Thune warns GOP not to challenge parliamentarian if immigration fixes get nixed

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-07 08:45:54 | Updated at 2025-01-08 10:24:06 1 day ago

Thune warns GOP not to challenge parliamentarian if immigration fixes get nixed
Washington Examiner ^ | 06 Jan 2025 | Ross O'Keefe

Posted on 01/07/2025 12:22:21 AM PST by blueplum

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) warned Senate Republicans not to overrule parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough if some desired border security provisions are thrown out.

Such a move would be akin to nuking the legislative filibuster, the new Republican leader said...

Senate Republicans could seek out sweeping border policy changes that would be prohibited under reconciliation rules. Thune’s ruling should stop such a move that would step over the respected MacDonough. She’s served the Senate since 2012 and holds bipartisan praise.

Thune lauded her in 2015 when Republicans sought to repeal portions of Obamacare....

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cuck; gop; macdonough; ring; senate; thune

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1 posted on 01/07/2025 12:22:21 AM PST by blueplum

To: blueplum

The GOP always leave border security for another day that NEVER comes. I think I’ve seen this movie before.

To: blueplum

3 posted on 01/07/2025 12:32:36 AM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )

To: McCarthysGhost

I wish (and am embarassed to say) that I understood these paragraphs.

I’m lost. Parliamentary...etc.

4 posted on 01/07/2025 12:40:40 AM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)

To: blueplum

good grief. this isn’t rocket science.

criminals go to prison in TX and extradition proceedings to their home countries started. if there’s any hangup, all USAID to that country stops cold.

all others are held for a short time to have their papers requested from their home country—if they have none. if papers are in order, then temp passports are reissued and they are sent home. period. it’s the home countries’ problem from then on. again any hang up and all USAID is stopped and bank accounts are frozen. easy peasy.

5 posted on 01/07/2025 12:44:30 AM PST by dadfly

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