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http://www.kentucky.com/2014/11/20/3549178/mcconnell-congress-will-act-if.html#storylink=omni_popular#wgt=pop<snip>
WASHINGTON, D.C. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell promised Thursday that Congress will take action if Obama moves ahead with an executive order on immigration. The text of McConnell's remarks was released by his office.
Mitch McConnell made the following statement regarding the President's proposed executive action on immigration:
I'd like to say a few words this morning about President Obama's proposed executive action on immigration.
And I'll begin with a quote from the President. "Democracy is hard,' he said during a commencement speech in Miami three years ago. But it's right. [And] changing our laws means doing the hard work of changing minds and changing votes, one by one."
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Archae
(46,328 posts)Obstruct or do nothing.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,706 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)kentuck
(111,097 posts)That's what the President has been trying to get them to do for a year and a half !!
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Congress...... ........ ......... will........ .......... ......... act.
global1
(25,249 posts)Initech
(100,076 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)again?
BeyondGeography
(39,374 posts)Fixed.
Spazito
(50,344 posts)obstruction, obstruction, obstruction, obstruction, obstruction aaaaaaand, surprise, surprise, obstruction.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)For Congress to get off its collective behinds and take action?
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)Go snort some more coke!
treestar
(82,383 posts)It will go nowhere, like their repeals of the ACA.
tavernier
(12,389 posts)You lazy piece of shit!!
What the hell do you think he is doing other than trying to get your arthritic finger to push a damn button???
GETOfFYOURASS and vote for SOMETHING!!!
stone space
(6,498 posts)Autumn
(45,091 posts)Congressin is hard work I tells ya.
sheshe2
(83,771 posts)spanone
(135,838 posts)santamargarita
(3,170 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)congress will whine because they can't get a majority to overturn. Lather - Rinse & Repeat.
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)City Lights
(25,171 posts)babylonsister
(171,066 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)With him as the lead?
Martin Eden
(12,868 posts)Uh, isn't that what the president has been asking them to do?
toddwv
(2,830 posts)Let me guess, McTurtle will "fix" the immigration problem by attempting to repeal Obamacare...
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)gcomeau
(5,764 posts)Please, by all means, do your jobs for once.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)The phrase "it takes an act of Congress" can now be replaced with "it takes an Executive Order by a black president."
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)setting about doing what the President has wanted him to do...work. Some woman there is calling for the defunding of the WH now. Just turn of the electricity and water to that household.
cheyanne
(733 posts)They could have passed a immigration bill anytime they wanted . . . or could get the numbers.
What he is doing has nothing to do with Congress's ability/right to enact law. He is using an already law passed by Congress that gives him the power to implement immigration policy.
Here is from Michael Lederman's article at Balkanization:
'The new policy will not deter bipartisan cooperation, or put a crimp in any statutory reform efforts that might become law. Congress can enact a bill tomorrow if it wishesthe Senate has already passed a bill that awaits action by the House, and the Executives initiative this evening will not prevent Republicans from discussing or proposing alternatives, especially after they control both houses of Congress next year.'
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)Bring your racism to the Senate floor, Mitch, and see what it buys you.
LawDeeDah
(1,596 posts)and have been.
louis-t
(23,295 posts)About time you got off your ass, Mitch. "He better not do it or we'll be forced to do our job." Dumbass.
Vinca
(50,273 posts)It's been awhile since they've done anything but vacation. If they plan to "act" - on anything - I'll turn on CSPAN.
randome
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