Posted on 11/17/2015 11:05:41 AM PST by conservativejoy
With America's national security in mind, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Tuesday morning his wish to "pause" the White House's plan to accept 100,000 Syrian refugees by 2017. The House, he said, will vote on corresponding legislation as soon as possible.
"This is a moment where it is better to be safe than to be sorry, so we think the prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program in order to verify that terrorists are not trying to infiltrate the refugee population," Ryan told reporters.
Ryan's sentiment is echoed by 30 governors who say they will refuse to accept Syrian refugees.
The recent tragedy in Paris demands action from our leaders. Halting the refugee program is just the first common sense step. The speaker, like many Americans, scoffs at Obama's belief that ISIS is contained and our current strategy is the right one.
"A containment plan is not enough," Ryan said. That has failed."
Kudos to Ryan for voicing what the president obviously couldn't , we need a swift and new response to cripple ISIS. Our current anti-terror campaign has barely left a scratch.
Sounds to me Ryan got an earful from some irate citizens. Earlier, it was reported he hadn’t done anything and likely wouldn’t.
Pause until next week when #BLM take back the front pages. How about stopping it altogether?
http://legalinsurrection.com/2015/11/wave-of-governors-say-their-states-will-refuse-syrian-refugees/
In this specific situation, the best bet is probably not for the states to argue a strictly legal case, but to seek to win the political argument. The negative fallout from Obamacare has decimated Democrats’ ranks at both the state and federal levels. Democrats have lost both the House and the Senate, dozens of Governors and Attorneys General, and hundreds and hundreds of state legislative seats.
With about half the states already stepping forward to say they do not want unvetted Syrian refugees and they will refuse to participate or fund any such efforts, this puts two types of political pressure on the Obama administration. First, with that many states refusing to fund the handling of any Syrian refugees, this becomes a more costly operation for the federal government to manage.
Second, with the 2016 elections rapidly approaching, and so many vulnerable Democrats on the ballot in the states whose Governors want to refuse Syrian refugees, it would not be surprising if Obama got pressure, both openly and behind the scenes, from members of his own party. It is noteworthy that the list of states participating includes both early primary states Iowa and New Hampshire, as well as swing states like Florida and Ohio.
This story is, once again, an illustration of the importance of local and state elections. The reason this issue is making news is due in no small part to the increased numbers of Governors who are Republicans. Local elections matter.
Thank Goodness. Can’t believe he is finally showing his conservative creds.
I am stunned . Ryan did something correct.
The entire democrat party is to blame for what the towel heads do.
Ugh. This dude annoys me more than Boehner.
Nice to see they don’t have everyone fooled.
Yeah. I have no faith that this program will be stopped, let alone “paused”. Obama will just thumb his nose at the whole thing and do as he wishes. The idiots in Congress will not stop him.
It is only a headline so far. I do not have any further details at this time. I saw it on twitter. Very strange.
Here is more info on the story:
*paused let alone stopped.
Thanks so much, I do appreciate it.
Just incredible. I saw a picture of over 2,000 refugees coming into the U.S. They were all young men. Of that number only 56 claimed to be Christian, the rest were Muslim.
My expectations of Ryan have fallen so low, I am stunned that he would even directionaly do the the right thing
Exactly. Pause it until the next administration, hopefully led by Cruz but Trump will do.
Then the next President, hopefully Cruz but Trump will do, will be able to drive a garlic soaked oak stake through its heart.
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