“Pause”? How about END??
We cannot possibly ‘vet’ these people.
[Kudos to Ryan for voicing what the president obviously couldn’t]
Kudos to TED CRUZ for leading the charge.
He must have cleaned his ears.
“30 governors who say they will refuse to accept Syrian refugees.”
Who are these Governors?
Governors cannot do much except to not take federal money for refugee settlement or provide any State resources.
But they can and should deal with their Senators. Both represent the State.
To get an override there will need to be Democrats who vote to override and Governors of their states will need to play a role.
Missing Syrian Refugee From Louisiana Found in Washington DC
http://breaking911.com/alert-syrian-refugee-relocated-to-louisiana-goes-missing/
Given the GOP track record, I suspect he has enough RINOS lined up to vote against it with the Democrats so that it fails. Then he’ll toss his hands up, proclaim that he tried, but the votes just weren’t there.
A “pause” is fine with me - they can do a policy review in, say, a thousand years.
How about ending it and cutting the funding?!
Ryan: “Hey, maybe it isn’t a good time to kill Americans when they’re paying more attention than usual and they could find us responsible. Wait until they go back to their Mary Jane and Mary Kay,”
Sounds to me Ryan got an earful from some irate citizens. Earlier, it was reported he hadn’t done anything and likely wouldn’t.
Pause until next week when #BLM take back the front pages. How about stopping it altogether?
http://legalinsurrection.com/2015/11/wave-of-governors-say-their-states-will-refuse-syrian-refugees/
In this specific situation, the best bet is probably not for the states to argue a strictly legal case, but to seek to win the political argument. The negative fallout from Obamacare has decimated Democrats’ ranks at both the state and federal levels. Democrats have lost both the House and the Senate, dozens of Governors and Attorneys General, and hundreds and hundreds of state legislative seats.
With about half the states already stepping forward to say they do not want unvetted Syrian refugees and they will refuse to participate or fund any such efforts, this puts two types of political pressure on the Obama administration. First, with that many states refusing to fund the handling of any Syrian refugees, this becomes a more costly operation for the federal government to manage.
Second, with the 2016 elections rapidly approaching, and so many vulnerable Democrats on the ballot in the states whose Governors want to refuse Syrian refugees, it would not be surprising if Obama got pressure, both openly and behind the scenes, from members of his own party. It is noteworthy that the list of states participating includes both early primary states Iowa and New Hampshire, as well as swing states like Florida and Ohio.
This story is, once again, an illustration of the importance of local and state elections. The reason this issue is making news is due in no small part to the increased numbers of Governors who are Republicans. Local elections matter.
Thank Goodness. Can’t believe he is finally showing his conservative creds.
I am stunned . Ryan did something correct.
The entire democrat party is to blame for what the towel heads do.
Ugh. This dude annoys me more than Boehner.