Jim DeMent, Heritage Foundation President and former senator, on Tuesday praised Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) for forcing the Senate to debate Obama’s executive amnesty: “Ted and Mike were attempting to carry out the mandate that voters gave to Congress on Nov. 4.”
“These two senators were representing the mainstream of their party and the majority of voters from the past election. There is absolutely zero debate within the Republican Party as to whether the president overstepped his constitutional authority or acted improperly. Everyone agrees that he has. The disagreement, apparently, is over whether lawmakers actually should try to stop him.”
DeMent noted the anger, vitriol and false accusations directed at Cruz and Lee by GOP senators who claim they oppose Obama’s lawless actions, but prefer to make “Washington’s gravy train run on time.”
Looking ahead to January when the GOP will take control of the Senate, DeMent asks: “Will a Republican-controlled Congress follow the lead of conservatives such as Cruz and Lee in the Senate and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio in the House, or will lawmakers follow the lead of pro-amnesty K Street lobbyists?”
Posted 12/17/14 by Andrew Lewis