White House pushes back on Abbott-led, 17-state immigration lawsuit

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON — A day after Texas Governor-elect Greg Abbott unveiled a 17-state lawsuit challenging President Obama’s immigration policies — and one day before Abbott meets with Obama — the White House forcefully rejected claims the president overreached his authority.

“I don’t know if they’ll have an opportunity to discuss that,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said at his daily briefing. But he added, “I wouldn’t be surprised if Governor-elect Abbott chose to raise that himself in the meeting.”

Abbott, the state’s attorney general, has boasted to voters that he views his job as an ongoing effort to use the courts to roll back regulations and federal power. This is his 31st lawsuit against the president.

But Earnest predicted it will fail because the immigration actions Obama announced Nov. 20 fit well within executive authority. Obama announced that he’ll shield about 5 million people in the country illegally from deportation.

Read more: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/white-house-pushes-back-on-abbott-led-17-state-immigration-lawsuit.html/

[riversedge]

1. gov Walker in WI joined that suit!!

[Fred Sanders]

2. His 31st lawsuit against the Feds, Abbott is as corrupt and hypocritical as they come in the GOP.

Taxpayers must de delighted to pick up the bill for this man's own vanity.