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The
nation's political writers are in over-drive trying to figure out a way to get
House Speaker John Boehner to renege on his promise last week that he won't
bring any immigration bill to a vote if it is opposed by the majority of
Republican Representatives.
You
can do some things this week to help solidify our current anti-amnesty position
in the House. (Check out the actions in the Red Action Box below.)
Rep.
Steve Stockman (R-Texas) has started a very interesting effort to persuade House
Leaders to "blue-slip" the S. 744 amnesty bill that the Senate passed last
week.
The
"blue slip" procedure essentially allows the House to refuse any legislation
from the Senate in which the Senate has originated new taxation. The
Constitution gives the House sole right to originate tax changes.
Rep.
Stockman said in a release:
Not only is the Senate amnesty bill an abuse of taxpayers and immigrants,
it's utterly unconstitutional. The Senate cannot invent its own amnesty taxes. I
hope Speaker Boehner will immediately kill the amnesty bill through a
constitutionally-required blue slip. As long as the amnesty bill sits in the
House it poses a threat to taxpayers and immigrants.
Several provisions
of the Senate amnesty bill create new taxes, a violation of the "origination
clause," Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, which
states "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on
other Bills."
Section 2102 of the amnesty bill requires the payment of
certain taxes and forgives the payment of other taxes as a condition of
receiving amnesty and other benefits. The Constitution prohibits the Senate from
approving bills that raise revenue.
The Congressional Budget Office
flatly states "enacting S. 744 would have a wide range of effects on federal
revenues, including changes in collections of income and payroll taxes, certain
visa fees that are classified as revenues, and various fines and penalties.
Taken together, those effects would increase revenues by $459 billion over the
2014-2023 period."
 Action
Opportunities |
Click
on the red button below to find the toll-free phone calls you can make and the
faxes you can send to support Rep. Stockman in his attempt to "blue-slip" S.
744, refusing to allow the bill to even sit on a shelf in the House of
Representatives.
In
addition, I know that many of you are eager to raise your voice in protest of
the Senate amnesty bill.
Many
local citizen groups across the country are organizing for town hall meetings
with Members of Congress or for encountering Members at holiday events the rest
of this week.
If
you want to find out if something is happening in your area -- or if you just
want some assistance to do something on your own -- please email our Melanie
Oubre at:
moubre@numbersusa.com
Also,
please check new information on our home page regularly at:
And
click on the red button at the top of the Home Page to check daily for new
actions you can take on your customized Action Board.
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THANKS
FOR ANYTHING YOU DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INSANITY OF THE SENATE LAST WEEK DOES
NOT SPREAD BEYOND THE SENATE,
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