The Senate Democrats Who Fucked 9 Million Americans: Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

(Crossposted at The Free Speech Zone)

(Part 3 of a 13 part series)

VOTED NAY on Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009

http://www.senate.gov/legislat…

Current Office: U.S. Senate

Seniority: Senior Seat

First Elected: 11/04/1958

Last Elected: 11/07/2006

Next Election: 2012

Party: Democratic

Background Information



Gender: Male

Family: Widowed

2 Children: Mona, Marjorie.

Birth Date: 11/20/1917

Birthplace: North Wilkesboro, NC

Home City: Sophia, WV

Religion: Baptist



Education:

BA, Marshall University, 1994

JD, American University, 1963.

Professional Experience:

Author

Butcher

Gas Station Attendant

Musician

Produce Salesman

Store Owner/Small Businessman

Welder/Ship Builder.



Political Experience:

Senator, United States Senate, 1958-present

Senate Majority Leader, United States Senate, 1977-1980, 1987-1988

Senate Minority Leader, United States Senate, 1981-1986

Senate Democratic Whip, United States Senate, 1971

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1952-1958

Senator, West Virginia State Senate, 1950-1952.

Delegate, West Virginia House of Delegates, 1946-1950.

Organizations:

Sunday School Teacher.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:

Secretary, Senate Democratic Conference, 1967

Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee

Senate National Guard Caucus

Senate Rural Health Caucus

Senate Steel Caucus.

http://www.votesmart.org/bio.p…

Committees:

Appropriations, Member

Armed Services, Member

Budget, Member

Rules and Administration, Member

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member

Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Member

Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Member

Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Member

Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

http://www.votesmart.org/bio.p…

I have to say that, so far, this guy is THE best to be digging up shit on.

Just…there are no words, other than the ones right here:

In the early 1940s, a politically ambitious butcher from West Virginia named Bob Byrd recruited 150 of his friends and associates to form a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. After Byrd had collected the $10 joining fee and $3 charge for a robe and hood from every applicant, the “Grand Dragon” for the mid-Atlantic states came down to tiny Crab Orchard, W.Va., to officially organize the chapter.

As Byrd recalls now, the Klan official, Joel L. Baskin of Arlington, Va., was so impressed with the young Byrd’s organizational skills that he urged him to go into politics. “The country needs young men like you in the leadership of the nation,” Baskin said.

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According to his book, Byrd wrote to Samuel Green, an Atlanta doctor and “Imperial Wizard” of the Ku Klux Klan, in late 1941 or early 1942, expressing interest in joining. Some time later, he received the letter from Baskin, the “Grand Dragon” of mid-Atlantic states, saying he would come to Byrd’s home in Crab Orchard whenever Byrd had rounded up 150 recruits for the Klan.

When Baskin finally arrived, the group gathered at the home of C.M. “Clyde” Goodwin, a former local law enforcement official. When it came time to choose the “Exalted Cyclops,” the top officer in the local Klan unit, Byrd won unanimously.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…

:-X!

Ok, let’s just back this shit up a second shall we?

Birth Date: 11/20/1917

He joined around 1941, more or less.

That puts him at about MY age (early 20’s) at the time he made this decision.  Uh, sorry, no.  You were well aware of what you believed and it’s fair to hold it as a reflection on your character.

It’s ok though:

Byrd said last week that his membership in the Baptist church tempered his views and marked “the beginning of big changes in me.” And like other southern and border-state Democrats of his time, Byrd came to realize that he would have to temper his blatantly segregationist views and edge toward his party’s mainstream if he wanted to advance on the national stage.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…

Oh, he found “Jesus” and “tempered his views” for the sake of “advancing to the national stage”?

Well 3 Nails + 1 Cross= 4GIVEN!

Right this way Mr. Senator, everything you did before the moment you found Jesus can no longer be held against you!

That sounds like an opportunist that’s willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead.

Sounds like somebody pulled a “Dubya”.

So alright, maybe you can be “saved” from inherent racism.

