Reading these articles you will understand the validity of the question, pay particular attention to the implications of the last item in this post . . .
Eric Erickson writing at RedState:
Republicans Will Not Block Barack Obama (Because They Want the Same Thing)
There is only one thing Republicans can do that President Obama cannot veto. They can shut down the government.
Republicans will tell you they can sue the President or expand their existing lawsuit. But that lawsuit won’t be resolved until he is out of office and his amnesty has been in effect for several years. It is theater.
They have no options because they are not willing to shut down the government to force his hand. They’ve already given him a blank check on the debt ceiling. There are no other options.
And, to be frank, some of the people huffing and puffing the loudest that there are other options are also some of the biggest proponents of amnesty. They want it. They privately agree with the outcome even if they don’t like the means by which it occurs. So they will huff and puff and claim no precedents have been established, then they will let it go through.
Sean Davis writing at the Federalist:
Republicans Can Defund Obama’s Executive Order, They Just Don’t Want To
President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration hasn’t even been issued yet, and already congressional Republicans are desperately trying to come up with reasons why they’re powerless to do anything about it.
Davis goes on to relate what a key republican House member is trying to float – their hands are tied because the operative agency used to implement Obama’s plans is self-funding and immune from Congressional appropriations controls. It is preposterous and he explains why.
David Keane writing at the Washington Times:
‘Put up or shut up time’: America expects the Republicans to match big talk with action
It is true that voters are fed up with a government that cannot solve the problems besetting them, but also that the message was to get along and compromise is a falsehood. Voters do want a Congress that works — and the first thing they want is a reversal of the Obama agenda. That’s what Americans told Gallup’s pollsters after the election when a majority of voters said they would prefer that the Republican Congress lead. Among voters and nonvoters alike, the Democratic Party is held in lower regard today than at any time anyone can remember . . .
voters will remember Mr. McConnell’s constant refrain of the past few years. He said over and over that Republicans couldn’t do much without a majority in the Senate. Voters gave them that majority and are watching to see what they will do with it.
To argue that they still cannot do much because there’s still a Democrat in the White House won’t wash. Go along and get along for two years after such a clear message to lead will launch a backlash that could lead to a disastrous 2016 . . .
Senate Budget Committee Chairmanship – heavy implications for fighting Obama with the power of the purse —
Gaston Mooney writing at Conservative review:
Sessions’ Fate on Budget Rests with McConnell
. . . If Sessions loses the chair of the Budget Committee, it is only under the orders and direction of Mitch McConnell.
Sessions has been a leading proponent of repealing Obamacare, via reconciliation fighting amnesty and balancing the budget in 10 years. He has also led the charge against the fiscally disastrous Ryan-Murray budget deal that set the stage for a blank debt ceiling hike to Obama in the beginning of this year.
McConnell has recently tried to walk back Obamacare repeal via reconciliation, and made clear he is not willing to fight to defund Obama’s executive amnesty, and will always raise the debt ceiling no matter what.
Will McConnell look at Enzi’s challenge of Sessions as a golden opportunity to silence what he sees as a troublesome conservative who won’t go along to get along when conservative principles are steam rolled? Or will McConnell use his power to name solid conservatives to the Budget Committee who will support fiscal responsibility, repealing Obamacare through reconciliation, and are more likely to back Sessions?
The importance of the chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee inspires us to include the contact information for the current Senate Budget committee members and that of Senate Majority Leader -Elect Mitch McConnell. We urge readers to contact the Republican members and call on them to support Senator Session’s needed leadership. The members appoint their own Chairman although McConnell can stack the deck as explained above.
All current Republican committee members are listed here. Use the links therein to obtain e-mail contact information. Senator McConnell can be reached here.
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