The corpse of S. 1348 is twitching. Remember: I pronounced it “down but not quite dead” after the cloture vote last Thursday. Now, Bush-Reid-Kennedy will be working overtime the next few days to prop it back up on the Senate floor, reports the NYTimes:

Senate Democrats opened the door to reviving the stalled immigration measure on Sunday, calling on Republicans to resolve their internal divisions and produce an agreement on how to move the legislation forward.

With Bush administration officials and Republican authors of the overhaul saying they had not given up on the bill, the spokesman for Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, said Mr. Reid would be willing to try again if Republicans agreed to a defined number of amendments and a time limit on debate.

“If and when Republicans can agree on a limited number of amendments and agree on the need to get this bill passed, Senator Reid is committed to finding room on the Senate schedule as soon as possible,” said Jim Manley, the spokesman, who said President Bush needed to play a role as well. “The hope is that he can apply enough pressure to provide the votes we need to get the bill out of the Senate.”

Mr. Bush is scheduled to visit the Capitol on Tuesday for a lunch with Senate Republicans. That meeting will come just days after the immigration proposal, one of his chief domestic priorities, was derailed when an effort to bring a two-week debate to a close came up far short of the votes needed.

On Sunday, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said the administration was “more determined than ever” to push the measure, which has drawn strong opposition from conservatives.

The “Grand Bargainers” will be toiling behind closed doors again. As I’ve warned many times, if they can’t get what they want in one “comprehenshive” package, they will do what they’ve done for years under the radar–break off their favorite enforcement-undermining provisions and pass amnesty piecemeal.

Don’t forget the amnesty hotline number–1-800-417-7666–if you’d like to get through to your senators and help drive a stake through this monstrously bad bill once and for all.

Related: Kaus — “Not Dead Enough.”

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Sanctuary Nation or Sovereign Nation: What can you do?
June 7 - Kill The Bill…Update: Down, but not quite dead
8:55pm Cloture vote fails: 45-50; Roll added
Reid vows to “put aside hurt feelings” - sniffle
Post-debate thoughts: Yes, this was Bush’s bill
June 7 - Does your senator support enforcing our laws?
Shamnesty on the Senate floor, Day 3, Take 2
Specter/Reid vs. Sessions; McCain/Graham suck up to Kennedy
Reid once again calls on Bush to bail out shamnesty
6:23pm Reid: “No tricks.”
June 7 - Shamnesty on the Senate floor, Day 3
Coburn pushes for full enforcement of existing laws
Reid: “This is the president’s bill;” Lott “serves notice”
Coburn fails, 42-54; 1st cloture vote fails, 33-63
2nd cloture vote fails, Reid backs down
June 6- Shamnesty on the Senate floor, Day 2, Take 2
Menendez amendment fails, Kyl amendment passes
Hillary and Obama make appearances
Lindsay Graham has a hissy fit; Inhofe’s English declaration passes
Clinton, Obama fail; Dorgan sunset passes
June 6- Who voted against the Cornyn amendment? Which Repubs voted for the Kennedy amendment?
June 6- Shamnesty on the Senate floor, Day 2; Sen. Sessions knocks sense into the Dems; Specter sides with Kennedy; 12:25pm Kennedy amendment passes; 12:37pm Cornyn amendment fails
June 5 - Shamnesty on the Senate floor; Allard amendment rejected; Durbin amendment passes; Reid, McConnell spar on amendment limits; Reid–”We’re going to file cloture on this bill today”; Hutchison, Cornyn call out Dems stalling

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