House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-TX) introduced House Bill 4038, known as the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act, in the wake of the Paris bombings by members of ISIS, the radical Islamic army, and it was voted on the House floor Thursday.
The outcome was 289 – 137 in favor, including a substantial portion of Democrats who fear the wrath of the American people if they do not show some commitment to protecting the citizens of this country. However, many members of both the Republican and Democrat parties have criticized the bill as being insufficient and ineffective in keeping terrorists disguised as immigrants fleeing civil war in Syria out of the country.
The bill must still pass the Senate, and President Obama has threatened to veto the bill in spite of the bipartisan support and the desire of the American people to keep America safe. It seems that there is no situation where Obama will take the side of the American public over the desires of those outside the country.
But the bill is also a first with the new leadership of the House and could prove to be a harbinger of things to come.
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these days people are so unreal I watch these people act like they have my back in yet they are not for no one but there own selves in have no idea of what america is really about only what is what is important to them in it make me wonder what did he get for his role in that act as many times you watch in see as time goes on they get richer in richer in yet you wonder in yet in the back of your mind are they selling use out to line there pockets to sell this country out
Remove him now
DON’T CARE FOR THIS GUY. SORRY.
I feel sorry for the real refugees but why should we take in strong men just to turn around to send out father’s and sons to fight for their country. Take in the old the sick and the weak. Sent the men back.
Why did they vote him in, they knew he would be like this!
It was Boehner who recommended him in the first place. And you couldn’t see this coming. You deserve what you get.
Radical democrats and radical republicans do not represent most American people.
Wait a minute… McCaul is a weak and ineffectual rep. I know. I’m from his congressional district in Texas. Remember what the article said: the bill had holes in it and would cause a lot of paper work and did not fix the problem. I am a conservative and I think ( with reservation) that we need to see more of what Ryan does. Why accept a bill that’s not going to work and add bureaucracy? Especially one that was authored by a known obama bootlicker?
We should ask – constitutionally – who is it that is granted the power to deal with the entry of foreigners into our country? The answer to that is the Congress, not the President or any executive department. The relevant clause that details this congressional power is found in Congress’ enumerated powers in Article I, Section 8 – Any religion that is a Geo-Political movement that has a book that reads like a terrorist training manual – needs to be looked at especially since 1/4 of the Syrians support ISIS. The president has never had the authority without congress to force any State to take refuges – don’t like – then let the supreme court look at it.
Traitor!