White House Prepares for Immigration Order Backlash
In the eleventh hour before he announces his unconstitutional immigration executive order, Barack Obama is pulling together coalitions to protect himself from opposition. On Wednesday, he invited Democrat congressional leaders – including the leaders of the Black, Asian and Hispanic caucuses – to dinner to explain his executive order. Republican lawmakers were not invited. And when he gives his speech Thursday night, it will be broadcast to the Latinos who tuned into Univision to see the Latin Grammys, while the other big television networks think “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Bones” and “The Biggest Loser” are too important to interrupt with Obama’s speech. Meanwhile, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) warned that Obama’s grossly unconstitutional move could result in a further breakdown of the law. “The country’s going to go nuts,” Coburn said, “because they’re going to see it as a move outside the authority of the president, and it’s going to be a very serious situation. You’re going to see – hopefully not – but you could see instances of anarchy. … You could see violence.” More…