Why is Jack Scared to Debate?
Reason Number 14
WHY IS JACK SCARED TO DEBATE? REASON NUMBER 14: HE DOESN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW THAT HE VOTED AGAINST STIFFER SENTENCES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES OR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Monday, October 23, 2006
(MONONGAHELA, October 23) -- Washington County Commissioner and Pennsylvania 12th district Republican Congressional nominee Diana Irey -- responding to Jack Murtha's refusal to meet with her to debate the issues, despite newspaper editorials urging him to debate, a League of Women Voters offer to host and sponsor a debate, and local television stations' offer to air the debate -- today released this statement:
"One week ago today, we began our 21-part series, 'Why doesn't Jack want to debate?' wherein I suggest 21 reasons Jack Murtha might be refusing to debate me in public.
"Today I offer reason number 14 Jack Murtha is scared to debate me: because HE DOESN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW THAT HE VOTED AGAINST STIFFER SENTENCES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES OR DRUG TRAFFICKING.
"On May 11, 2005, the House of Representatives considered H.R. 1279, a bill aimed at reducing violent gang crime. During consideration of that legislation, U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte offered an amendment to add 5 years to the sentence of any illegal alien convicted of a violent crime or a drug trafficking offense, and to add 15 years to any such sentence of an illegal alien who had previously been deported for committing a violent crime and who had reentered the country.
"Further, the amendment would have required the Department of Homeland Security to send all the names of individuals who are subject to deportation orders or who have signed voluntary deportation papers to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
"But Jack Murtha voted 'NO' on this amendment. And he doesn't want to be held to account for it." |
