AMERICA ALERT NOW! Here how the PROGRESSIVES/MEDIA does us. CSPAN2 & YOUTUBE has cut off the last portion of the CRUZ speech: It runs about a minute and 1/2 charging Obama with Un-Constitutional action with Amnesty. They are covering it up . Here is the rest of the speech by CRUZ. MEDIA is LEAVING THE CHARGE TO OBAMA IN THE CROMNIBUS BILL THEY DO NOT PLAY ALL THE CRUZ SPEECH they leave the following out: AND A PORTION OF THIS BILL THAT HAS BEEN SENT OVER FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FUNDS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO CARRY OUT THAT UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTION. THEREFORE, MADAM PRESIDENT, I AM NOW OFFERING AND RAISING A CONSTITUTIONAL POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DIVISION L OF THIS BILL ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT VIOLATES THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION -- THE SEPARATION OF POWERS EMBODIED IN THE VESTING CLAUSES OF ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1, AND ARTICLE 2, SECTION 1. THE ENUMERATED POWERS OF CONGRESS STATED IN ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8. AND THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PRESIDENT TAKE CARE THAT THE LAWS BE FAITHFULLY EXECUTED, AS STATED IN ARTICLE 2, SECTION 3. IT IS INCUMBENT ON THIS BODY TO RESOLVE THOSE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS AND TO HONOR AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: IS THERE THE SENATOR RAISING THE POINT OF ORDER AT THIS TIME? MR. CRUZ: I AM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: AT THIS TIME, A MOTION TO REFER IS PENDING BARRING OTHER ACTIONS ON THE MEASURE. MR. CRUZ: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD NOTE THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: QUORUM CALL: MR. REID: MADAM PRESIDENT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MAJORITY LEADER. MR. REID: I APPRECIATE EVERYONE -- I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE VITIATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. REID: I APPRECIATE EVERYONES
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:02:07 +0000
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