Laken Riley Act - Senators cleared the first vote 84 to 9, with 33 Senate Democrats

[In It to Win It]

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5076638-senate-laken-riley-act/

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passing the Laken Riley Act, a bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants, in the first vote of the year by the chamber.

Senators cleared the first vote 84 to 9, with 33 Senate Democrats — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) — joining with every Republican present to vote “yes.” The legislation would mandate federal detention of immigrants without legal status accused of theft, burglary and other related crimes.

“The Laken Riley Act presents the Senate a simple choice: Are you willing to allow illegal immigrant criminals to roam free in our country? Or do you want to save American lives?” Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said on the Senate floor before the vote.

“Protecting Americans from the dangers of a broken border makes sense to most of our citizens,” he added.

Thursday marked the first step in a string of votes before the bill could become law. Senate Republicans are expecting a number of amendment votes on the item next week.

[lapfog_1]

1. I see, simply accuse every brown or black person you see of theft

and if they cannot prove citizenship ( and birthright is now questionable ) they get "detained" without even a court hearing pending deportation to someplace ( even if they have no "home" country ).

I really hate this shit.

[SheltieLover]

3. They've found another way to grift off of the immigrant "crisis"

Hold them for as long as allowable by law, then ship them to sanctuary cities and bill the sanctuary city for the repuke "services."

New bill proposal in TN outlines it all:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219888085

(TN is always 2 steps ahead of the govt of pootin.)

[Mike 03]

10. Yup. There is terrible stuff in this bill.

It's also going to create wholesale a legal minefield where Attorneys General of one state can sue another state whose disposition towards immigrants they disagree with. There are so many fake Trump judges already in place to issue stays, injunctions, etc...

[Skittles]

2. meanwhile, they don't give a FUCK about chronic school shootings

FUCKING HYPOCRITES

[Celerity]

4. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),

Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) voted against moving the bill.

[kacekwl]

12. Thank you

for your Democratic vote against stupidity. Now what is the others excuse ?

[Polybius]

16. Arizona?

[Clouds Passing]

19. NM

[Polybius]

21. The border state Democrats voted for this bill

I'll give them a pass. They are probably hearing from their constituents.

[GaYellowDawg]

18. Could be worse.

Marsha Fucking Blackburn is my senator.

[Polybius]

15. None of those "No" votes are from border states

Just an observation.

[Girard442]

5. A law that makes a crime what was always a crime, but short-circuits due process and enables special punishment...

...for a certain class of people. I'm sure that's in the history of 1930's Germany somewhere.

[Cirsium]

6. Quislings

33 Senate Democrats. This is shameful on so many levels. There isn't any "open border" problem and there isn't any threat to the dogs and cats of the people who live in Springfield, Ohio, and if those dogs and cats - and even the geese! - are safe from this imaginary threat, then I certainly think the "American people" (read: white people) are safe, as well.

This abject surrender by Democrats is much more disturbing than Trump's election win. It cripples attempts to mount any effective opposition and places us all at enormous risk.

[SamKnause]

7. When are you going after the white supremacists ???

When are you going after the CEO's robbing us blind ???

When are you going after the cops who beat, maim, torture, and kill the public ???

[Fullduplexxx]

8. They could end ( if it hasnt already been ) trump's d e.d. program that allow for riley's killer to be here

[LeftInTX]

9. 8 Democrats say they will vote for the bill in its current form. 5 Democrats did not vote. 9 voted NO

Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) signing on as co-sponsors
Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) signing on as co-sponsors
Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.),
Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)


The following Democrats did not vote on moving the bill
Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.),
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.),
Patty Murray (D-Wash.),
Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)
Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)


Nine Democrats voted against moving the bill
Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
, Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii),
Andy Kim (D-N.J.),
Ed Markey (D-Mass.),
Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
, Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii),
Tina Smith (D-Minn.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

[msongs]

11. when hitler took power most appeasers who tried to co-opt him ended up in the camps or dead. nt

[edhopper]

14. Immigrants without legal status

Can be accused of the crime of being here illegally. Therefore all immigrants without legal status can be detained.

The camps will follow.

[mountain grammy]

20. Disturbing. Bad bill.