Thread: Chris Hayes Grills GOP Rep Who Suggested Obama Could Face Jail Time over Immigration

For those folks that would not bother to watch anything on MSNBC. Mo Brooks (R)Alabama discusses amnesty with liberal mouthpiece Chris Hayes. Is it just me or Chris Hayes remind anyone else of Secret Squirrel?

Chris Hayes Grills GOP Rep Who Suggested Obama Could Face Jail Time over Immigration




The pro illegal alien view of what happened:

Published on Nov 21, 2014

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11/21/2014 MSNBC Chris Hayes debates the president’s executive actions on immigration with the Alabama congressman, who suggested they may constitute a felony.

(Mediaite) One Republican member of Congress has an incredibly dim view of President Obama‘s executive action on immigration. Congressman Mo Brooks made comments this week, reported by Slate, that the president could face jail time for his immigration action (note: these comments were made before Obama’s speech last night).

“At some point,” he said, “you have to evaluate whether the president’s conduct aids or abets, encourages, or entices foreigners to unlawfully cross into the United States of America. That has a five-year in-jail penalty associated with it.”
Brooks appeared on Chris Hayes‘s MSNBC show tonight, and right off the bat Hayes asked him if he thinks Obama’s executive action is criminal. Brooks said, “I don’t know, I’m going to have to reserve judgment on that.”

Hayes asked if Ronald Reagan enticed foreigners to sneak into America with immigration action he took. Brooks admitted he didn’t know the specifics of Reagan’s action (though he repeatedly said Bill Clinton‘s name instead).

From there, Hayes and Brooks tussled over whether the latter would be in favor of deporting all the people that Obama’s action would stop the deportation of. Brooks spoke of being compassionate and didn’t give a yes-or-no answer, but did say “if I have to make a decision between Americans getting jobs and illegal aliens getting jobs” he would side with the American people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq9wqv7UYiU

By the way, this is what happens when a politician represents his constituency.

Election results

General election 2014

[hide] U.S. House, Alabama District 5 General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mo Brooks Incumbent	74.8%	115,212
	Independent	Jerry Hill	25.2%	38,830
Total Votes				154,042
Source: Politico (100% reporting) Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

Primary election 2014

[hide] U.S. House, Alabama District 5 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mo Brooks Incumbent	80.3%	49,117
Jerry Hill	19.7%	12,038
Total Votes		61,155
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Key votes

Notice how fast Chris Hayes tried to change the conversation as soon as Mo Brooks started talking about the negative impacts of illegal immigration on Americans. And after that point he wants to talk over Brooks.

W

I think Mo more than held his own. Many people underestimate Southern lawyers.

"Right now I don't see any mood in Congress to enact any ......" Chis interrupted Mo talking over him. Don't overlook that "any mood in Congress to enact." That indicates more of the same, doesn't it???