The Brexit Bill - 2nd Reading - Post Brexit Vote

BBC News: Reports " The government's bid to extract the UK from EU law in time for Brexit has passed its first Parliamentary test. "

Lets Get Real:

The fighting in the trenches for the Brexit Bill will come over the next few months, the stubborn remainers in both the Conservative Party and Labour Party will try to thwart the will of the British people.  PM May has a solution to one of her problems, she can threaten to nominate Brexit Peers to the House of Lords, that would be the will of the British people, should their Lordships try to cause problems.   The next few months we are going to see big fights as the House of Commons goes through the Bill, line by line.   The Labour Party will try to attract rebel Conservative remainers to come to their side, the PM has to make it clear if the Government is defeated over something important there will be a General Election that Jeremy Corbyn could well win. 

Labour Betrays its CORE Voters over Brexit - Post Brexit Vote

BBC News: Reports " Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said it is "open for discussion" whether the UK remains in the EU single market. "

Lets Get Real:

The Labour Party is betraying its core voters who want out of the EU, in the General Election the Labour Party said it would leave the single market and the customs union, since then the Labour leadership has backtracked, Labour MPs who want brexit should vote with the Government for the 2nd reading of the Bill, they can not trust their leadership.  The UK voted out of the EU, LABOUR it seems does not believe or trust the UK Voter. 

Blair on Migration - Post Brexit Vote

BBC News: Reports " Tony Blair has defended his call for new controls on EU migration as a cabinet minister accused him of a belated "epiphany" on the issue.  "

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This new opinion of Tony Blair has come too late, if the Labour Government had placed restrictions when Blair was in power it would have helped with the Labour vote.    Labour voters in Labour Seats are very pro Brexit, the Corbyn Labour Party has been all over the shop when it comes to Brexit.  It latest stand is an attempt to gain Conservative rebels, it is seen as a con by even the most ardent EU supporter. One only hopes that the House of Commons follows the will of the UK voter, Brexit should mean Brexit. 

The Remainers should get over Brexit - Post Brexit Vote

Mail on Sunday: Reports " Tory Europhile Ken Clarke urges Remainers to GIVE UP on staying in the EU saying the situation is 'hopeless'  "

Lets Get Real:

The Labour Party has shifted policy now it is against a HARD BREXIT, this is opposed to the view of its voters, the Labour Party and Conservative Party as split on the issue, the best argument that the Tory Whips have is that if Conservative MPs vote No they could allow Jeremy Corbyn in to No 10, that should scare the backbench MPs, in fact it scares the hell out of most of the Labour Party MPs in the Commons.   The 2nd reading vote is tomorrow, it will be interesting to see who rebels on both sides of the Commons.  The British people have voted out, the House of Commons should honour the will of the British people.

The Brexit Bill - Post EU Vote

BBC News: Reports " David Davis has accused Labour of a "cynical and unprincipled" attempt to block a key piece of legislation that will take Britain out of the EU. "

Lets Get Real:

The Conservative Party has to be clear to its MPs that if they vote against this 2nd reading of the Bill they wind find themselves at the bottom of any Parliamentary Committee, the will end up on the Boar War Committee, and the hours will be late and on weekends.   It is times for the Conservative whips to whip hard, if they have to place pressure on the Chairman/woman of individual seats to make sure their MPs vote the right way, one hopes that those in Labour that respect Democracy will respect the will of the UK Voter and vote to EXIT the EU.   The Labour Party is playing games, well this issue is not about games it is about the respect of Democracy. 

The END of DACA - Trump Era

The White House: Has released a Statement by President Trump on the end of DACA, " 

As President, my highest duty is to defend the American people and the Constitution of the United States of America.  At the same time, I do not favor punishing children, most of whom are now adults, for the actions of their parents.  But we must also recognize that we are nation of opportunity because we are a nation of laws.

The legislative branch, not the executive branch, writes these laws – this is the bedrock of our Constitutional system, which I took a solemn oath to preserve, protect, and defend.

In June of 2012, President Obama bypassed Congress to give work permits, social security numbers, and federal benefits to approximately 800,000 illegal immigrants currently between the ages of 15 and 36.  The typical recipients of this executive amnesty, known as DACA, are in their twenties.  Legislation offering these same benefits had been introduced in Congress on numerous occasions and rejected each time. 

In referencing the idea of creating new immigration rules unilaterally, President Obama admitted that “I can’t just do these things by myself” – and yet that is exactly what he did, making an end-run around Congress and violating the core tenets that sustain our Republic.  

