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Rep. Lofgren Admits Obama Lacks Constitutional Power to Legalize Illegals
cnsnews.com ^ | 11/18/2014 | Lauretta Brown

Posted on 11/18/2014 8:23:20 AM PST by rktman

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) proclaimed that “Congress and the Constitution grant the president broad authority to take executive action on immigration policy,” but later acknowledged to CNSNews.com that he lacks “the authority, both statutory and constitutional, to confer any permanent legal status to undocumented immigrants.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; bizzaroworld; california; zoelofgren
Wait. WHAT? The dis-honorable zoe lofgren admitted that? Did she sneak in to jerry 'moonbeam' browns hash stash or something?
1 posted on 11/18/2014 8:23:20 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

Zoe, what do your tax returns look like? Everything in order?? The IRS will be in touch shortly to have a look................


2 posted on 11/18/2014 8:27:32 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: rktman

That don’t mean nuthin’ to him.....................


3 posted on 11/18/2014 8:30:40 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Red Badger

Pen/phone, hell yeah! Constitution, not so much.


4 posted on 11/18/2014 8:31:55 AM PST by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect "their" rights so they can now try to infringe on mine. Weird huh?)
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To: rktman

Why won’t Republicans admit that? I’ve been screaming it at the top of my lungs from day 1 of this nonsense. They can only be pardoned for their past offenses, they can’t be made legal.


5 posted on 11/18/2014 8:32:45 AM PST by Defiant (GOP needs to be the party of no to socialism, yes to freedom.)
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To: rktman

He may try a ‘Blanket Pardon’ using his pardon authority to immediately ‘legalize’ all illegals........................


6 posted on 11/18/2014 8:37:35 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Defiant
They can only be pardoned for their past offenses, they can’t be made legal.

He is invoking the all new Perpetual Pardon, do try to keep up.

7 posted on 11/18/2014 8:38:18 AM PST by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
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To: itsahoot
I know you are joking, but I could see the press trying to sell that notion of a perpetual pardon. He could wake up every day and issue a new set of pardons, but it will still only cover past or existing offenses, not new ones. He can refuse to enforce existing law, and can try to issue work permits, but it still won't make them legal under actual law. That means that a new President can legally enforce the actual law.

We should coin a new phrase so we can distinguish between actual, needs to be followed, law, and Obama, made up, laws. Maybe Marshall Law, in honor of Obama's mentor.

8 posted on 11/18/2014 8:52:19 AM PST by Defiant (GOP needs to be the party of no to socialism, yes to freedom.)
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To: Red Badger

Nope, don’t work that way.

What the jug eared clown is up to he’s playing to the ignorance of the illegals leading them believe he can grant amnesty with a stroke of a pen and then they would be legal when they wouldn’t be.

The next president can undo an EO amnesty with a stroke of a pen if they want to.

Of course doing so would touch off race riots which is what the jug eared clown is counting on to keep his EO in effect by the next president.


9 posted on 11/18/2014 9:03:38 AM PST by IMR 4350
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To: rktman

It doesn’t look good for Barry when his own begin to chime in that he is wrong.


10 posted on 11/18/2014 9:20:09 AM PST by Slyfox (To put on the mind of George Washington read ALL of Deuteronomy 28, then read his Farewell Address)
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To: rktman

Obama not granting PERMANENT status. He is going to cease to enforce deportations with the hope that the next President doesn’t reverse his executive action.

Obama also wants to be able to provide them documentation which is where the Republicans need to not allow funding for this activity. Otherwise, you end up with all of these people voting in the next election ILLEGALLY.


11 posted on 11/18/2014 9:27:22 AM PST by vg0va3
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To: itsahoot

I’m convinced that he will classify the illegals as “Refugees” and parse words in the EO that will withstand legal challenge. We are dealing with a dishonest child..he does dishonest things..


12 posted on 11/18/2014 9:39:30 AM PST by AFret.
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To: AFret.
I’m convinced that he will classify the illegals as “Refugees”

Apparently already being done.

Refugee resettlement is a euphemism for importing whole Muslim communities, importing jihad. I have long documented the targeting of gateway cities (smaller cities) overwhelmed with Muslim refugee immigration from countries like Somalia — cities like Emporia, Kansas, Nashville, Greeley and Fort Morgan, Colorado, Lewiston, Maine et al. The over-saturation and drain on city resources has driven these immigrants northward to settle in Wyoming, according to these reports. Pam Geller

13 posted on 11/18/2014 11:22:10 AM PST by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
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To: Defiant
Maybe Marshall Law, in honor of Obama's mentor.


That right there is funny

14 posted on 11/18/2014 11:23:45 AM PST by itsahoot (Voting for a Progressive RINO is the same as voting for any other Tyrant.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) proclaimed that “Congress and the Constitution grant the president broad authority to take executive action on immigration policy...
IOW, like the NY Slimes, there's a retraction on page 117, between a Brylcreem ad and the obits.
15 posted on 11/19/2014 10:16:24 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Celebrate the Polls, Ignore the Trolls)
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