>Since members of the House of Representatives are supposed to be in their home districts this week, it is important that constituents call, e-mail, or drop by their district offices. For example, here in Ohio's 15th district, we need to let Deborah Pryce's office know that we are NOT happy with her support of the Iraq war.
>Looks like Republicans are preparing to throw a hissy-fit:
The Hill:
House conservatives are ready to stop the Senate immigration bill in its tracks with a potent procedural weapon should the contentious measure win passage in the upper chamber.
The trump card conservatives may hold is a constitutional rule that revenue-related bills must originate in the House. The Senate immigration measure requires that illegal immigrants pay back taxes before becoming citizens, opening the door to a House protest, dubbed a “blue slip” for the color of its paper.....
Why do the Republicans hate immigrants? Instead of trying to work on a bill that provides comprehensive immigration reform, the GOP just wants to delay and confuse the issue. Sooner or later the Legislative Branch will do something and the Republicans must work to be part of the solution or they will be regarded as obstructionists.