LEAGUE OF THE SOUTH NEWS
SERVICE

26 June 2007

For Immediate Release

Today, the
U.S. Senate voted in favor of bill 1639 by a 64-35 margin. The passage of S.
1639 allowed what many call the Amnesty Bill to be revived and moved ahead for
further debate. Many supporters believe that this crucial vote all but assures
that the bill will finally be passed in the Senate and will be the first step in
legalizing between 12-20 million illegal aliens already in the country.

A breakdown of the vote by State tells us clearly that the South
overwhelmingly opposed reviving S. 1639. The combined vote in 14 Southern States
(Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and
Virginia) was 11 in favor and 17 against. Thus nearly half of the 35 "no" votes
came from the South while only 18% of the "yes" votes came from Dixie. Without
figuring in the Southern vote, the finally tally would have been 53 "yes" to 18
"no," a striking non-Southern majority in favor of Amnesty.

The
breakdown of votes in each Southern State:

Alabama: Sessions (R)-No
Shelby (R)-No
Arkansas: Lincoln (D)-Yes  Pryor (D)-Yes
Florida:
Martinez (R)-Yes  Nelson (D)-Yes
Georgia: Chambliss (R)-No  Isakson (R)-No

Kentucky: Bunning (R)-No  McConnell (R)-Yes
Louisiana: Landriue (D)-No
Vitter (R)-No
Mississippi: Cochran (R)-No  Lott (R)-Yes
Missouri: Bond
(R)-Yes  McCaskill (D)-No
North Carolina: Burr (R)-Yes  Dole (R)-No

Oklahoma: Coburn (R)-No  Inhofe (R)-No
South Carolina: DeMint (R)-No
Graham (R)-Yes
Tennessee: Alexander (R)-No  Corker (R)-No
Texas: Cornyn
(R)-No  Hutchison (R)-No
Virginia: Warner (R)-Yes  Webb (D)-Yes

Once
again, the Southern States have been out-voted on a measure that, should it
eventually become law, would threaten the interests and well being of their
citizens. As the League of the South has proclaimed now for some thirteen years,
the South will not be governed in her own interests and by her own principles
until she becomes an independent republic.

To contact the League of the
South by phone: (800) 888-3163; e-mail: jmichhill@cs.com.

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