GOP House 'leadership' continues to deny existence of Power of the Purse and the absolute, unilateral ability it gives them to defund whatever it chooses. GOP 'leader' incorrectly says defunding has to be passed by Senate and Pres. GOP House members are scolded like children by lying 'leadership'. Same GOP House 'leaderhip' has refused to allow a standalone up or down vote to defund ObamaCare to come to the floor

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12/10/14, "Mulvaney Amendment to Defund Immigration Orders Won’t Get Floor Vote," PJ Media,  Bridget Johnson

"Rep. Mick Mulvaney’s (R-S.C.) amendment in the omnibus spending bill to defund President Obama’s executive actions on immigration won’t be receiving a floor vote.

The House Rules Committee heard several proposals from House conservatives seeking to defund the program, and allowed a few hours of debate. In the end, none of the efforts made it out of committee.

“We are, whether we like it or not, on a timetable,” chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) stressed, noting that anything “extraneous” in the spending bill would kick it back to the Senate as the 113th Congress closes in on its final days.

Sessions also noted “we should have learned our lesson” about flirting with a government shutdown for things that won’t pass the current Senate or the president’s desk.

The chairman did say that he’ll come back in the 114th Congress, when the GOP controls the House and Senate, with a bill of his own to defund the immigration orders."...

[Ed. note: According to this article one paragraph above, Sessions says a bill to defund wouldn't be signed by the White House. So why report, "the chairman did say he'll come back in the 114th Congress" with a bill of his own to defund as if it means anything?]

(continuing): "Mulvaney’s amendment — backed by Reps. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), Dave Brat (R-Va.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas), Dave Schweikert (R-Ariz.), and Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), who whipped up additional support in the caucus — states that the Department of Homeland Security can’t use any of its budget to execute any of the November memoranda on immigration, including “exercising prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children and with respect to certain individuals who are the parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents.”

Reps. Steve King (R-Iowa) and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) offered their own amendments. King’s amendment funded all of the government through January and forbid the use of any DHS money for “any” executive branch policy “that has the effect of providing for parole, employment authorization, deferred action, or any other immigration benefit or form of relief for individuals who are in violation of the immigration laws.”

Mulvaney said tonight that he was “moved by the support of my colleagues: 66 of whom co-sponsored the amendment in less than 24 hours.”

“Unfortunately, my amendment was disallowed, and as a result we will not have the opportunity to vote on it on the floor."...

[Ed. note: Isn't this "gridlock"?]
 
(continuing): "That is disheartening, especially when nearly 30 percent of our conference supported the amendment,” Mulvaney said. “I believe very strongly that members of Congress should be afforded the opportunity to amend bills instead of having to take a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on a 1,600-page bill.”

“I look forward to exploring alternative avenues to stop this constitutional overreach by the president and his administration,” the congressman continued. “To that larger point, whether you agree or disagree with what the president did on immigration, we should all be concerned about the manner in which the president acted. None of us benefit from legislating-by-executive-order.”

“And the House should be taking all steps it can to send that message very clearly. That is what my amendment was about. I am disappointed it was killed without a vote.”"

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Among comments at PJ Media

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"Topknife
 

When Boehner and the "leadership" of the Republican party fails to enforce the overwhelming mandate just given them by the electorate, and expressed by a huge majority of the American people, I cannot find words strong enough to express my disgust and contempt for them. There are liars, there are damned liars, there are politicians, and then there are Boehner and Republican politicians." 

"rrpjr
 

This is disgusting. What is required to compel Republicans to do their jobs? Why do we have to fight both parties to get the right thing done? How many elections do we need to send our message? What is wrong with these people -- cognitive impairment or plain corruption? For four years I've watched in agonizing and utterly pointless frustration as House Republicans simply refuse to exercise their constitutional duties and power. Obama walks all over them and they haven't even the basic self respect -- much less the fiduciary responsibilty backed up by massive midterm majorities and mandates -- to assert themselves. I'm sick to death of it. Four weeks after sending an overwhelming message they're spitting in our faces, just like they did in 2010. Have they defunded ANYTHING? What's even the point of having a "power of the purse"? Obama abuses power and they refuse it. Obama claims power he has no right to, and they eschew their rightful power ratified by huge electoral majorities. Disgusting. Now they're larding up thousand page bills and smuggling them past us, just like Obama and the democrats. Is this how much they fear the media? Cowards and traitors is all that's left to call them. They disgust me. Boehner disgusts me."

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Comment: Per Rupert Murdoch, what we think doesn't matter because we have "nowhere else to go:"

9/27/12, "Stop fearing far right which has nowhere else to go."

"Romney is powerless against Murdoch’s lash," Reuters, Nicholas Wapshott

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9/11/12, "When Rupert Murdoch says you're pandering too much to the far right ...," Daily Kos, Jed Lewison

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Added: I don't know anyone who is "far right." Murdoch and Daily Kos are on the same wavelength, ie, they consider normal people to be "far right."

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