Republicans Can Go Back to Being Apple #39;s Bitch
American conservatives and republicans will (as always) pass up on the opportunity to "do something about it" by still being Apple #39;s and Starbuck #39;s bitches and buy their products as they always...
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A group of House Republicans introduced a resolution Monday to block the Federal Communications Commission's net-neutrality regulations.
The measure, authored by Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican, would take advantage of a procedural fast-track under the Congressional Review Act, allowing it to bypass Democratic opposition in the Senate. It would need only a simple majority to pass, instead of the usual 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
But it would still face an almost certain veto from President Obama. Other attempts to fast-track repeals of regulations in the past have largely been unsuccessful. In an interview, Collins argued that his resolution is not just empty symbolism.
"I think when you're standing up for the Constitution, it's not symbolic at all," he said.
The push for a clean repeal of the agency's Internet regulations comes as other Republicans focus instead on trying to craft a bipartisan compromise on the issue. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, and House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden are working on a bill that would enact net-neutrality protections, while also curbing the FCC's powers. None of those lawmakers are backing the Collins measure.
The new resolution seems to risk pushing Democrats away from the negotiating table. "In January, Republicans said they're for net neutrality. Now they've flip flopped with a resolution challenging the FCC's net neutrality rules," Rep. Anna Eshoo, the top Democrat on the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, said in an emailed statement. "What is apparent is they're on the wrong side of history."
Collins denied that he is trying to undercut the compromise efforts or that the move is likely to alienate Democrats. Congress could repeal the FCC's rules and then turn to work on a replacement, he said.
"We're simply saying that we believe what the FCC did is in Congress's purview, and not the agency's purview," he said. "If things are going to change, they need to come through Congress, not administrative action."
Thirteen Republicans have signed on as cosponsors, including House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, and Reps. Bob Latta and Steve Chabot. Collins said he has discussed the proposal with House leaders and expects that a Senate counterpart will soon be introduced.
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Republicans have one more shot Monday to change Colorados firearm laws, including two bills that would eliminate gun-control measures passed by Democrats in 2013.
The GOP-controlled Senate has already passed legislation to repeal a 15-round limit on ammunition magazines.
They also passed and new background-check requirements for private gun sales conducted online and in person. Those laws from two years ago infuriated gun rights advocates and led to the recalls of two Democratic state senators, and the resignation of a third who was facing a recall effort.
The Democrat-led House committee hearing the bills Monday is expected to reject them.
Other proposals expected to go down include bills to allow concealed handguns at public schools, and to let people to carry concealed firearms without a permit.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Republicans take aim at Colorado gun laws
The deluge of derision this weekend from Republicans responding to Hillary Rodham Clintons presidential launch is the start of a highly coordinated effort by national GOP leaders and conservative groups to effectively begin the general-election campaign against the likely Democratic nominee.
Acknowledging Clintons political strength, many Republican officials and strategists on the right are determined to get a head start on attacking her record as secretary of state and highlighting what they see as her vulnerabilities, almost ignoring her lesser-known rivals.
The early onslaught a battery of opposition research, snarky videos and even an upcoming feature film reflects Republicans desire to use a common opponent to unite their ranks, which have fractured as the GOP has stumbled in the past two presidential elections.
Clintons 2016 Republican challengers, some appearing Friday at the National Rifle Associations convention in Tennessee, also assailed the Democratic front-runner in speeches and interviews ahead of her entry, which her advisers said would come Sunday with a low-key rollout.
The barrage has a familiar feel. More than 14 years after Bill Clinton left the White House, Republicans are stepping back onto a battlefield in which they have toiled for decades, reviving Clinton controversies old and new as they seek to counter the formal return of a longtime adversary to presidential politics.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) released a video shortly after Hillary Clinton announced that she is running for president. He said, "we're ready for Hillary. We know exactly what to expect." (YouTube/Ted Cruz)
Reince Priebus, the combative chairman of the Republican National Committee who has become the partys most prominent Clinton critic, is leading the blitz. In recent days, the RNC has heavily promoted its Stop Hillary initiative with a Web ad that raises questions about foreign donations to her familys foundation and her use of a private e-mail account at the State Department.
Priebus who habitually describes Clinton as a cold, Nixonian liberal millionaire has approved a six-figure advertising campaign targeting voters in swing states, according to Allison Moore, a spokeswoman for the RNC.
But a galaxy of other conservative power brokers, rabble-rousers and advocacy organizations is involved, including right-wing Web sites and super PACs that can accept millions of dollars, without limits, from the partys biggest donors.
GOP consultant Roger J. Stone, in an interview Saturday, said he is finishing a book tentatively titled The Clintons War on Women and expected out this summer about the Clintons handling of episodes that have clouded Bill Clintons personal life.
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For Republicans, Stop Hillary campaign begins in earnest