Results 1 to 4 of 4
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
-
12-04-2014, 12:19 AM #1
Rep. Trey Gowdy: Don't 'Take the Bait' on Shutdown Over Amnesty
Wednesday, 03 Dec 2014 12:40 PM
By Wanda Carruthers
Congress should begin its response to President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration by holding up advice and consent authority in the Senate for his nominees for judges, Cabinet, and ambassadors, said Rep. Trey Gowdy.
"My personal preference, in terms of strategies, is for the Senate to use advice and consent," the South Carolina Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom" on Wednesday. "That is where I would start, if I were calling the shots. But, I'm not."
Gowdy said he also was in favor of withholding funding for the immigration order, but warned it was important that Congress "not take the bait," since doing so could lead to a government shutdown.
"What the president wants to us do is to over-respond, so our public approval ratings are as low as his," he said. "The funding gets into a shutdown debate, which we historically have never won."
Gowdy said he preferred a "step by step" strategy toward addressing problems with immigration, rather than a comprehensive bill.
"The word comprehensive, people are just in love with it," he said. "People just love big bills. They're horrible. They're dangerous."
It was "cynical and frustrating" for Obama to have maintained in the past that he lacked the power to act on immigration through executive order, and then pass sweeping changes, Gowdy said.
"You have a (constitutional) law professor who admits he lacks the power to do something. But, because of political expediency and elections are over and he's never going to be on the ballot again, he goes ahead and does it anyway. That is very dangerous. Lay politics aside, it is dangerous to any country that is grounded in respect for the rule of law," he said.
Gowdy questioned the need for legislative or judicial branches of government if the president was going to grant temporary legal status to illegal immigrants, "confer benefits" to them, and possibly pardon those who commit crimes.
"Why do you need a Congress or a Supreme Court? Just have a president," he said.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Gow.../03/id/610823/Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at https://eepurl.com/cktGTn
-
12-04-2014, 01:25 AM #2
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Location
- South West Florida (Behind friendly lines but still in Occupied Territory)
- Posts
- 117,696
that's exactly what it is BAIT, and Boehner is swallowing it hook, line and Sinker
Someone better start answering where all of this money is coming fromJoin our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
-
12-04-2014, 01:26 AM #3
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Location
- South West Florida (Behind friendly lines but still in Occupied Territory)
- Posts
- 117,696
Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
-
12-04-2014, 02:01 AM #4Gowdy said he also was in favor of withholding funding for the immigration order, but warned it was important that Congress "not take the bait," since doing so could lead to a government shutdown.
"What the president wants to us do is to over-respond, so our public approval ratings are as low as his," he said. "The funding gets into a shutdown debate, which we historically have never won."
Gowdy said he preferred a "step by step" strategy toward addressing problems with immigration, rather than a comprehensive bill.
And this "step by step" means doing one thing and then doing another. The only step we need or want is a single step to stop illegal immigration and because our laws already dictate how that is to be done, in a very detailed step by step process, the only action needed to address immigration problems is enforce the law.Last edited by Judy; 12-04-2014 at 02:09 AM.
A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation - Ronald Reagan
Save America, Deport Congress! - Judy
Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at https://eepurl.com/cktGTn
Similar Threads
-
Trey Gowdy On Executive Amnesty: Candidate Obama Was Right, President Obama Is Wrong
By AirborneSapper7 in forum General DiscussionReplies: 0Last Post: 12-03-2014, 09:19 PM -
Trey Gowdy & Liberal Prof Eviscerated Obama’s Claim That He Can Grant Amnesty
By AirborneSapper7 in forum General DiscussionReplies: 1Last Post: 11-29-2014, 02:01 PM -
DML on Trey Gowdy's Support for Amnesty
By Mayday in forum Videos about Illegal Immigration, refugee programs, globalism, & socialismReplies: 0Last Post: 04-09-2014, 01:33 PM
GALLUP POLL: Immigration the most pressing issue in America for...
05-03-2024, 11:30 PM in General Discussion