We have been discussing the extraordinary and public decision of President Barack Obama to withhold any information on his promised changes in immigration until after the election. While immigration remains one of the most important issues of this election, Obama officials have admitted to preparing for the changes while refusing to give any details or even summaries of what is being planned, as we discussed again yesterday. There has been surprisingly little hard reporting on the decision to withhold this information from voters until after they have voted. However, yesterday White House CBS reporter Major Garrett broke from the mainstream pack and pressed White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest on a report that the Administration has order material for a “surge” of immigration IDs of up to 9 million in one year. Ernest called the questions “crazy” and encouraged everyone not to speculate . . . before the election obviously.
The Administration has ordered materials to print green cards and employment permits consistent with Obama’s controversial “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” program. The order would reportedly allow for the printing of 4 million such IDs per year and allow for a capacity to handle a “surge” for 9 million IDs in 2016. The document specifically refers to a “surge” and the need for the contractor to be ready to fill such an order.
This is the latest such report of preparations for a massive unilateral action by the President that the Administration is steadfastly refusing to confirm until after the election (but before the New Year).
Garrett however faced the same stonewalling. Ernest dismissed the question as “relatively clever way” of trying to get the Administration to confirm its plans before the election. He insisted that this was little more than the ordering of some paper. However, Garrett responded “Don’t be absurd with us! That’s not just an ordinary piece of paper it’s central to what the president has promised in public to do … is that coincidental or is it unrelated?” It was the type of question that has been missing in the White House press for years on such controversies.
Ernest responded by saying that “You would have to ask the DHS about orders of green colored papers that they’ve ordered” and added that all of the questions about the plans after the election (in a matter of weeks) are “crazy.” If the Bush Administration had taken such a position, the press corp would have burned the press room to the ground. However, it was left to Garrett to press the point.
The dismissal of the order is just “green paper” misses the “surge” provision and this little added detail of the “green paper” order. It mush be “100% polycarbonate solid body card stock with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and holographic images embedded within the card construction substrate layers, card design service, and storage.” Not exactly photo copier stock.
Putting aside the order and Earnest’s “caution” not to try to guess the post-election plans of the President, there remains the much more important issue. Forget about the paper. Forget about the other reported planning by the Administration. There remains the fact that this Administration is openly withholding any information in its plans for unilateral presidential action despite the President’s pledge to take action after the election and before the New Year — only a matter of weeks. It is a cynical decision to prevent voters from being fully informed of the plans in a major policy area. Regardless of how one feels about immigration policies, it should be condemned by people across the political spectrum.
More importantly, the media has to show some independence from the White House in this and other stories. Garrett is one of the few such reporters to press the point. His extraordinary exchange however was not covered by the mainstream press and, once again, the stonewalling on the issue was again dropped. I expect given the record of the White House corp, such questioning from Garrett does seem “crazy.” After all, disclosure of such plans might harm the White House in the upcoming election and only a “crazy” reporter would pursue such a story.
Here is the video of the conference and article.
Just wait until he issues a pardon to all convicted felons in the United States so they can vote in the next Presidential election.
That is going to be fun.
The only surprise to this posting by JT is that he is giving credit to a ex FOX reporter. That evil network that actually will ask a question not approved be the govt. To me, this stuff the networks pull is the same as voter fraud. If the MSM actually did their job, we would have been talking about President Romney. Get used to it though, nothing is going to change.
Good point Paul. As scary as Darren makes it sound… things will probably only get worse. As bad is this is, when the McCain neocons get back in power they’ll declare war on everyone and most of the solar system.
Maybe if our commander-chief was a little more on the up and up, he could have set a positive precedent.
Darren, I again agree with you. This failure to release information is dangerous. It is one instance in a very long line of refusal to inform the public as required by law.
I agree with Paul that people should not vote for a Republican or Democratic candidate unless they personally know them to have integrity and to represent the people. It is the people who are in part, responsible for the tyranny we face. One thing we can do is quit voting for shills who will betray us.
Steve H, I am sure they would first blame Bush as well. I think it was only a month or two ago where I heard Mr. O. complain about something being Bush’s fault.
Remember, we the people can stir things up in less than 2 weeks. If you don’t like the liars that are in Congress, vote them out. We will have to wait 2 more years to select a new Prez but I am confident the new Prez will be a member of the DemoRepo party which means no Hope & change.
Paul – Obama says that he is on the ballot this year. Most of the Democrats are trying to run from that. 🙂
“bc” answered Jill’s question. Liberals love Obama’s policies and hold that if you criticize Obama for his actions then you must be an Obama-hater.
I swear, if Obama were caught selling secrets to Russia, the liberals would still defend him and call anyone who criticized Obama a “racist.” Or they’d blame Bush.
Autocorrect! Curses! It’s “course.”
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I used to enjoy this blog for thoughtful legal commentary, but it has become another conservative propaganda outlet both in the choices for topics and the boorish tea partiers that swarm to your comment section.
Congratulations in advance on your next million reader milestone, but I won’t be one of them. Unsubscribing.
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Such civil treatment by the number one commenter.
The British papers are reporting 34 million green cards will be issued to illegals.
Wow, that’s a high volume. What could go wrong?
Par for the douse for the “most transparent administration in history.”
As long as the public does not really rebuke him, we’ll just keep getting more of the same. He’ll make an enormous mess, and then people really won’t like the austerity measures to fix it.
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Don’t let the door hit ya’ where the Good Lord split ya’.
I used to enjoy this blog for thoughtful legal commentary, but it has become another conservative propaganda outlet both in the choices for topics and the boorish tea partiers that swarm to your comment section.
Congratulations in advance on your next million reader milestone, but I won’t be one of them. Unsubscribing.
I suspect the most damaging and questionable executive actions of his presidency have been slated for his last years in office after these November elections.
I believe this is just the beginning of what is to come.
Why do people accept being lied to and having information kept from us? There is something wrong with a society which allows this from our “leaders”.
The stated reason is the information will not be released until after the election. Why is that acceptable? It isn’t. It was not acceptable for the NYT to withhold information about bush’s spying on our population. This is also a travesty.
Until we the people start acting like citizens we won’t get anywhere. Citizens have THE RIGHT and THE NECESSITY of being informed. We are not mushrooms to be kept in the dark and fed crap.
This is classic cult behavior of citizens. Whatever the leader says is O.K. Well it’s not. This is a political “leader”. He is accountable to the people and we should hold all politicians to account.
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Voters must not be told what Obama intends to do soon after the election. Otherwise, some might not like what He has in store for them and could (horror of horrors) make their views known when they vote.
“[T]his Administration is openly withholding any information in its plans for unilateral presidential action despite the President’s pledge to take action after the election and before the New Year — only a matter of weeks. It is a cynical decision to prevent voters from being fully informed of the plans in a major policy area. Regardless of how one feels about immigration policies, it should be condemned by people across the political spectrum.”
It worked on congress regarding obamacare……you have to vote for it to see what is in it…..
Obama is a spoiled mama’s boy. He has not gotten his way and his mommy, Valerie Jarrett, is enabling him by telling him he’s King Barry. The complicity of the MSM is vomit producing. Thankfully I don’t have Ebola for those near me.
Garrett used to work for Fox. He is not a sycophant, but one of the few straight reporters left. David Martin of CBS is another. Jake Tapper of CNN. Jonathan Karl of ABC as well. Not many more.
The Immigrants are coming! The immigrants are coming!
It’s just green colored paper, right? What could be the problem?