John Boehner has now responded to this threat by publicly agreeing to the group’s demands. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Thursday he doesn’t “intend” to push an immigration bill that violates Republican “principles.” …“My goal is always to bring bills to the floor that have a strong Republican majority,” Boehner said. “Immigration reform — it’s a very difficult issue, but I don’t intend to bring an immigration reform bill to the floor that violates what I and what members of my party — what our principles are.” …Boehner’s comments were in specific response to a question about the Hastert rule — a procedure that, if followed, prevents bills from being brought to the floor unless they have a majority of support from the majority party. The group of Republicans fighting immigration legislation want the rule honored in order to more fully discuss and vet the measures. In all fairness to Boehner, it’s entirely possible that he never intended to do anything other than that. The problem is that the Republican leadership simply isn’t trustworthy in the first place. The very fact that the Republican Party is not only willing to consider an amnesty bill, but is supporting a bill in the Senate that is even more offensive that the one that inspired a conservative revolt during Bush’s second term is mind boggling. The good news is that no matter what passes the Senate, the odds are now heavily against any kind of amnesty bill making it through the House.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:51:00 +0000
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