Dobbs: President and Senate allied with 'corporate supremacists'

From CNN.com:

It is far too early to tell whether the House of Representatives has the political will and courage to stand against the upper chamber of Congress and President Bush. If the House fails in its duty to represent the will of American citizens, our nation will be forever changed.
"The will of the people," Thomas Jefferson said, "is the only legitimate foundation of any government." But if President Bush and the Senate prevail, it will be a clear victory for corporate supremacists, advocacy groups and dominant special interests and a historical defeat for our middle-class working men and women and their families.
...The will of the American people is clear: Secure our borders and ports. Then end illegal immigration. America is now at a historical crossroads, and we're about to learn whether the first three words of our Constitution matter at all to this government.

An aside — 

While a Bush/Senate 'win' on this issue may be surely be 'a clear victory for corporate supremacists, advocacy groups and dominant special interests and a historical defeat for our middle-class working men and women and their families,' there could be a silver lining for yet another group: land owners. Sixty million-plus new residents of the US must have a place to live, and as immigrants move in, I predict many, many others will move 'out,' up the highways, and to the outer beltways of American cities and urban areas... maybe even to an I-840 beltway around the Triad?

Stokes County residents and land owners: hold what you've got. It could be your retirement (or even a better retirement for your children).