Ann Coulter on Obama's Executive Actions

Sheila Jackson Lee on Government

As is her wont, it is likely that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX 18th) will camp out on the House floor for hours at the State of the Union to get an aisle seat to get her photo opportunity with the President.  This time, Jackson-Lee can whisper sweat nothings about CBC support for Obama executive orders. 

Kurt Russell on Gun Control

As President Barack Obama is poised to announce an Executive Action which imposes extra Constitutional restrictions on gun sales, it is likely that Americans will hear some dubious rationales why more regulations are necessary, from domestic safety to anti-terrorist efforts. 

 It is wise to consider why the Second Amendment is enshrined in the Bill of Rights.

Boehner: Senate Democrats Must "Get off Their Asses"

Over the last four years, Republicans have been painted as obstructionists as House bills have been passed and died in the Democrat controlled Senate because Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) as Senate Majority Leader did not want votes which would embarrass the President and force a veto.  In the six years of the Obama Administration, the Senate only passed a budget from regular orders once, the rest being Continuing Resolutions.

 In the 113th Congress, the House passed a budget early in the cycle, but which contained a rider which prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from expending funds from the Obama Administration's extra legal Executive Amnesty program.  Senate Democrats refuse to allow debate on the budget, much less block a final vote, as they hope to pressure the Republican Majority to cave in order to avoid an entire shutdown of DHS at the end of February .  Of course, most of DHS are essential workers so a hypothetical shutdown would just involve 33,000 administrative workers.

 Judging from the tough talk from Speaker Boehner, the House majority won't back down. But the Lamestream Media will still find a way to frame Republicans as being dangerous obstructionists. 

   

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio on IDs for Illegals

  While it is no surprise that a progressive politician such as Bill De Blasio wants to welcome those who are socially disadvantaged, like people who broke immigration laws.   Some states like California, are trying to get everyone operating on the roads with a drivers license for safety concerns. Unfortunately, making the privilege of driving available to indocumentados does not mean that they will qualify.  About half of the illegal immigrants taking the California DMV test failed, often more than once. 

 But such bleeding hearts usually just  refer to the group  as "undocumented Americans".   De Blasio apologized if these people felt like "second class" citizens.  Really?  This is insulting to those who follow the rule of law like citizens, taxpayers and especially those honorable immigrants who played by the rules and endured the long and costly process to become a legal citizen of the United States. 

The IDs which the undocumented New Yorkers will not only allow them to use banks and fly on airplanes.  It also entitles them to use the 33 city agencies.  How do such residents treat the civic largess?  The track record for this class of immigrants is not promising.  




If  they do not necessarily have Social Security numbers, they will either use false IDs or work under the table.  Perhaps President Obama's extra-legal Executive Action moots that issue before the judicial branch which makes it a political issue not to be overturned with a chary Congressional leadership.

President Obama allowed a large influx of Central American immigrants to migrate to America and be disbursed on their own recognizance throughout the United States so long as they showed up for their scheduled INS hearing. The government now reports that 96% of these people were "in abstentia" (i.e. no shows). 

Many suspect that some politicians encourage immigration of "undocumented Americans" as a way to increase voter turnout.  In Maryland, it is estimated that 7% of the electorate may be comprised of illegal immigrants.  This was determined cross checking voter rolls to  jury summons which were appealed because they were not US Citizens.

As this nation tries to grapple with the thorny subject of illegal immigration, we ought to stop ignoring the rule of law by minimizing the duties along with the rights of citizens.

Senator Ted Cruz on the Executive Action Vote

Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Illegal Immigration

 Sheriff Joe Arpaio is suing the Obama Administration over President Barack Obama's Executive Action claiming effective amnesty for an estimated four million illegal aliens.


 

Mia Love on Dictatorships

Sen. Ted Cruz on the Rule of Law