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Rep. Jackson Lee: ‘We’ll Give President Obama a Number of Executive Orders’
CNSNews ^ | February 4, 2014 | Eric Scheiner

Posted on 02/04/2014 12:16:25 PM PST by jazusamo

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) says that the newly launched Congressional Full Employment Caucus will “give President Obama a number of executive orders that he can sign.”

Jackson Lee made the statement while gathered with Democrats on January 29th to announce the establishment of the Full Employment Caucus.

“We will be answering the call of all of America because people need work and we’re not doing right by them by creating work,” Jackson Lee said. “I believe this caucus will put us on the right path and we’ll give President Obama a number of executive orders that he can sign with pride and strength.”

“In fact, I think that should be our number one agenda. Let’s write up these executive orders, draft them of course - and ask the president to stand with us on full employment.”

The Congressional Full Employment Caucus was launched last week by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.). Conyers website says: “The Congressional Full Employment Caucus will serve as a platform and working group for Members dedicated to identifying solutions to our current unemployment crisis and advocating for legislative action.”

Executive orders issued by a president have the full force of law and do not have to receive approval by the legislative branch of government. During his State of The Union address last week, President Obama made clear he was willing to use executive actions to sidestep Congress.

In addition to Conyers and Lee, members of the caucus include; Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), José Serrano (D-N.Y.), and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.).


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cbc; employmentcaucus; exe3cutiveorders; executiveorders; jacksonlee; obama; sjl
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To: jazusamo

Doesn’t this yutz understand? She cannot give Obama executive orders. EO’s come from Obama; Congress has nothing to do with them. That’s the problem with EO’s. If this moron wants these things done, then propose them as bills in the House and get them passed. If you can’t do this, that should tell you something about the wishes of the people, now shouldn’t it?


21 posted on 02/04/2014 12:31:41 PM PST by stremba
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To: stars & stripes forever

I don’t know but we’ve certainly seen much circumvention of the Constitution from 0bammie so I doubt anyone would call her or her fellow idiots on this.


22 posted on 02/04/2014 12:33:41 PM PST by jazusamo ([Obama] A Truly Great Phony -- Thomas Sowell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3058949/posts)
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To: stremba
Doesn’t this yutz understand?

I wonder if she even went to grade school let alone high school or college.
23 posted on 02/04/2014 12:34:21 PM PST by plsvn
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To: jazusamo
Congressional Full Employment Caucus

Is that like the Congressional Black Caucasian Caucus?

5.56mm

24 posted on 02/04/2014 12:38:02 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: JPG

Good one...She deserves a Mars trip.


25 posted on 02/04/2014 12:38:40 PM PST by jazusamo ([Obama] A Truly Great Phony -- Thomas Sowell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3058949/posts)
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To: jazusamo
So...she wants the executive to order companies to start hiring people. Because "They got lots o' money and we needs it!"
26 posted on 02/04/2014 12:39:58 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves (CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
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To: jazusamo
"Executive orders issued by a president have the full force of law and do not have to receive approval by the legislative branch of government. "

Um... no, they don't

27 posted on 02/04/2014 12:46:29 PM PST by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
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To: jazusamo
Texas's 18th congressional district

LBJ had a district just for colored people gerrymandered in Houston.

28 posted on 02/04/2014 12:49:10 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: jazusamo

Disband Congress. It serves no purpose anymore.


29 posted on 02/04/2014 12:49:19 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: jazusamo

So the “lawmakers” (Always hated that term) can just write laws and instead of moving them across the floor of the house and senate can just pass it to the executive branch and have him sign it????

SJL needs to be sent to a good school again so she can learn what her role as a representative is...


30 posted on 02/04/2014 12:53:27 PM PST by GraceG
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To: stremba

Anyone can write up a suggestion for an EO and send it to 0bungles and that’s exactly what thousands of leftists are currently doing.


31 posted on 02/04/2014 12:54:24 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: jazusamo

WELLLL THAT CONSTITUTION IS ONE PESKY DOCUMENT I WILL SAY THAT......ONE THOMAS JEFFERSON GOT IT RIGHT I THINK THIS IS THE TIME TO LOOK INTO ONE OF HIS MOST IMPORTANT QUOTE...ESPECIALLY PRESCIENT OF LATE TO WIT:

“In questions of power...let no more be heard of confidence in
man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the
Constitution.” —Thomas Jefferson: Kentucky Resolutions, 1798.

HOWZAT BOYS AND GURLS AND LADIES AND GEMMENS?


32 posted on 02/04/2014 12:54:57 PM PST by jimsin
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To: Jim Robinson
This district has voted democrat since it was created back in 1919 except for twice and one
of those winners was redistricted out. Jackson-Lee has been over 70% ever since she was
elected back in Nov. 1994. The make up is set up for a democrat to say the least.

Population & Demographics

Total Pop. 18+ Pop. CVAP
Total 698,488 505,750 390,440
Anglo 16.7% 20.2% 25.1%
Hispanic 38.7% 34.5% 20.3%
Afr-Am 41.4% 41.4% 50.3%
Other 4.1% 4.5%
Asian 3.4%

Ethnicity
40.4% Black,
36.9% White,
35.6% Hispanic,
3.4% Asian,
0.4% Native American,
0.5% other
$31,293 - median income
33 posted on 02/04/2014 12:55:07 PM PST by deport
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To: lurk

“Take my Wife Please...”

Has become this in congress for Dims:

“Take my Job, please, I’m not using the power entrusted to me anymore”


34 posted on 02/04/2014 12:56:29 PM PST by GraceG
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To: deport

I see they left a small corridor for the people trapped north of Houston to get in and out.


35 posted on 02/04/2014 1:09:39 PM PST by Iron Munro ("Show me the man, and I'll show you the crime." - Lavrentiy Beria (& Eric Holder))
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To: onona

They are all Republicans?...............


36 posted on 02/04/2014 1:14:49 PM PST by Red Badger (Proud member of the Zeta Omicron Tau Fraternity since 2004...................)
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To: jazusamo

Wow, the Completely Insane Caucus. What wonders will come from this bunch of morons?


37 posted on 02/04/2014 1:20:14 PM PST by Bayan
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To: jazusamo
Sheela:
Read the constitution. There might be a copy on Mars, right next to the flag.
38 posted on 02/04/2014 1:20:45 PM PST by DeaconRed (How did we wind up with the community organizer in charge. Our brave Forefathers deserve better.)
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To: jazusamo

“In addition to Conyers and Lee, members of the caucus include; Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), José Serrano (D-N.Y.), and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.).”

Boy, now there’s a bunch of Economics geniuses. I feel much better with them writing up the executive orders for Bamster. It will be interesting to see if any of their proposed orders actually address creating jobs where people would actually work.


39 posted on 02/04/2014 1:23:08 PM PST by Avid Coug
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To: jazusamo

Notable SJL quotes
WARNING: GRAPHICAL IMAGES

http://www.chron.com/news/politics/gallery/Notable-quotes-from-Rep-Sheila-Jackson-Lee-77424.php


40 posted on 02/04/2014 1:24:14 PM PST by bestintxas (Every time a RINO bites the dust a founding father gets his wings.)
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