GOP Tells Obama to Ignore Congress One Day After Suing Him for Ignoring Congress

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GOP Tells Obama to Ignore Congress One Day After Suing Him for Ignoring Congress

by Russell Berman at the Wire

http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/07/gop-tells-obama-to-ignore-congress-a-day-after-suing-him-for-ignoring-congress/375418/

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On Wednesday, House Republicans sued President Obama for acting on his own without approval from Congress. On Thursday, House Republicans told President Obama he should act on his own to fix the border crisis.

The messaging whiplash resulted from Speaker John Boehner's failure – so far – to pass a Republican spending bill that would provide $659 million to help stem the child migrant crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border.

In a statement following the decision to abruptly scrap a vote on the measure, Boehner and his fellow GOP leaders tried to put the onus back on Obama, saying the president had the power to act unilaterally, "without the need for congressional action," to respond to the crisis.


There are numerous steps the president can and should be taking right now, without the need for congressional action, to secure our borders and ensure these children are returned swiftly and safely to their countries."



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[BeyondGeography]

1. Comedy gold

Like dealing with an unreasonable drunk.

[samsingh]

2. repug logic

I truly hate repugs

[Louisiana1976]

3. IMO Boehner and the GOP are playing a game with Obama. They're going to wait and see how far

Obama will go on his own and also wait until Nov. to see if the Repubs win the Senate. If that happens they'll try to impeach him.

[Fred Sanders]

4. A observation so fucking devastating to the GOP the media will execute anyone daring to say it.