{"id":10827,"date":"2013-08-10T01:59:57","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T08:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10827"},"modified":"2013-08-10T01:59:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-10T08:59:57","slug":"how-to-pass-immigration-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/10\/how-to-pass-immigration-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pass Immigration Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obama and the Democratic Party have worked hard to pass immigration reform, even bending over backwards on some absurd border security pork.  But the Republican leadership and base, have blocked it and tried to project blame onto Democrats, as always.  Nevertheless, it might be possible to pass it, in spite of them.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"GOPImmigration\"Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) told Post Politics\u2019 Ed O\u2019Keefe in a newly released interview<\/a> that the House has more than enough GOP votes \u2014 around 40 or 50 \u2014 to pass comprehensive immigration reform if it were brought to a vote.<\/p>\n

But Gutierrez said Republicans who support the idea are staying deliberately quiet to avoid a backlash from conservative activists.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of them I\u2019ve spoken to, and they say, \u2018Love to do the activity with you, I want to be able to vote for it, I really don\u2019t need to draw attention to myself at this point,\u2019 but we can count on it,\u201d Gutierrez said\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The technique for passing it is called a discharge petition<\/strong>.  Rachel Maddow explained how one works.  Here\u2019s the part of one of her stories that explained discharge petitions:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

In short, if 218 Representatives sign a discharge petition, all the Democrats and just 17 Republicans, the bill comes to the floor no mater what the Plutocons and Corporacons, who want a cheap and complaint free undocumented workforce to enslave and exploit, have to say.  If there are 50 willing to vote for it,  Gutierrez should be able to get 17 to sign.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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