On behalf of the House. the Speaker announced last month that we would fight this act tooth and nail. To adjourn tomorrow. having taken only a symbolic vote. while abandoning our actual powers to challenge this act undermines the credibility of the House majority. Elements on the extreme left argue that this act was justified due to congressional inaction over immigration reform. They fault the House for not adopting a Senate immigration measure. but they forget the House passed a strong immigration bill this summer and the Senate refused to consider it. Since when has congressional disagreement over legislation been license for the President to legislate himself? This argument abandons the Constitution and the rule of law for the expediency of oneman rule.
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