Posted on 12/08/2014 1:39:50 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Eighteen states, led by Texas, filed a lawsuit today with the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas challenging President Obama's executive action on immigration. The suit claims that the White House overstepped its authority by granting amnesty and work permits for 5 million illegal aliens.
After filing the federal suit, Texas Attorney General and Governor-elect Greg Abbott wrote in a statement that President Obama's executive amnesty "tramples the U.S. Constitution's Take Care Clause and federal law."
Also included in Attorney General Abbott's statement were the states' legal challenges to President Obama's executive action:
The other states involved in the suit include: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
UPDATE: Arizona has joined the lawsuit. In a statement, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said, "Obama has exceeded his power as clearly defined in the United States Constitution and federal law and deliberately ignored the will of the American people. Such federal overreach cannot stand."
Florida has joined the lawsuit. In a statement, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi said, "The President repeatedly said he would not violate the law, then decided to do just that. The powers granted to the President are expressly laid out in the United States Constitution, yet President Obama has decided to ignore those parameters."
Read the full lawsuit
For more on this story, read the Wall Street Journal
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Good news; let’s hope the Imperial President is forced to sit down and STFU.
” let’s hope the Imperial President is forced to sit down and STFU.”
And in JAIL!
Can the states file a lawsuit against an order that has NOT been signed by Obama yet?
Dear liberals, the South is a conservative hell hole. You don’t want to live here. Now go away.
Consider it an honor roll!
RE: When did Obama sign the executive order? Does anybody here have a copy of the order?
It is called an executive ACTION, not an executive order.
RE: Consider it an honor roll!
Add Arizona and Florida to the list.
I did send an e-mail to Mark Green and his reply was :” I can do a Joint Resolution that urges the AG to consider joining the suit. I'll look into doing that. But it has no teeth. In the end he reports to our judiciary branch and the supreme court of TN.”
It’s called an Imperial Decree of His Heinous, Emperor Barackula ...
Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Governor of Mississippi, Governor of Maine, Governor of North Carolina, Governor of Idaho ...
Updated Honor Roll.
Heard today that 31 states are controlled by Republican majorities. If that is the case, then 19 states signing on to this lawsuit is low by 12.
I was wondering the same thing...
Its just sleight of hand. 0bama has directed the beureauacracy of Homeland Security to implement illegal procedures.
-——In the end he reports ——
Who is He?
Does the person speaking mean the suit by 19 states has no teeth?
I wonder why Oklahoma hasn’t joined this suit.
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