{"id":2387815,"date":"2025-01-08T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/less-than-25-percent-of-dems-vote-for-laken-riley-act-side-with-rapists-and-murderers-instead\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T11:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:53:32","slug":"less-than-25-percent-of-dems-vote-for-laken-riley-act-side-with-rapists-and-murderers-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/less-than-25-percent-of-dems-vote-for-laken-riley-act-side-with-rapists-and-murderers-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Than 25 Percent of Dems Vote for Laken Riley Act, Side with Rapists and Murderers Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fless-than-25-percent-of-dems-vote-for-laken-riley-act-side-with-rapists-and-murderers-instead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387815&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House of Representatives recently passed the Laken Riley Act\u2062 with a vote of \u2063264-159, despite significant opposition \u200dfrom Democrats. the act seeks to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">address illegal immigration<\/a> and enhance border security, following the tragic murder of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old student at the University of Georgia,\u2062 by an illegal immigrant\u200b with\u200c a \u200ccriminal record.\u200b <\/p>\n<p>This bill had previously been introduced \u200bbut failed to pass in a democratic-controlled Senate. The recent vote saw the\u2064 support \u200cof 216 Republicans and 48 Democrats, while 159 democrats opposed it. The act&#8217;s passage has\u200d sparked debate, with some Democratic senators, including John Fetterman and Gary Peters, expressing their willingness to\u2063 support\u2063 the bill\u200b in \u2064the \u2064Senate. <\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike \u200djohnson and other Republicans criticized Democrats who voted against \u200bthe bill, arguing it reflects a disregard for the \u200dsecurity concerns of American citizens. The bill&#8217;s advocates are\u2062 urging\u200d bipartisan support in\u200c the Senate, emphasizing \u2062the message from voters for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protestors-shout-over-democrats-press-conference-on-nycs-illegal-immigration-crisis\/\" title=\"Protestors disrupt Democrats&#039; press conference on NYC&#039;s immigration crisis.\">stricter\u2062 immigration\u200d policies<\/a> and the deportation of violent offenders.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite massive Democratic opposition, the House passed the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Riley, 22, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/laken-rileys-mother-sobs-chilling-bodycam-audio-played-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed last year<\/a> on the Athens, Georgia, campus of the University of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Ibarra, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-quietly-pulls-absolutely-sickening-headline-laken-rileys-killer-huge-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrant<\/a> from Venezuela who had a child endangerment charge against him in New York state and a shoplifting charge against him in Georgia prior to Laken&rsquo;s death, has been charged with killing Riley.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: John Fetterman says if Democrats can&rsquo;t get 7 votes in the Senate to pass the Laken Riley Act, then &ldquo;that&rsquo;s the reason why we lost.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re here illegally and you&rsquo;re committing crimes, I don&rsquo;t know why anybody thinks that it&rsquo;s controversial, that they all need to go.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e0tDEK72uO\">pic.twitter.com\/e0tDEK72uO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1876797978242892231?\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The vote Tuesday was 264-159 in favor of the act, according to the House clerk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/20256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill attracted 216 Republican votes, with three members not voting.<\/p>\n<p>On the Democratic side, 48 members of the House voted for the bill, 159 voted against it, and eight did not vote. That means only 22 percent of House Democrats backed the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The bill had been introduced in the previous Congress. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/7511\/all-actions?overview=closed&amp;q=%7B%22roll-call-vote%22%3A%22all%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> 251-170. The <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/202466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clerk of the House<\/a> recorded 214 Republicans and 37 Democrats supporting the bill, while all 170 opponents were Democrats. The bill did not pass the Senate, which was under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-laken-rileys-christian-faith-full-display-stepfather-reads-one-final-journal-entries-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic control<\/a> in 2024. Republicans now have the majority.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, I voted for the Laken Riley Act to prevent the horrific and brutal murder of additional innocent Americans at the hands of illegal alien thugs.<\/p>\n<p>My heart still breaks for Laken, her family, and everyone touched by her life.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m proud this was the very first bill we passed&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QMYiZJpFlt\">pic.twitter.com\/QMYiZJpFlt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#127482;&#127480; (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1876703856605741386?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/john-fetterman-sends-fellow-democrats-reality-check-meeting-pete-hegseth-kash-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> John Fetterman<\/a> of Pennsylvania said he would co-sponsor the bill, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14259585\/democrats-vote-against-laken-riley-act-illegal-migrants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>. Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan later said he would also support the bill in the Senate, where 60 votes are required to pass, meaning it needs Democratic support.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we can&rsquo;t pull up with seven votes &hellip; that&rsquo;s the reason why we lost,&rdquo; Fetterman said, referencing the 2024 election, in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1876797978242892231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming said Senate Democrats will be under pressure to support the bill, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-passes-laken-riley-act-amp-border-enforcement-put-pressure-democ-rcna186577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The radical Left is going to vote against the Laken Riley Act, with a Squad member comparing Laken&rsquo;s brutal murder to kids shoplifting chips. Unreal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jlUi552ZNw\">pic.twitter.com\/jlUi552ZNw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1876690267258163337?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&ldquo;People are going to have to make a decision. It&rsquo;s now a bipartisan bill; Fetterman has now signed on,&rdquo; Barrasso said.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized opposition to the bill, the Mail noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Laken Riley was brutally murdered by an illegal alien that President Biden and the Democrats let into this country with their open border policy,&rdquo; he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And wouldn&rsquo;t you know the man who wears a dress &amp; calls himself a woman was a NAY vote on the Laken Riley Act.<\/p>\n<p>As were 158 more anti-American Democrats. They should all be shamed.<\/p>\n<p>You know who would&rsquo;ve benefited from &ldquo;a touch of grace&rdquo;, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahEMcBride?\">@SarahEMcBride<\/a>? Laken Riley. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vJAfWA2MaC\">pic.twitter.com\/vJAfWA2MaC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1876715134942314632?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is hard to believe after countless horrific stories like Laken&rsquo;s, any House Democrats would vote against deporting illegal aliens who commit violent crimes against American citizens,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said, opposition shows that &ldquo;some Democrats have ignored the loud and clear message from voters in this election who demanded secure borders, the deportation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-life-hack-for-novak-illegally-immigrate-so-you-can-play-in-the-us-open\/\" title=\"A Little Life Hack For Novak: Illegally Immigrate So You Can Play In The US Open\">violent illegal aliens<\/a>, and laws that put the safety and security of the American people first.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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