After Republicans promised to bring the "abolish ICE" bill to the floor for a vote in the House, Democrats now appear to have gotten cold feet.
Several of the lawmakers who introduced the bill now say they will vote "no" if it comes up for a vote. In truth, the proposal to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was never serious and was simply an exercise in tossing raw meat to their rabid, far-left base.
But Republicans have called them out for their political stupidity and they are backtracking as fast as they can.
Saturday, July 14, 2018
UP NEXT FOR IMPEACHMENT: ROSENSTEIN
House conservatives have begun planning the impeachment of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, according to reports.
Leading Freedom Caucus members Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) are laying the groundwork to bring articles of impeachment against Rosenstein, as House investigators accuse the Justice Department of stonewalling their requests for documents related to the agency’s surveillance of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Leading Freedom Caucus members Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) are laying the groundwork to bring articles of impeachment against Rosenstein, as House investigators accuse the Justice Department of stonewalling their requests for documents related to the agency’s surveillance of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
TRUMP MAKES SENSE REGARDING NATO
Although President Donald Trump’s critics point out that his open and unedited criticisms of NATO are a threat to U.S. commitment to the all-important Article V of the treaty, which commits each member to come directly to the aid of any other member that is attacked, it seems that this concern about undermining Article V is mere carping. It is carping because treaty obligations do not supersede a country’s sovereign responsibilities to its citizens. Those responsibilities are financial as well as military. The existence of a treaty does not amount to an abrogation of the member state’s sovereignty. Even if a member of NATO were attacked, would our planes just take off and start bombing the attacker? Would our troops just be loaded automatically into planes and ships to fight and die in the victim state’s land? Similarly, does our membership imply that we just pay and pay disproportionately forever, irrespective of the other members’ abilities to pay, and the financial stresses we as a country are experiencing? Such a view is not only untenable, but pathetic. Treaty obligations cannot be treated as though they are an abrogation of sovereignty.
INCREASE IN FATAL TRANSPORT TRUCK COLLISIONS
ORILLIA, Ont. – Ontario provincial police say fatal transport truck collisions are up in all but two of the force’s six regions this year, with collisions in the North East Region up by 800 per cent from 2017.
The OPP says officers have responded to 33 transport truck-related collisions so far this year – a 37.5 per cent increase compared to the same period last year – and 41 people have died in the crashes.
The OPP says officers have responded to 33 transport truck-related collisions so far this year – a 37.5 per cent increase compared to the same period last year – and 41 people have died in the crashes.
ONTARIO SCHOOLS NEED $15B IN REPAIRS
NP: The headlines were alarming. “Ford government cancels $100M school repair fund,” read the Toronto Star. The headline on the CBC’s website was virtually identical (with “Ontario government” replacing “Ford government”). The implication was clear: Ontario’s newly sworn-in premier is already cutting — and one of his first targets is kids.
But those click-bait headlines actually miss the bigger, more troubling picture: that $100 million a year to, among other things, fit schools with solar panels is nothing compared to the $15-billion backlog in necessary upkeep at Ontario’s schools. That’s not a typo: the Ministry of Education says schools are awaiting $15 billion (with a “b”) in total repairs. The $100 million a year represents less than 0.7 per cent of that total.
But those click-bait headlines actually miss the bigger, more troubling picture: that $100 million a year to, among other things, fit schools with solar panels is nothing compared to the $15-billion backlog in necessary upkeep at Ontario’s schools. That’s not a typo: the Ministry of Education says schools are awaiting $15 billion (with a “b”) in total repairs. The $100 million a year represents less than 0.7 per cent of that total.
BLESSED GREEN INVESTMENT
FP: It was half a world away, but what the General Synod of the Church of England decided one week back about investing and climate change brought a smile to the executives at Genus Capital, a Vancouver-based money manager.
The church, which employs managers to invest US$12 billion in assets, passed a two-part motion: It will continue to engage with companies rather than prematurely disinvesting from them and assess their progress by 2023; after that it will disinvest from any companies not on track to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement.
“Synod’s vote makes clear that the Church must play a leading role and exercise its moral leadership on the urgent issue of climate change,” the church said.
The church, which employs managers to invest US$12 billion in assets, passed a two-part motion: It will continue to engage with companies rather than prematurely disinvesting from them and assess their progress by 2023; after that it will disinvest from any companies not on track to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement.
“Synod’s vote makes clear that the Church must play a leading role and exercise its moral leadership on the urgent issue of climate change,” the church said.
TRUDEAU WAVES TO NON-EXISTENT CROWD
A while back, photos emerged of Justin Trudeau waving to a non-existent crowd on an empty airport tarmac.
For many, the photos were a perfect demonstration of Trudeau’s fake image and narcissism.
Well, it’s happened again.
In the video below, you can see Trudeau walking to a plane alone with nobody around. He then walks up the steps, and waves to a crowd that doesn’t exist (unless you count his official photographer).
For many, the photos were a perfect demonstration of Trudeau’s fake image and narcissism.
Well, it’s happened again.
In the video below, you can see Trudeau walking to a plane alone with nobody around. He then walks up the steps, and waves to a crowd that doesn’t exist (unless you count his official photographer).
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