Let’s see if recently he showed tolerance towards minorities:

Employer Verification Amendment

Senator Byrd voted YES

Read statements Senator Byrd made in this general time period.

Project Vote Smart’s Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a substitute amendment that requires an Electronic Employment Verification System to be implemented and used by employers to ensure that undocumented immigrants are not employed and makes it illegal to hire or continue to employ undocumented immigrants.

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, WHICH REPLACES THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF THE BILL WITH ITS OWN.

Official Title of Legislation:

S Amdt 4177 to S 2611: To provide a substitute to title III.

Highlights:

– Makes it illegal to hire undocumented immigrants (Sec. 301: now Sec. 274A (a)(1))

– Calls for an Electronic Employment Verification System to be implemented that checks that identity information input into the system matches the information that the Commissioner of Social Security has and that identifies an individual as eligible or ineligible for employment in the U.S. (Sec. 301 now Sec 274 A (d)(1))

– Mandates that employers use the Electronic Employment Verification System to verify employment status of all employees 18 months after $400 million has been appropriated to implement the system (Sec. 301 now Sec 274A (d)(2))

– Requires employers to submit an employer identification number for each employee to the Electronic Verification System (Sec 301 now Sec 274A (a)(3)(C))

– Sets the penalty of a fine not more than $5,000, prison for no more than 3 years or both for an employee who falsely says he or she is eligible for employment in the U.S. (Sec. 301 now Sec 274A (c)(2)(B))

– Requires that employers certify that they have examined a US passport, driver’s license or identity card issued by a state or Commonwealth of the U.S, a permanent resident card, an employment authorization card, or a document with a photograph of the individual or their name, date of birth, gender and address for each employee (Sec. 301 now Sec 274A (c) (1))

– Protects any employer that relies on the Electronic Employment Verification System in good faith from liability for an employment related action (Sec. 301 now Sec 274A (d)(1))

– Requires employers to fire any employee that the system confirms is not eligible to work in the U.S (Sec. 301 now Sec 274A (d) (8) (D) (x))

– Allows any potential employee that receives notification of their ineligibility to work in the U.S to request an administrative and then a judicial review of their status (Sec. 301 now Sec 274A (d) (10) (A))

– Authorizes the payment of lost wages to any individual that was wrongfully categorized as ineligible to work in the U.S (Sec. 301 now Sec 274A (d) (11) (D) (i))

– Sets the penalty of at $500 to $4,000 for each illegal immigrant that an employer continues to employee after verification that they are ineligible to work in the U.S and increases the fine for each subsequent violation within a 24 month period (Sec. 301 now Sec 274A (e)(4)(A))

– Provides criminal penalties of at most $20,000 for each undocumented immigrant, imprisonment for not more than 3 years or both for an employers with a pattern or practice of violating employment, recruitment, or referral requirements (Sec. 301 now Sec 274A (f))

– Allows employers who are adversely affected by a final determination to request a judicial review of the decision (Sec 301 now Sec 274A (e)(5))

– Bans employers who violate the employment requirements repeatedly from receiving or maintaining government contracts for 5 years (Sec 301 now Sec 274A (i))

http://www.votesmart.org/issue…

So pushing employers not to hire “illegals” thus denying immigrants the money they came to this country to make.  Not overly racist I guess, but definitely not tolerant and a dick move.

I got better though.

National Guard at the border not enough:

While I still have questions about how the National Guard will carry out the missions that are assigned to it, we must not overlook the fact that the Administration has missed many opportunities to tighten controls at our borders without depending on our citizen-soldiers to do the job. Since September 11, I have offered nine amendments to provide more funds to hire more Border Patrol agents, strengthen security at our borders, and stop the flow of illegal immigrants and contraband into our country. The Administration opposed each one of my amendments, labeling them to be “extraneous,” “unnecessary” spending that would “expand the size of government.” If my amendments had been approved and supported by the Administration, there would be thousands more Border Patrol agents on the job today.

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The “Exalted Cyclops” seemed to miss the memo on legalization of Marijuana to end the security threat “contraband” posed and still seems to think only those on the fucking Mayflower can be Americans.

