Posted on 01/30/2014 11:15:15 AM PST by mandaladon
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) thinks that the House GOP leadership’s renewed push this week to grant amnesty to illegal aliens would destroy the Republican Party’s chances at retaking the Senate in 2014. Cruz questioned how establishment Republicans unilaterally caving to Democrats on everything from the farm bill to the budget to the debt ceiling and more could think amnesty is a good idea at this time. "Right now, Republican leadership in both chambers is aggressively urging members to stand down on virtually every front: on the continuing resolution, on the budget, on the farm bill, on the debt ceiling,” Cruz said in a statement provided exclusively to Breitbart News on Thursday. He continued: They may or may not be right, but their argument is that we should focus exclusively on Obamacare and on jobs. In that context, why on earth would the House dive into immigration right now? It makes no sense, unless you're Harry Reid. Republicans are poised for an historic election this fall--a conservative tidal wave much like 2010. The biggest thing we could do to mess that up would be if the House passed an amnesty bill--or any bill perceived as an amnesty bill--that demoralized voters going into November. Rather than responding to the big-money lobbying on K Street, we need to make sure working-class Americans show up by the millions to reject Obamacare and vote out the Democrats. Amnesty will ensure they stay home. Cruz added that granting amnesty now--while wrong in his opinion at any time--would ensure Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid remains in his position in after the 2014 elections.
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WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS???? SHAKING MY HEAD
Yeah, THAT is the million dollar question. It is, quite literally, suicide.
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The only thing I can think of as to why the GOP is doing this is to guarantee that the conservatives leave the party. That way they can get elected within the non conservative GOP.
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If the GOP is THAT stupid (and I don’t put anything past these spineless and worthless buffoons), then they will absolutely — without question — cement their extinction as a political party. There is absolutely NO WAY IN HELL the GOP can win any national or statewide elections without the conservatives/Tea Party. NONE whatsoever!
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Senator Cruz, you’re a good man. A man’s man. Know that you are an inspiration to all of us red-blooded Americans.
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Amen to that! Senator Cruz is a breath of fresh air in that increasingly putrid stench of the chamber we know as Congress.
The establishment republican “leadership” doesn’t care. They actually seem to prefer not having the responsibility.
The other thing I like about this is the whole, shame aspect of it. If they can't do it honorably, Cruz is trying to shame them into doing the right thing. And on another note, he's putting RINOs on notice that he's not going to just sit quietly while they try to ram through amnesty.
We need a second party.
Of course the dems will retain the senate with 40 million more voters!
I won't go quite that far, as I would still vote for Cruz if he remains a Republican. But no more holding my nose and voting for RINOs.
The GOP is living up to its nickname, the Stupid Party.
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Yes, its taken a lot of failure and ineptitude to earn that monniker. The hapless GOP is indeed stuck on stupid.
But no more holding my nose and voting for RINOs.
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The GOP is not a real alternative. The party only wants our money and our votes, but not our principles.
We need another party IMO.
Republicans remember what happened in 2006, even if many freepers have forgotten.
It was the AMNESTY push, and endless hatred of Republicans pushed by Dems on Hispanic Radio and TV that brought MILLIONS in to the streets that year, if you recall.
(Many freepers forget that English isn’t the only language spoken in America anymore.)
The Minimum Wage push fits directly in to that, and I have warned about this for a year. Remember, the Soros-financed Socialist ex-ACORN/SEIU orgs have been working on this for two years, now.
And so is my family.
I contacted Boehner on the link in #6, saying the following:
“Mr. Speaker,
I think that it would be a tremendous mistake to pass ANY immigration reform bill before the new Senate is seated in 2015. I refer to BOTH a comprehensive bill and ALSO any narrow bill dealing with immigration - because the Senate will attach a full amnesty amendment in conference, and it will pass in the House if only about 10% of Republicans join Democrats in supporting it and, of course, Obama will sign such a bill.
Either course of action would be a mistake for 2 significant reasons: First, on a political level, Republican cooperation with the Democrats on this issue would demoralize a significant part of the Republican base, and there is simply no way that enough moderates or Democrat voters would vote Republican to offset such losses - so our chances of regaining the Senate would disappear. Further, any amnesty or even “path to citizenship” would fundamentally and permanently change the political calculus in this country - in favor of the Democrats! Second, the whold idea of any kind of amnesty is abhorent to law-abiding ciizens. It will encourage far more illegal immigration in the future (as past amnesties have), and also undermines the economy by taking away jobs from American citizens. We suffer from no labor shortage, Mr. Speaker, quite the opposite is true. We need to improve our economy with our own workers, not import more foreigners who undermine the wage base in this country.
Speaking as someone whose wife is a legal immigrant (and now a citizen), I can tell you that not only do native-born Americans like me oppose ANY immigration reform before the border is ACTUALLY controlled, but legal immigrants are VERY unhappy over the prospect of illegals obtaining the same benefits as them without having bothered to act under the laws of this nation.
For the sake of this nation and the Republican Party, I strongly urge you to kill ANY AND ALL immigration bills until 2015.
Thank you very much.”
I don’t know that it’ll do any good, but at least I said it. I also contacted my Congresscritter...but I know that he’ll vote the right way on this issue.
The only reason I can think of is that they fear loosing the Chamber of Commerce and big corporate money.
If the C of C and big corporate abandon them they will be broke and busted because we conservatives stopped sending them money years ago after countless betrayals. If you look at the long term they know they can't count on us as we have put liberty before power and that is not how they prioritize things.
To them it is give us the power now and we will protect your liberty later.
That, and every one of them has a maid or gardener they want legalized.
The GOP got exactly what they wanted and now they want to do it for the entire country.
Excellent!
I truly hope and pray he reads your message/letter.
I did some personal name dropping in mine or I would post mine, which is not nearly as good as yours, regardless.
God bless and keep you.
There’s a bigger problem brewing in the future.
Boehner is going to be succeeded by Cantor —who is an even bigger amnesty queen than Boehner.
Cantor this year has a primary challenger.
The primary challenger should be supported. And Cantor’s amnesty views thoroughly aired in his Virginia district
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