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Why Not Support "Clean" DHS Bill WITHOUT Any Immigration Funding?
25 Feb 2015 | 11th_VA

Posted on 02/25/2015 5:15:35 AM PST by 11th_VA

So the Democrats say they want a clean bill, free of the language that the House inserted challenging the President's unconstitutional actions. In response, why doesn't the House:

1) Pass a "clean bill" that funds the Coast Guard, Border Patrol, TSA, etc but NOTHING for Immigration.

2) Pass an Immigration Employee payroll bill that funds ONLY Immigration employee salaries for the entire year - but not a penny for anything else

3) Then have the debate about the rest of what Immigration will be funded


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1 posted on 02/25/2015 5:15:35 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Because The First Dictator will veto the stand-alone Illegal Immigration Funding Bill, the Democrats will sustain his veto, and the lousy GOP leaders of the House and the Senate can throw up their hands in surrender, as they always do. There gavels should be replaced with white flags.

Shame on every GOP member of the House and Senate who voted for Boehner and McConnell, who support Obama over their constituents every time. They deserve to lose their seats ASAP.


2 posted on 02/25/2015 5:24:22 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: 11th_VA

Stand-alone legislation to see how each “representative” stands? That would hold individual members accountable. It’s CONgre$$. It’s quite the $cam they’ve got going.

—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.


3 posted on 02/25/2015 5:35:45 AM PST by PGalt
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To: txrefugee
From an "optics" point of view (that is, how the public perceives what's happening), the GOP could claim they did fund DHS, and no employees were laid off.

And no money would be spent for the President's plans

4 posted on 02/25/2015 5:39:22 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

exactly. seize the language and you have much of the battle won. Dems have a “dirty” bill loaded with amnesty


5 posted on 02/25/2015 5:41:53 AM PST by plain talk
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To: plain talk

I’m beginning to think McConnel won’t do this because he wants the immigration bill. He just wants to say, “I tried everything I could, but we just couldn’t get it done ...”


6 posted on 02/25/2015 5:45:20 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA
There is no real correct way to stand up to a lawless President. I would say hound and investigate them until they are paralyzed.

Boehner should call a convention of governors with international borders to a convention and tell them not to enforce the President's EO's or memo. We the people need to start going around this reckless/lawless POS in the white house.

7 posted on 02/25/2015 5:45:31 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Should do that too, but I’m tired of the media talking about a “Shutdown”. Fund all of DHS EXCEPT Immigration, and move on from there ...


8 posted on 02/25/2015 5:47:19 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA
Someone please explain to me why Republicans should support DHS funding whey they just listed their own voters as a terrorist threat and put on watch list of be spied upon?????? Who votes for their own destruction???

What would you think historically today, looking back at any Jewish organization at the beginning of Hitler, that voted to fund the SS when they had just announced them as the enemy??????

If people do not wake up and learn from history they you doom yourselves.

9 posted on 02/25/2015 6:04:38 AM PST by Lady Heron
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To: 11th_VA

Funding the DHS without immigration will not stop Obama. He will use current funding to keep implementing his illegal executive order in spite of Congress’s and the Court’s disapproval.
Now is the time to stop Obama!

McConnell can use have a vote to change the 60 vote rule to a simple majority rule of 51 to get the bill out of committee and on the floor for an up or down vote.

After all, our Constitution is at stake, surely a little Senate rule is not that important!!


10 posted on 02/25/2015 6:16:51 AM PST by orinoco (Orinoco)
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I do not believe DHS can use any FY15 dollars for Obama’s Immigration plans if it is not authorized. The House should charge JehJ with Fraud and Unauthorized use of Gov’t dollars if he attempts that...


11 posted on 02/25/2015 6:19:34 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: orinoco

Isn’t this a budget bill? Why can’t McConnell use reconciliation to get it passed without filibuster, kind of like the Dems did with Obamacare?


12 posted on 02/25/2015 6:33:18 AM PST by stremba
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