So, what you're saying is, these pukes are even worse than I give them credit for.
I want to say you're wrong.... and I just can't.
Think about it.
The Republican base would erupt into a full blown meltdown if the Repukes pushed an amnesty bill through to a vote.
It would also likely result in a shellacking at the hands of the Dems this Fall because of a general mutiny among Republican voters.
In the current political climate, that act of perceived treason would also boost the chances of a third party emerging to seriously challenge the Repubs nationwide.
Not to mention the fact that every Repuke who voted for it, would lose their job in the next election.
There's hardly another thing the Republicans could do to wreak such carnage within their own party, so why would they even think of going there?
Coercion, plain and simple.
Apparently, they had to go all the way to the brink of death to convince their masters that it's a really, really bad idea.