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In the wake of court ruling, Ted Cruz takes offensive against executive amnesty
Examiner ^ | February 19, 2015

Posted on 02/23/2015 11:31:45 AM PST by SoConPubbie

The federal court ruling that placed a temporary halt to President Obama’s plans to grant amnesty to four million illegal aliens by executive fiat has emboldened Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, according to a Wednesday story in the Washington Times. Cruz suggested that even administration moves to prepare for the mass amnesty in anticipation of an eventual favorable outcome in the courts is in violation of the ruling. In Cruz’s view, the Department of Homeland Security must stop spending money forthwith toward such efforts.

Cruz also artfully suggested that the basis of the Democratic filibuster of the DHS spending bill that prevents any enforcement of the president’s executive amnesty has been undercut. The court ruling also applies to Congress. No money should be appropriated for carrying out the executive amnesty order so long as the temporary injunction stands.

Despite brave talk that the temporary injunction will be quickly overturned by an appeals court, the administration is beginning to realize that the ruling means months of delay.

(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; aliens; amnesty; cruz; election2016; tedcruz; texas
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1 posted on 02/23/2015 11:31:45 AM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!


CRUZ or LOSE!


2 posted on 02/23/2015 11:32:22 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

N O amnesty

B T T T


3 posted on 02/23/2015 11:34:10 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: SoConPubbie

Obama doesn’t care, now he gets to tell pro-amnesty groups that he kept his promise to them and its out of his hands now.


4 posted on 02/23/2015 11:34:53 AM PST by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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To: sickoflibs
Obama doesn’t care, now he gets to tell pro-amnesty groups that he kept his promise to them and its out of his hands now.

How much pressure is he getting from black organizations that amnesty will hurt the black community?

5 posted on 02/23/2015 11:38:11 AM PST by eekitsagreek
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To: stephenjohnbanker
Barry's amnesty is nothing but a 'Democrat voter recruitment program' for Hillary in 2016. Why doesn't Congress call Barry out on WHY HE IS SO HELLBENT ON ISSUING OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS TO ILLEGALS?

I know the DOJ is a hopeless cause for any kind of prosecution against Barry but Congress must NOT allow him to violate the court order!!!!!!!

6 posted on 02/23/2015 11:38:24 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

See my tagline.


7 posted on 02/23/2015 11:39:18 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: sickoflibs

Yeah....but Bronkobama checkmated himself....../snicker


8 posted on 02/23/2015 11:40:12 AM PST by spokeshave (He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people,)
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To: eekitsagreek
The truth is, most blacks are happy being taken care of by the gubmint so they really don't care about amnesty and how it affects employment.

This is why there's no tangible outrage from the black community.

9 posted on 02/23/2015 11:41:09 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: eekitsagreek
RE:” Obama doesn’t care, now he gets to tell pro-amnesty groups that he kept his promise to them and its out of his hands now.
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How much pressure is he getting from black organizations that amnesty will hurt the black community? “

None, he and Holder convinced them that cops are racist and have orders to kill black males on sight, and that only Dems care about stopping it, that the GOP wants them dead so they cant vote.

10 posted on 02/23/2015 11:41:30 AM PST by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

And don’t forget the Clintons pushed Motor Voter through back in 1993. Just like LBJ with the Great Society, Dems are always looking down the road to add locked in voters.


11 posted on 02/23/2015 11:41:36 AM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: SoConPubbie

Cruz might need to weigh in further with a little bit of legal education for the masses.

The administration’s brief to the 5th circuit is supposedly saying that the 26 States don’t have standing to counteract the DoJ “prosecutorial discretion”.

Let that sink in. An agency of the Federal government is claiming that over half the Sovereign States of the United States don’t have standing to weigh in on a claim that directly affects them.

Eric Holder vs. Half the United States.

Really breathtaking in its imperial arrogance.

We are in charge here, we will decide what we can do, and you Dukes and Barons must be silent and wait for our verdict, you impudent nothings.

Thought we left that behind in 1776.


12 posted on 02/23/2015 11:41:42 AM PST by Regulator
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To: SoConPubbie

Even the liberal justices know they can’t bullshit Cruz.


13 posted on 02/23/2015 11:43:15 AM PST by SeaHawkFan
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To: nascarnation

How soon before Cubans in Cuba are allowed to vote in our elections?


14 posted on 02/23/2015 11:43:35 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: SoConPubbie
Ted Cruz seems to be the only one that actually is keeping it real.

The administration and the legislature seem to be toying with each other. Shadow boxing, feinting and ducking, but not actually ever throwing a punch.

Everyone wants to avoid the constitutional crisis that is designed to resolve this type of rogue government. We either have a constitution or we don't. We can either enforce it or we can't. Like any tool it gets rusty if it is not properly used and maintained.

15 posted on 02/23/2015 11:45:54 AM PST by oldbrowser (We have a rogue government in Washington)
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To: SoConPubbie

” grant amnesty to four million illegal aliens”

Note the four million number, down from the usual five. Actually, it includes the entire illegal immigrant population, but the conservatives will go with the 4-5 million, just like they submit to the ll million for the last 10 years.


16 posted on 02/23/2015 11:53:16 AM PST by odawg
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To: SoConPubbie

17 posted on 02/23/2015 11:53:47 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: SoConPubbie

The court ruling is worthless. Obama is implementing amnesty inspite of any court ruling.


18 posted on 02/23/2015 11:54:46 AM PST by Ajnin (Wolves don't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I think we may have contempt of a federal court’s order. I suggest to Governor Abbott that he file a motion to compell the regime from entering into contracts and liabilities in violation of Judge Hanen’s order and require the DOJ to appear forth with and show cause.


19 posted on 02/23/2015 11:59:01 AM PST by iowacornman
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To: iowacornman

Yes


20 posted on 02/23/2015 12:30:19 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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