The democrats are going to everything they can to get your mind off of Mongrel Care between now and November. This Amnesty crap is a theft. If you came here illegally get the hell out. Fecal Patch runs his ignorant mouth about borders being violated in other countries but has no problem allowing our borders to be violated. Typical democrat and useless republicans. 60 per cent of the surveys say no to this and the democrats still can not here. Pelosi Tries to Force Amnesty Vote Today, House Democrats, spearheaded by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), are filing a discharge petition that could force a vote on H.R. 15, the Houses version of mass guest worker amnesty legislation. (Politico, Mar. 24, 2014) The House bill is virtually identical to the Senate Gang of Eight bill (S. 744), but without the Corker-Hoeven border surge amendment, and with the McCaul-Jackson Lee border bill (H.R. 1417) in its place. (See FAIR Legislative Update, Oct. 9, 2013) A discharge petition is a way for any group of Representatives in the House to force legislation to the floor when House Committees will not act on it. Once a petition to discharge a bill receives a number of signatures equal to a majority of members in the House (218), the bill is eligible for a vote and placed on the House calendar. (See House Rules Committee website, Feb. 14, 2014) Discharge petitions allow House members to circumvent chamber rules requiring a piece of legislation first be passed through the primary committee of jurisdiction before it can be put before the full House of Representatives for a vote. (Id.) This literally means that the committee has been discharged of its responsibility to hear the bill. (Id.) This latest petition effort, however, is widely anticipated to fail. Well never get to 218 on the discharge petition, Rep. Pelosi told a Sirius XM radio host weeks ago. (The Hill, Mar. 4, 2014) Even the three Republican co-sponsors on the House amnesty bill have all said they will not sign the petition. (Politico, Feb. 28, 2014) No, theres just no way, said Rep. David Valadao (R-CA), who co-sponsored the bill last fall. (Id.) To play politics that way is not the way to get something this serious done. (Id.) The other two Republican co-sponsors include Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL).
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:53:17 +0000