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politics and politicians Title: 20 TRAITORS: REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED TO GUT AMERICA’S MILITARY USING AMNESTIED ILLEGAL ALIENS Despite 20 Republicans defecting to join Democrats, Republicans and conservatives won big on Thursday evening: An amendment from Rep. Mo Brooks (R- AL)80% passed onto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) stripping amnesty for illegal aliens from the defense bill. Brooks’ amendment, which stripped from the NDAA language that was inserted during the Armed Services Committee markup by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)0% —a freshman liberal Democrat who wants to amnesty all the illegal aliens in America—passed the House of Representatives 221-202 on Thursday evening. “Today is a great victory for Americans and lawful immigrants who wish to serve America in our Armed Forces,” Brooks said in a statement after the vote. “I asked my colleagues to consider how much American families are struggling in an anemic job and wage market and how much the Gallego amendment makes job and income prospects for Americans even worse. It makes no sense to me that, at the same time the Army is downsizing and issuing pink slips to American soldiers serving in Afghanistan, there are Congressmen who seek to help illegal aliens deprive American citizens and lawful immigrants of military service opportunities. I’m pleased the House chose to stand up for American citizens and protect the Constitutional duty of Congress to set immigration law. Today’s vote was the fourth rejection of the President’s unconstitutional DACA program, with Republicans overwhelming standing up for the will of the American people and the citizens and lawful immigrants who want to serve our country.” Gallego’s amendment would have allowed illegal aliens who have received President Obama’s first executive amnesty—the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which some 800,000 or so illegal aliens have received—to enlist in the United States military. It would have come with an NDAA that reduces America’s force size—meaning the NDAA would have, if it weren’t for the Brooks amendment bolstered by conservatives like Reps. Rep. Steve King (R- IA)79% and Dave Brat (R-VA) among others, put illegal aliens ahead of Americans. What’s more, it would have used a defense bill—rather than an immigration bill— to do it. Despite the massive Republican success and passage of the amendment, a whopping 20 Republicans still joined all the Democrats in voting against the Brooks amendment. They are: Reps. Jeff Denham (R-CA), Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO)66% , Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)40% , Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)41% , Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)40% , Charles Dent (R-PA), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)34% , Rep. Bob Dold (R-IL)35% , Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY)42% , Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY)32% , Rep. John Katko (R-NY)20% , Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)32% , Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ)40% Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ)40% , Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)40% , Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)35% , Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)32% , Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)40% , Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)42% , and Rep. David Valadao (R-CA)27% . What’s more, this comes after a rancorous battle in the House Rules Committee this week—where extra attention was drawn to that committee’s chairman Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)65% . The process for amendments drew scrutiny too, due to the extraordinarily controversial nature of Gallego’s extreme amendment. Sessions eventually, along with House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX)62% , backed Brooks’ amendment—but the only way it got on the bill in the first place was because of a group of Republican members in the Armed Services committee not including Thornberry voting to add it into the bill. The six Republicans who voted for the Gallego amendment in Armed Services markup are: McSally, MacArthur, LoBiondo, Gibson, Coffman and Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT)40% . It’s extremely notable that Zinke did, because when the Brooks amendment came to the floor he turned on the Gallego effort despite being previously supportive of it—ultimately voting for Brooks’ amendment to eliminate the Gallego amnesty text. Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK)40% , who like Zinke served in the U.S. military and is one of the veterans from this current freshman congressional class, told Breitbart News that the Gallego amendment was unacceptable and jeopardizes national security. “While I support legal immigrants who are not yet citizens of the United States joining the military and receiving citizenship for their hard work and sacrifice, I find the amendment in the 2016 NDAA to allow DACA, or Dreamers, to enlist in the military to be a more complicated issue,” Russell said. “There are national security concerns that come along with illegal immigrants serving in our military.” House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)7% hammered Republicans for removing the Gallego text as “xenophobic” and “un-American.” “This is yet another example of anti-immigrant attitude on the part of the House Republicans,” Pelosi said. “This xenophobic, anti-newcomer attitude is something that is un-American.” House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)4% similarly bashed Republicans. “I would hope that our Republican friends would come to their senses,” Hoyer said, adding that he hoped Republicans “would not be blinded by prejudice or a desire to exclude, but be motivated by a desire to recognize the patriotism, and desire to serve, of these young people.” The effort threatened to derail the entire NDAA bill, which would have been an even more embarrassing episode for House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)40%, Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)47% and Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)76%. In fact, the reason why this current leadership team—as listed in the sentence before this one—doesn’t include the name “Eric Cantor” is because of the fact that last year Cantor was part of a secretive effort with Denham and Coffman to try to do exactly what Gallego did in the NDAA. After the effort was exposed, Cantor lost his election—the first time in U.S. history a sitting House Majority Leader was beaten in a primary election—in large part because of the fact that Brat honed in on Cantor’s support for amnesty. This fiasco, if it wasn’t resolved like it was with the Brooks amendment, threatened to jeopardize not just NDAA passage but the re-elections in primaries of Boehner, Scalise and Sessions—and probably more. Poster Comment: Percentages after the names are their Liberty score vote ratings. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Yet Reagan, the biggest traitor of them all is like some sort of demi-god to the Cons.
