Obama seizes leverage on immigration: Wants Congress to Approve "Clean" Funding Bill for DHS

The Hill ^ | 01/29/2015 | Justin Sink

[dalereed]

Totally defund DHS, it’s total crap and useless.

[OneWingedShark]

what leverage? Repubs hold the house AND senate.

The Republicans wouldn't know what to do with the House and Senate if you gave them both and a copy of the Constitution.

[ZULU]

IGNORE THE BASTARD!!!

[EQAndyBuzz]

I agree with a clean bill. Right after the 1 page close the border bill (which will be clean) is presented and voted on.

Here is the bill.

The Southern border of the United States will be secured by defensible positions which include (pick the size of and type of fence here). This bill is the first in a sequence of bills which will address legal and illegal immigration. No other immigration bills will be voted on nor approved by congress without this bill first being approved.

Go nuclear and hand it to the President after much fanfare. Let him veto it.

[bert]

did he seize the lever or did he just talk about it?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

McBoner are more than happy to oblige.

[Ray76]

Repubs hold the house and senate but allow Dems to frame the issues.

[ZULU]

Like it.

[Pollster1]

A conservative congress would reply, "Nuts!"

[Ray76]

Good idea!

[WashingtonSource]

Seizes leverage? I don’t think that metaphor works. One uses leverage and seizes initiative.

[Rodamala]

You’ll get the funding bill Congress passes, A-hole. What you do with your mighty pen and phone is up to you...