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A Congress that won't

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 06:56:59 +0000

In reply to Republican Leaders Urge Trump

A Congress that won't actually do anything about serious problems leads to a President having to take executive action. This should not be conflated with a tyrant just trying to impose his will, a conflation Repubs bruit (sp?) all the time.

Politico put a lot of

artappraiser — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 06:38:33 +0000

In reply to Some GOP lawmakers are battling Trump and their party on DACA

Politico put a lot of reporter power on the story:

Pelosi wants to meet with Ryan to help Dreamers

Updated 09/01/2017 05:12 PM EDT

Trump's Dreamers decision could roil shutdown, debt talks

GOP leaders fret that ending the program would antagonize Democratic lawmakers just when they'll be needed the most.

09/01/2017 06:38 PM EDT

Republicans crank up pressure on Trump to not scrap DACA

The White House says an announcement on Trump's decision will be made on Tuesday.

Updated 09/01/2017 04:11 PM EDT

Republican Leaders Urge Trump

artappraiser — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 06:15:12 +0000

In reply to Some GOP lawmakers are battling Trump and their party on DACA

Republican Leaders Urge Trump to Leave DACA in Place

Let Congress come up with a permanent solution to Obama's executive overreach, they say.

By Andrew Egger @ The Weekly Standard, Sep 01, 2017

[....] House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a radio interview Friday that DACA should stay even though President Obama acted unconstitutionally when he established it.

“I don’t actually think he should do that. I believe that this is something that Congress has to fix,” Ryan said. “President Obama does not have the authority to do what he did… Having said all of that, there are people who are in limbo. There are kids who know no other country, who were brought here by their parents and don’t know another home. And so I really do believe that there needs to be a legislative solution.” [.....]

Also see: The Memo: Ending

artappraiser — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 05:53:06 +0000

In reply to Some GOP lawmakers are battling Trump and their party on DACA

Also see: The Memo: Ending DACA a risky move for Trump

@ TheHill.com- 09/01/17 01:03 PM ED