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Congress reacts to Obama #39;s decision on immigration reform
Congress reacts to Obama #39;s decision on immigration reform Congress reacts to Obama #39;s decision on immigration reform.
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U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc. speaks during the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition fall fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth) more >
Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, says President Obama will poison the well on immigration if he acts on the issue unilaterally after the midterm elections.
If the president, in the lame-duck session of Congress, after the elections but right before a new session, tries to do some kind of an unconstitutional work around Congress, he will poison the well for immigration reform and make a political decision to not work on getting immigration reform, Mr. Ryan said on Fox Business Network.
The key, Mr. Ryan said, is workable legal immigration. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed a broad bill last year that boosts border security and provides a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the country, while the GOP-controlled House has favored a step-by-step approach.
What we want to do is just make sure national security is taken care of first, Mr. Ryan said. I mean, secure the border, have interior enforcement, actually get that done, actually verify that thats done, and then go fix the the other things that are broken with immigration. With ISIS, with heroin coming into our schools, this is a national security crisis. We have to deal with this border issue. The president hasnt, and thats whats frustrating to Republicans.
The issue received renewed attention earlier this year with an influx of young illegal immigrants coming into the U.S. from countries such as El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. To the consternation of many pro-immigrant groups, Mr. Obama ultimately decided to postpone any major unilateral moves on the issue until after the elections.
But Mr. Ryan said if Mr. Obama does decide to go around Congress, he will put millions of people in legal limbo and poison the goodwill in Congress to get anything done on a bipartisan basis.
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Dr. Rima and Counsel Ralph Discuss the FDA/FTC Warning Letter
On August 23, 2014 Natural Solutions Foundation received a Warning Letter from FDA/FTC involving our First Amendment Protected Expressive Association communications regarding Ebola, Nano Silver...
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Senate Dems Vote Down Text Of First Amendment
Senate Dems Vote Down Text of First Amendment July 10, 2014. CNS News http://www.cnsnews.com/
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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
Two national First Amendment rights groups are calling for a Congressional investigation into possible National Security Agency involvement in Huntsville City Schools.
Last week, the district alerted the public about the SAFE program, or Students Against Fear. They launched SAFE at the beginning of the calendar year. District leaders said they've punished nearly two dozen students since the program's inception. That includes one student Superintendent Dr. Casey Wardynski said the government contacted them about.
An NSA spokesperson told us they are not the government agency that called the district.
Both the Electronic Frontier Foundation out of San Francisco, and the Student Press Law Center out of Washington, D.C. are following this developing story.
The involvement of the NSA, or the reported involvement of the NSA, is what makes this a national story, said Frank LoMonte, executive director of the SPLC.
Both groups said they want Congress to help get to the bottom of who contacted Huntsville City Schools. LoMonte said if any part of this story is true, it's a big deal because it brings in possible government domestic spying questions.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is calling for a congressional committee to step in. They want something similar to the Church Commission that looked into government intelligence gathering in the 1970's. In a statement, the group said:
Whether the NSA is behind the school district's program or not, this episode illustrates how far the public's perception has come regarding privacy and mass surveillance. We've longed called for a new "Church Commission" to investigate all aspects of domestic surveillance by the NSA and other intelligence agencies. Such an investigation could get to the bottom of the Huntsville controversy. Opacity fuels distrust.
Congressman Mo Brooks is downplaying Congress getting involved.
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1st Amendment groups call for probe of Huntsville school social media policy