Officials from 10 States are suing over the program, requiring my Administration to make a decision regarding its legality. The Attorney General of the United States, the Attorneys General of many states, and virtually all other top legal experts have advised that the program is unlawful and unconstitutional and cannot be successfully defended in court.

There can be no path to principled immigration reform if the executive branch is able to rewrite or nullify federal laws at will.

The temporary implementation of DACA by the Obama Administration, after Congress repeatedly rejected this amnesty-first approach, also helped spur a humanitarian crisis – the massive surge of unaccompanied minors from Central America including, in some cases, young people who would become members of violent gangs throughout our country, such as MS-13.

Only by the reliable enforcement of immigration law can we produce safe communities, a robust middle class, and economic fairness for all Americans.

Therefore, in the best interests of our country, and in keeping with the obligations of my office, the Department of Homeland Security will begin an orderly transition and wind-down of DACA, one that provides minimum disruption.  While new applications for work permits will not be accepted, all existing work permits will be honored until their date of expiration up to two full years from today.  Furthermore, applications already in the pipeline will be processed, as will renewal applications for those facing near-term expiration.  This is a gradual process, not a sudden phase out.  Permits will not begin to expire for another six months, and will remain active for up to 24 months.  Thus, in effect, I am not going to just cut DACA off, but rather provide a window of opportunity for Congress to finally act.

Our enforcement priorities remain unchanged. We are focused on criminals, security threats, recent border-crossers, visa overstays, and repeat violators.  I have advised the Department of Homeland Security that DACA recipients are not enforcement priorities unless they are criminals, are involved in criminal activity, or are members of a gang.

The decades-long failure of Washington, D.C. to enforce federal immigration law has had both predictable and tragic consequences: lower wages and higher unemployment for American workers, substantial burdens on local schools and hospitals, the illicit entry of dangerous drugs and criminal cartels, and many billions of dollars a year in costs paid for by U.S. taxpayers.  Yet few in Washington expressed any compassion for the millions of Americans victimized by this unfair system.  Before we ask what is fair to illegal immigrants, we must also ask what is fair to American families, students, taxpayers, and jobseekers.

Congress now has the opportunity to advance responsible immigration reform that puts American jobs and American security first.  We are facing the symptom of a larger problem, illegal immigration, along with the many other chronic immigration problems Washington has left unsolved.  We must reform our green card system, which now favors low-skilled immigration and puts immense strain on U.S. taxpayers.  We must base future immigration on merit – we want those coming into the country to be able to support themselves financially, to contribute to our economy, and to love our country and the values it stands for.  Under a merit-based system, citizens will enjoy higher employment, rising wages, and a stronger middle class.  Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue have introduced the RAISE Act, which would establish this merit-based system and produce lasting gains for the American People.

I look forward to working with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to finally address all of these issues in a manner that puts the hardworking citizens of our country first.

As I’ve said before, we will resolve the DACA issue with heart and compassion – but through the lawful Democratic process – while at the same time ensuring that any immigration reform we adopt provides enduring benefits for the American citizens we were elected to serve.  We must also have heart and compassion for unemployed, struggling, and forgotten Americans.

Above all else, we must remember that young Americans have dreams too. Being in government means setting priorities. Our first and highest priority in advancing immigration reform must be to improve jobs, wages and security for American workers and their families.  

It is now time for Congress to act! "

Lets Get Real:

The President is a political cowards, he does not have the guts to come out to face the press when it comes to DACA, he is pleasing his BASE support, while the news cycle will have the Attorney General stating the policy and leaving it to the US Congress to come up with a deal.  After all the get outs what happens to the DACA Dreamers once their permit runs out, will they be dragged to a plane or bus and sent back to their original Countries, the US Congress must act, if the President and the US Congress could act in 1986 why can they not  NOW, there is a difference, Reagan supported amnesty and the House was in control of the Democrats.    One can see the US Courts will be very busy!! The Democrats and Moderate Republicans must get a deal, it's the only just action. 

Putin on North Korea - North Korean Crisis

BBC News: Reports " Russian President Vladimir Putin has said pursuing further sanctions against North Korea is "useless", saying "they'd rather eat grass than give up their nuclear programme".  "

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The Russians as the article states are fed up with the sanctions they face over the takeover of the Crimea, they do not want to see a United Korea under the influence of the West.  The question is will they VETO a UN resolution that places new tough sanctions on North Korea, this would do down poorly with the US and the US Congress would increase its investigation of Russian meddling in the US Presidential Election of 2016.   The South Koreans think that the North will launch another ICBM over the weekend, this could be the straw that breaks the US, they might shoot down any new missiles, they would dare the North Koreans to react, it could lead to WAR. The next few days will be very interesting.