While Sen. Tom Corburn (R-Okla.) can empathize with the plight of the poor seeking a better life in America, he fortunately voted today not as a hypothetical illegal immigrant but as a senator sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States. Coburn was among those voting not to move forward with the Corker-Hoeven amendment to the immigration bill.
Blunt, Burr, Coburn, Cornyn, Cruz, Fisher, Johnson WI, Shelby, Thune, Toomey, Vitter Sessions, against cloture.
— RBJchik (@RBJchik) June 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/SetonMotley/status/349270317086158849
There are 48 billion reasons not to move forward with the legislation, but Coburn touched on an essential truth in his statement on the floor this afternoon: the amendment flies in the face of the law.
.@TomCoburn is criticizing the #immigration bill from the standpoint of the Rule of Law.
— Underdog (@rdbrewer4) June 24, 2013
The #immigration bill has so many holes it allows DHS to waive almost everything it calls for: "the rule of rulers." @tomcoburn
— Underdog (@rdbrewer4) June 24, 2013
"the rule of law is the glue that holds us together" –coburn. #gangof8
— CLA (@ConservativeLA) June 24, 2013
"the rule of law does not reign supreme in the us senate" –coburn #GangOf8
— CLA (@ConservativeLA) June 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/AaronBlakeWP/status/349266576186417155
@TomCoburn says in respect to immigration law's waivers for homeland security secretary "Rule of Law" replaced w/ "Rule of Ruler". #CSPAN2
— Mark Sherwood (@MarkSherwoodNV) June 24, 2013
Coburn: Giving (Napolitano) ability to waive Border security is not 'Rule of Law.' It is Rule of Rulers. #StopAmnesty #RedNationRising #ocra
— TheTrue99 (@TheTrue99) June 24, 2013
Coburn: This Amendment gives a non-elected official ability to waive all border security requirements. #StopAmnesty #ocra #RedNationRising
— TheTrue99 (@TheTrue99) June 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/ScreedofChucky/status/349271564103061504
https://twitter.com/captainfish/status/349274485016363008
Oh, and the cost didn’t help sell the plan either.
https://twitter.com/ScreedofChucky/status/349272286022479872
@TomCoburn $48 Billion thrown at the wall to collect votes.
— BHall (@consunite) June 24, 2013