Posted on 02/27/2013 5:07:53 PM PST by bimboeruption
House majority leader Eric Cantor is increasingly frustrated with a group of House Republicans who are working against the leadership, and he’s not afraid of voicing his dismay.
In a closed-door conference meeting on Wednesday, Cantor told one GOP member that if they blocked the Senate-passed Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) from coming to the floor, they’d cause “civil war” in the ranks.
Cantor’s comment irked some Republican aides, who told National Review Online that such strong language is inappropriate. In recent days, some conservatives have been upset about the Senate’s version of VAWA, saying that parts of the bill are unconstitutional.
Nevertheless, Cantor’s warning may have had an effect. When the bill came to the floor on Wednesday, only nine Republicans voted against the rule to take up the bill.
Tensions between backbenchers and leadership, however, are evident, and the whip on the rule took over an hour. Eventually, the rule passed, 414–9, and the House plans a final vote on the Senate’s version of VAWA on Thursday.
The nine who voted against the rule include Georgia Senate candidate Paul Broun and potential Iowa Senate candidate Steve King.
What do we have against the Violence Against Women Act?
I say that this country is facing Civil War for other reasons.
/johnny
WHY OBAMA WINS: DEMOCRATS PURGE MODERATES, REPUBLICANS PURGE CONSERVATIVES
Democrats are preparing for a major nationwide fight on the gun issue by purging the party’s moderates—including the very candidates it cultivated in 2006 and 2008 to win seats in conservative districts. Republicans are preparing for a major debate on immigration reform by purging the party’s conservatives, casting opponents of bipartisan legislative efforts as bigots who will doom the party to ongoing electoral failure.
Regardless, the pattern remains the same: the new, netroots-and-community-organizer Democratic leadership dispenses with party’s moderates, while the old Republican establishment tries to marginalize the grass roots conservatives who are largely responsible for the limited electoral successes the party has enjoyed in recent years.
Time for the GOP to go the way of the Whigs
THAT is equality.
The Magical Word “Women”
http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/02/27/the-magical-word-women/
(excerpt)
The Senate bill expands “coverage” to men, homosexuals, transgendered individuals and prisoners. It expands the definition of domestic violence to include causing “emotional distress” or using “unpleasant speech.” It ostensibly nullifies the legal presumption of innocence until proven guilty. The bill also expands the law’s reach to give tribal Indian authorities jurisdiction over non-Indians accused of abusing Indian women. Finally, what good is a social engineering bill without tossing in bones to the most sacrosanct constituency, illegal immigrants? It would grant more visas to illegal immigrants who are victims of domestic abuse.
I think he better start to worry about a second Civil War in this country. The Republican Party might want to choose a side and announce which side they are on; because I sure as hell can’t figure out which side they will be on based on their actions and comments.
Where do you think those “moderate” dems go when the marxists toss them out? They herd right into the GOP tent. That is one of our main problems right now.
>What do we have against the Violence Against Women Act?<
According to the article, the 9 who voted against it think that parts of it are unconstitutional.
Knock me over with a feather...I didn’t think there were THAT many who cared about the Constitution.
Time to retire Eric.
For one its violates the EQUAL protection clause. It makes a certain citizen[women] more worthy of protection than other citizens[men].
The same crime is prosecuted differently if against women than men.
Women are the ones who demanded equality before the law...and once they got it they didn’t like it much,
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too bad.
I’d guess there are only nine conservatives with the courage of their convictions left in the House. The “crimes against women” is largely nonsense as other laws cover the ground. If there are problems, they are in the states and local governments application of the laws. Centralizing power is a further push into tyranny.
Ya, while being lied to, hoodwinked, betrayed, and economically gang raped by the feds, be really polite, speak with a soft pleasing voice and be sure to say please and thank you.
Great hard hitting idea!
Why yes, it is. Congress laughably claims their authority to legislate both as an exercise in "regulating commerce among the several states".
Why yes, it is. Congress laughably claims their authority to legislate both as an exercise in "regulating commerce among the several states".
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