AMNESTY SUPPORTERS PLOT REVENGE AFTER BOEHNER SAYS NO TO CONFERENCE
by MATTHEW BOYLE 29 Nov 2013 1793 POST A COMMENT

After House Speaker John Boehner promised the American people there would be no conference committee on the Senate “Gang of Eight†immigration bill, The Atlantic’s Molly Ball is out with a new report detailing how amnesty supporters are cooking up a scheme for revenge.
“For the broad, well-organized coalition of immigration-reform activists, [Boehner's] statement was a stunning blow,†Ball wrote. “If Boehner keeps that pledge, he will have rendered moot the months of wheeling and dealing it took to get a massive, bipartisan bill through the Senate in June, forcing the upper chamber to start from scratch even if the House manages to get its act together and pass its own bill or group of bills—a prospect that appears increasingly unlikely.â€
Ball noted that just hours before Boehner made the promise he would not resurrect the Gang of Eight bill via conference, he had been ambushed by immigration activists pushing him to grant amnesty. In that exchange, Ball said Boehner “made encouraging noises†but later in the day “pour[ed] cold water on immigration's legislative prospects.†She wrote this “neatly summarized the plight of the reformers, many of whom are coming to grips with the possibility that their efforts, despite politicians' apparent receptiveness, have come to naught.â€
“The reformers' official line remains one of optimism that the House will act, perhaps even before the end of 2013,†Ball wrote. “But many activists have already begun to take a more aggressive tack, arguing that lobbying is over—it’s time for revenge.â€
Ball quotes two different pro-amnesty activists as part of the plan pushing for revenge: Frank Sharry of America’s Voice and Joshua Culling of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), Grover Norquist’s outfit.
“We can’t force them to get to yes, but we can make them pay a price for getting to no,†Sharry told Ball. “If this Congress isn’t going to pass immigration reform, let’s elect a Congress that will.â€
by MATTHEW BOYLE 29 Nov 2013 1793 POST A COMMENT

After House Speaker John Boehner promised the American people there would be no conference committee on the Senate “Gang of Eight†immigration bill, The Atlantic’s Molly Ball is out with a new report detailing how amnesty supporters are cooking up a scheme for revenge.
“For the broad, well-organized coalition of immigration-reform activists, [Boehner's] statement was a stunning blow,†Ball wrote. “If Boehner keeps that pledge, he will have rendered moot the months of wheeling and dealing it took to get a massive, bipartisan bill through the Senate in June, forcing the upper chamber to start from scratch even if the House manages to get its act together and pass its own bill or group of bills—a prospect that appears increasingly unlikely.â€
Ball noted that just hours before Boehner made the promise he would not resurrect the Gang of Eight bill via conference, he had been ambushed by immigration activists pushing him to grant amnesty. In that exchange, Ball said Boehner “made encouraging noises†but later in the day “pour[ed] cold water on immigration's legislative prospects.†She wrote this “neatly summarized the plight of the reformers, many of whom are coming to grips with the possibility that their efforts, despite politicians' apparent receptiveness, have come to naught.â€
“The reformers' official line remains one of optimism that the House will act, perhaps even before the end of 2013,†Ball wrote. “But many activists have already begun to take a more aggressive tack, arguing that lobbying is over—it’s time for revenge.â€
Ball quotes two different pro-amnesty activists as part of the plan pushing for revenge: Frank Sharry of America’s Voice and Joshua Culling of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), Grover Norquist’s outfit.
“We can’t force them to get to yes, but we can make them pay a price for getting to no,†Sharry told Ball. “If this Congress isn’t going to pass immigration reform, let’s elect a Congress that will.â€
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