Wednesday, July 3, 2013

MUTH'S TRUTHS 07/03/2013

APPLYING THE RULE OF HOLES TO THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE

The fight over “comprehensive” immigration reform in Congress isn’t so much between Democrats and Republicans as it is between conservatives and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Reid’s “Gang of 8” bipartisan group of senators patched together and passed a bill (S. 744) which the Wall Street Journal has described as having “no chance of House approval.”  Indeed, the Republican-led/conservative-dominated House of Representatives may or may not pass their own immigration reform bill, but the Senate’s Amnesty Now/Enforcement Maybe bill is DOA.

As Montgomery Scott (“Scotty” to his friends) - philosopher and Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise - so famously put it: “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.”  As such, conservatives who were burned by the promise of tough border enforcement in President Reagan’s 1986 amnesty bill won’t get fooled again.

So while 14 Republicans in the Senate played political “Hispandering” by voting with Reid and the Gang of 8 – including, regrettably, our own Sen. Dean Heller – the more conservative Members, the kind that presently dominate the House GOP caucus, just said, “No mas.”

“This bill is a historic missed opportunity for the United States Senate,” declared conservative Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK).  “It is a $48 billion border stimulus package that grants amnesty to politicians who want to say they are securing the border when in fact they are not. 


“I very much wanted to support an immigration reform proposal that balances our fundamental American values of legal immigration and the rule of law,” Coburn continued.  “Sadly, this bill fails that test.  Speaker Boehner and House Republicans now have all the justification they need to start over.”

“The amnesty will occur, but the enforcement is not going to occur,” added conservative Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), “and the policies for future immigration are not serving the national interest.”

“Rather than focusing on tackling the problem in manageable increments and delivering the reforms Americans are asking for, the Senate chose to lump every immigration and border security problem together into one massive and flawed bill,” said conservative Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS).  

“Americans are keenly aware of where this irresponsible method of legislating has gotten us in the past – but the Senate has clearly learned nothing from the failure of the 1986 immigration reform bill, and more recently the rushed passage of Dodd-Frank and Obama care.”

As the saying goes, the first Rule of Holes is that when you’re in one, stop digging.  In the immigration reform debate that means the first thing you do is plug the holes that have allowed some 11 million aliens to illegally sneak into our country.  Then, and only then, do you address what to do – short of mass deportations - with those who are already here.

Let’s hope the House agrees.

MORE MCKEON MACACA

Buckle up, boys and girls!

Another shoe is about to drop on Dave McKeon, candidate for Clark County GOP Chairman, in the form of a stamped court document – not just a report filled out by his ex-wife – that should wake up even some of his most ardent supporters and cause them to run from this guy like a scalded dog.

Look for it in the next issue of Silver State Confidential.  For subscription information, click here

INDEPENDENCE DAY GUN RIGHTS RALLY

The Independence Day gun-rights rally in front of the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign on July 4th at 10:00 a.m.  has been cancelled by the event organizers due to the excessive heat.  It will likely be rescheduled for sometime in September.

MEET KEVIN MCCARTHY

The Republican Women of Southern Nevada will be holding their first “Red, White & Blue Gala” fundraising dinner on Saturday, July 13th at the Venetian/Palazzo.

The keynote speaker will be the conservative Majority Whip for the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.).  VIP reception at 6:00 pm.  Dinner at 7:00 pm. 

For additional information, please visit http://www.RepublicanWINPAC.com

MEET RAND PAUL

Save the date: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will be in Las Vegas for a rally with the Nevada Republican Party on Saturday, July 13 starting at 2:30 pm and wrapping up by 5:00 pm.  Prices range from $30 to $1,000.  For more information or pre-purchase your ticket, visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3540097527

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