and advertizing your group online — and network with any other chapter using the national CAG’s name. Change your national CAG’s name if some network with a different name is attractive.

Play it by ear. Just organize, fellow babies, organize.

Stephen Neitzke [send him email] is the founder of the Direct Democracy League.  He is the author of “The State of the Republic, 1776-2004″ as well as a number of other works, which can be found at www.ddleague-usa.net and on his blog at http://ddrevival.blogspot.com/

© 2006 Stephen Neitzke

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