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Republicans will hold a vote on abolishing ICE - forcing Democrats to show their hand
Business Insider ^ | July 13, 2018 | Joe Perticone

Posted on 07/13/2018 6:59:30 AM PDT by Zakeet

Republicans are planning to hold a vote on a bill that would abolish the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in an apparent political attempt to force Democrats to take a side on a hot-button issue that is increasingly popular among the liberal base.

The Hill reported on Thursday that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy would bring the bill, introduced by Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, to the floor for a vote.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abolishice; congress; democrats; ice; illegalaliens; immigration
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... well damn ...

1 posted on 07/13/2018 6:59:30 AM PDT by Zakeet
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It’s another nail in their coffin, for November elections… Hey Liberals… ‘Here’s some more rope for you.


2 posted on 07/13/2018 7:02:36 AM PDT by SMARTY ("Nearly all men can stand adversity...to test a man's character, give him power." A. Lincoln)
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Did the progressive stupids just step on their schwanzstuckers, while attempting some grandstanding?


3 posted on 07/13/2018 7:07:22 AM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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Ryan will find some way to frustrate the Republicans and keep it off the floor.


4 posted on 07/13/2018 7:10:54 AM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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5 posted on 07/13/2018 7:11:58 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Trump: "Families of American citizens murdered by illegals are permanently separated from them!)
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Democrats forced to vote against their own tomfoolery, pissing off their radical base, and exposing how unrealistic their policies are.


6 posted on 07/13/2018 7:13:35 AM PDT by BeauBo
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Has the GOPe finally woke? Are they punching back? Is this for real? 80% of Americans do NOT want to abolish ICE.
7 posted on 07/13/2018 7:14:56 AM PDT by Cheerio
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Next hold a vote on mandatory e-verify and making the first illegal entry a felony and force the Bush League Republicans to show their hand.

BOTH parties have been supporting a bipartisan policy of non-enforcement for 30 years.

The illegal alien inundation was intentional.


8 posted on 07/13/2018 7:17:16 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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Not a good idea, a few globalist RINOs in vulnerable areas might vote with the Dems and abolish it


9 posted on 07/13/2018 7:18:22 AM PDT by mdmathis6 (Men and Devils can't out-"alinsksy" God! He knows where "all the bodies are buried!")
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It's just plain old poker...Texas Hold 'Em.

The Dems go all in after the flop and the Repubs say, "I call."
Thus forcing the Dems to either show their cards or muck. Perfect play.

10 posted on 07/13/2018 7:23:38 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Get in the Spirit! The Spirit of '76!)
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11 posted on 07/13/2018 7:24:13 AM PDT by Eddie01
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Republicans actually going on the offensive. Hard to believe.


12 posted on 07/13/2018 7:26:22 AM PDT by Starboard
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NO . . . LET IT BLEED

You can TAG EVERYONE of them with Abolish ICE commercials


13 posted on 07/13/2018 7:30:32 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Moderates/Independents/Non-voters" Are DIMS REALLY who you'd want BACK in POWER?)
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So, the vulnerable Dims will simply be absent that day. They’re gonna lose the vote anyway.


14 posted on 07/13/2018 7:30:50 AM PDT by savedbygrace
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Trump effect.


15 posted on 07/13/2018 7:32:52 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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Heck, why not abolish ICE. Put the military on the border with orders to not let anyone across. Shutting down all immigration would give more jobs to US workers and ease the use of our infrastructures. California would have enough water for all its legal citizens. Taxes would fall drastically. Crimes would fall.


16 posted on 07/13/2018 7:37:40 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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Awww.. Poor DummieCrats Losing, Losing, Losing.


17 posted on 07/13/2018 7:38:26 AM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and persue it steadily." -GW)
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I don’t think that the president would pull this stunt unless he were sure that he has the votes. I feel confident in saying that President Trump did his homework and the optics for the Democrats will be terrible.


18 posted on 07/13/2018 7:43:27 AM PDT by JerseyDvl ("If you're going through hell, keep going.")
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The globalist RINOs are not few in number.
The few GOP who stand with the citizens and the rule of law are few in number.
Bush League Republicans hell bent on making the USA into North Mexico still dominate the GOP.


19 posted on 07/13/2018 7:46:18 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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Brilliant move.

Let the Psycho left sink the Dem party.


20 posted on 07/13/2018 7:57:50 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus
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