"The Justice Department will seek a stay of an order by a federal judge in Texas that derailed the Obama administrations actions on immigration, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. The request will be filed no later than Monday as the Justice Department prepares an appeal, Earnest said.
'There is a solid legal foundation for the president to take the steps that he announced late last year,' Earnest said Friday at the White House. 'Were going to continue to pursue this case through the legal system.'" (Bloomberg 2/21)
Meanwhile, potential GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio has retreated from his earlier vow to 'defund' Obama's illegal 'amnesty order'.
Under pressure from 'pro-open borders', 'pro-amnesty' protestors at a Las Vegas book signing on Wednesday, Rubio called for Congress to fully fund Obama's amnesty.
"During a visit to Las Vegas, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio suggested Wednesday Congress should pass a bill to fund Homeland Security without conditions, essentially stepping back from a battle with President Barack Obama over his executive actions on immigration," reports the Las Vegas Journal-Review...
After his news conference outside the store, Silva yelled a question at the departing Rubio, who did not answer. A so-called 'DREAMer,' the young undocumented immigrant has benefited from Obamas actions. Her father remains in danger of deportation, however.
'What can we tell our parents who are going to be deported?' she asked...
Obamas order would allow immigrants here illegally to get work permits, collect Social Security and Medicare and gain tax credits as well.
'We have to fund Homeland Security,' Rubio told reporters during a brief news conference. 'We cant let Homeland Security shut down'* Read full article
Poster Comment:
Well, everyone already knew Obama was a traitor. And now Rubio is showing he has no spine either. Not that I ever believed he did. And they talk about this guy as a serious contender for the "big job"?
*As if they are going to shut down that gestapo, Orwellian agency. BS, all that will be "shut down" are "nonessential" crap. Why the government is paying for what they admit is unessential when America has a debt approaching 20 TRILLION is a mystery to me.
One of the best comments I saw about the so-called Justice Dept. trying to stay that Judge's order for their king is this: When youre a dictator, one commenter posted, all of your wishes are emergencies that MUST be immediately fulfilled.