#2. To: Pericles (#1) (Edited) Yet Reagan, the biggest traitor of them all is like some sort of demi-god to the Cons. That's a God damned lie and attempt to smear Reagan and you know it. Reagan made an agreement with the democrats in which they were to work to preclude future invasion. They, with the help some Republicans, subsequently cancelled the agreement and let a massive invasion start to take place.
#3. To: rlk (#2) Thank you for setting the record straight. http://www.tedcruz.org #4. To: rlk (#2) Reagan made an agreement with the democrats in which they were to work to preclude future invasion. So he is a moron?
#5. To: Pericles (#4) You know very well that the Democrats reneged on their end of the deal. They didn't build the fence, made no attempt whatsoever to protect the border and stop the invasion of millions more. http://www.tedcruz.org #6. To: out damned spot (#5) You know very well that the Democrats reneged on their end of the deal. So limited govt Reagan was going to raise taxes or borrow money to pay for said fence? Maybe he was too busy arming jihadis in Afghanistan to figure that out. Just why again is Reagan so awesome? Did he ever balance a budget?
#7. To: rlk (#2) That's a God damned lie While it is true that God has damned lies, if you go back and study how Eisenhower handled the illegal problem you will see why so many of us do not respect how Reagan handled it.
#8. To: out damned spot (#0) A number of Republicans are simply enemies in the camp. Si vis pacem, para bellum #9. To: Pericles (#1) Yet Reagan, the biggest traitor of them all is like some sort of demi-god to the Cons. Reagan had more integrity in his shit then you have in your entire body.
#10. To: A K A Stone (#9) Yet Reagan, the biggest traitor of them all is like some sort of demi-god to the Cons. So he had integrity but was a policy failure? Is that why he is great? Was it the speaking style? What made Reagan a great president? What did he achieve on his watch?
#11. To: Stoner (#8) A number of Republicans are simply enemies in the camp. So are a number of people here...
#12. To: Pericles (#6) So limited govt Reagan was going to raise taxes or borrow money to pay for said fence? The fence could have been constructed as an interstate highway set on its edge and serving as a wall. It wouldn't have bakrupted the country to build it. Noe building it has cost far more than building it. You grasping for straws and corrupt fantasies in a neurotic attempt to lend weight to a losing position.
#13. To: rlk (#12) I am still waiting to hear what made illegal alien amnesty Reagan a great president. All I am reading is excuses.
#14. To: rlk (#11) " A number of Republicans are simply enemies in the camp. Sad but true my friend! Si vis pacem, para bellum #15. To: Pericles (#13) (Edited) I am still waiting to hear what made illegal alien amnesty Reagan a great president. All I am reading is excuses. No single event made Reagan a great president. What you disregard as excuses is basic reality. Reagan made a agreement with Members of congress to carry on with their part of a necessary job on the assumption that they were responsible men of integrity and that their word was good. He is not responsible for the fact that they were dishonest assholes elected by thoughtless assholes. Neither is he responsible for the fact that you are a disgraceful contrarian asshole without honor out to smear him.
#16. To: BobCeleste (#7) if you go back and study how Eisenhower handled the illegal problem you will see why so many of us do not respect how Reagan handled it. Eisenhower's handling of the problem was a temporary stop gap measure, which is why the problem reoccurred. Reagan was working toward a longer term solution to the problem. Unfortunately he was betrayed in his attempts. With that post of yours, you have lost what remaining credibility you had.
#17. To: rlk (#16) Eisenhower's handling of the problem was a temporary stop gap measure, Temporary? He rounded them up stuck them on ships ans s sent them back. With that post of yours, you have lost what little credibility you ever had.
#18. To: Pericles (#10) What did he achieve on his watch? Prosperity and happiness for the American people.
#19. To: A K A Stone (#18) What did he achieve on his watch? Reagan gave the American people hope and a feeling of direction and integrity. The country was becoming alive. The Bushs and Clintons followed with their misama to stiffle what Reagan had produced. The last four presidencies in this country have been the equivalent of driving a nail into a basketball.
#20. To: BobCeleste (#17) (Edited) Eisenhower's handling of the problem was a temporary stop gap measure, Whereupon they began to return in greater numbers than before and Reagan had to deal with it, you mindless shithead.
#21. To: rlk (#20) Whereupon they began to return in greater numbers than before But not until Ike was out of office and the party of the democrat was in power. But, I will say this for the illegals, the men do work. I have had illegals, in NM, work with me and I will tell you, they do work. I cannot say the same thing for a minority in the US that lives predominantly in cites and survives, generation after generation, after generation on welfare.
#22. To: rlk, A K A Stone (#19) eagan gave the American people hope and a feeling of direction and integrity. The country was becoming alive. The Bushs and Clintons followed with their misama to stiffle what Reagan had produced. The last four presidencies in this country have been the equivalent of driving a nail into a basketball. The Clinton era was an economic boom time with declines in welfare, deficits and crime rates. And I say this as someone who does not like the Clintons. So outside of Reagan being a good cheerleader - nothing?
#23. To: Pericles (#22) The Clinton era was an economic boom time According to apologists like you and the cooked up economic figures. But not out on the street. I was one of five people fortunate enough to get a job on a project at at Argonne national laboratories out of 250 applicants. We later put an add in a small newspaper for a C programmer and got 500 desperate applicants before we ceased taking resume and phone calls. People were desperate and running scared. The economy of this country has been moving steadly downward for nearly 30 years.
#24. To: rlk (#23) The Clinton era was an economic boom time You want to deny reality that is your problem, not mine.
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