Nothing pisses me off more then assholes that use “illegal immigrants” as one of those things to get some of the Republican constituency to give him a pass.  Using immigrants as a political football, at least he ain’t lynchin’em I guess.

Hmmm, let’s see where he stands on crime and punishment shall we?

95% of Death Row inmates are represented by a Public Defender so we can bet they ain’t exactly millionaires.  54% of those sentenced to death are Black or Hispanic, compare that in proportion to their total population in America and we can see the scale is tipped to be heavier on minorities then Whites.

Senator Byrd voted NO

Vote to adopt an amendment that substitutes life imprisonment with no possibility of release for all death penalty provisions.

Official Title of Legislation:

S Amdt 1204 to S 1607: To provide for imposition of the penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of release rather than imposition of the death penalty.

http://www.votesmart.org/issue…

West Virginia Justice Prevails!

Immigrants, minorities, and the poor?…..FUCK’EM!

He likey da justice

So now a housing bill comes across your desk that’ll allow regular folk to have federal judges lift some of the unfair burden put on the people by the banks, but remember, you got re-election in 2010.

So your people look at the stats:

http://www.realtytrac.com/Tren…

Ok so not too many people in your state are feeling the pain of foreclosure(WV doing the best so far) so this is a no-brainer.

His state is fine and these type of guys:

American Bankers Assn

The American Bankers Association represents banks of all types and sizes, including regional banks, holding companies and savings associations. One of the most powerful lobbying groups on Capitol Hill, the association regularly presses Congress for regulatory relief and industry tax breaks. But its main interest lately has been bankruptcy reform. The association is part of a special coalition of credit card companies, banks and credit unions pushing for a bankruptcy bill that would force consumers to repay at least some of their debts.

Gave him money for his entire career!

American Bankers Assn

$29,500

So who’s dick ya gonna suck?

Commercial Banks $129,600

Lobbyists $154,470

Real Estate $107,600

Securities & Investment $60,750

By sector:

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $420,830

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$512,396

http://www.opensecrets.org/pol…

“Yeah so labor gave me money, who else they gonna give their money too?

I’ll vote ‘No’ and still survive, maybe give a speech about how I fought for that $250 they got from the government.”

However, his thoughts might not be that calculated and douchebaggy.  One could chalk it up to old age and losing his memory because look at what he said two months before all this:

BYRD: The national economy is shedding jobs at an alarming rate. Nearly 2 million jobs have been lost nationwide in the last 3 months, with 3.6 million jobs lost since December 2007. In West Virginia, our workforce has been buffered to some degree by the mining industry, but we, too, are now feeling the painful global recession. In December–in just 1 month–West Virginia lost 4,100 jobs. We are hearing more frequently about layoff and job loss announcements: Dow Chemical in Kanawha County, Century Aluminum and Alcan in Jackson County, Bayer Material Science in Marshall County, Patriot Coal in Boone and Kanawha Counties, Mountaineer Racetrack & Casino in Hancock County, Simonton Windows in Ritchie County, AGC Flat Glass in Harrison County, American National Rubber in Wayne County, Georgia-Pacific in Fayette County, Greenbrier Resort Hotel in Greenbrier County, Kingwood Mining in Preston County, and Goodies Clothing and Circuit City stores throughout the State.

The Federal Reserve has reduced its interest rate target to near zero, and continues to experiment with unprecedented programs to bolster lending, injecting about $1 trillion into the banking system. Adding to the unease, the Congress has authorized the Treasury Department to purchase up to $700 billion of toxic debt from financial institutions. This is an authority that has been used, so far, to recapitalize the banking system, seemingly with few, if any, strings attached on the institutions receiving the funding. Meanwhile, national deficits and debt are increasing to what still seem like improbable levels.

http://www.votesmart.org/speec…

Right on comrade!

I think we need someone other than Robert “The Exalted Cyclops” Byrd in office.  I’m thinking “young and progressive” and possibly not suffering from Alzheimer’s.

Part 1: Senator Max S. Baucus (D-MT)

Part 2: Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO)