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DREAM Act Passes by Executive Memo!
Hot Air ^ | 6/26/11 | kozanne

Posted on 06/26/2011 9:33:08 AM PDT by kozanne

Who needs Congressional authority when you can govern by executive fiat?

“A new enforcement memo handed down by the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week has some accusing the White House of running around Congress to implement the DREAM Act – and consequent amnesty for some illegal immigrants – by executive fiat. The new memo, penned by ICE Director John Morton, directs ICE agents, attorneys and directors to exercise “prosecutorial discretion” – meaning less likelihood of deportation – for illegal aliens who have been students in the U.S., who have been in the country since childhood or who have served in the American military.” LINKMorton’s excuse for the memo—”not enough resources”:

Specifically, the memo argues, “Because the agency is confronted with more violations than its resources can address, the agency must regularly exercise prosecutorial discretion.”Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer calls this maneuver a Constitutional breech pointing out that it is Congress’s responsibility to enact laws:

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; bhofascism; democrats; dream; dreamact; fubo; govtabuse; ice; illegalimmigration; liberalfascism; nightmare; obama; orde; treason; tyranny
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To: kozanne

To be honest the president has some discretion in not enforcing a law. The discretion ends for the exhaustive when it comes to actions as apposed to inaction.

To act the president must be authorized by both the Constitution and Congress.

Inaction is the default position.


41 posted on 06/26/2011 3:27:11 PM PDT by Monorprise
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

Ping!


42 posted on 06/26/2011 3:49:11 PM PDT by HiJinx (Old Cold Warrior)
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To: maggief

Did you know Valarie Jarrett’s father in law was friends and in a union with Frank Marshall Davis? It’s a small world in Chicago land.


43 posted on 06/26/2011 3:52:00 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: HiJinx

aaaaargah!


44 posted on 06/26/2011 3:54:02 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Monorprise

‘eh? I don’t agree with that view point at all. What he is doing is completely out of line.


45 posted on 06/26/2011 3:54:54 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: HollyB; All

In case you missed this:

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2011/06/video-obama-and-his-road-to-global.html


46 posted on 06/26/2011 4:11:47 PM PDT by FARS (Be healthy, happy and thrive,)
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Valerie Jarrett and Cecil Butler: Partners in Slime

"Ms. Jarrett, as city planning commissioner and then a real estate executive, championed mixed-income development to replace housing projects .."

Yeah, sure...

47 posted on 06/26/2011 4:53:31 PM PDT by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: kozanne
Be advised : I posted an article not unlike this one, a couple of days ago. It was removed without notice or explanation. We live in interesting times.
48 posted on 06/26/2011 5:32:03 PM PDT by Robert Drobot (Quaeras de dubiis, legem ben,e discere si vis)
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To: JimRed

They are still criminals, deport them!!!


49 posted on 06/26/2011 5:37:13 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: dalereed; All

Valerie Jarette was born in....... Isfahan or Shiraz (sister cities) of central IRAN! As primary adviser to Obambi, this may color some of his actions.

Hillary had and has Al-Qaeda Huma Abedin in her White House, he has Valerie to promote self-serving treachery in his Oval Office.


50 posted on 06/26/2011 5:57:20 PM PDT by FARS (Be healthy, happy and thrive,)
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To: kozanne

Direct violation of the congressional process and the wishes of the people again. But he needs that base - most political pResident ever.

Imagine if Bush had tried to ram something through congress it was defeated and he passed it through executive fiat. The media would be calling for his resignation.


51 posted on 06/26/2011 7:07:20 PM PDT by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: Diogenesis
Seriously, Congress must impeach or resign NOW.

AGREE, but there are too many RINOS in Congress. The Tea Party will become the new GOP after the massacre is over on Nov 6, 2012.
52 posted on 06/29/2011 10:29:01 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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