Posted on 05/25/2014 5:41:28 AM PDT by jimbo123
He could. He chooses not to.
Jerry Patterson pretty much said Border Patrol should hand out visas to nice illegals crossing the border.
In Texas, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson joined business and faith leaders in calling for House Republicans to set aside ideological objections, and embrace an overhaul of immigration policy.
“We have some people who are just catatonic in their opposition,” he said. “I guess you could call them nativist. They’re not going to get it and no matter how much you talk to them they keep coming back to some bumper sticker cliché – `well, I’m against amnesty.’ My response is well, I am too.”
The biggest impediment to action in the U.S. House, in his view, “is just frankly having the guts to do what they know should be done.”
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/tag/jerry-patterson/
I about broke the button when I slammed down a vote for Patrick on the machine. Dewhoist..... Mosey on to that RINO pasture, you are through.
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