What the House of Representatives Should Do

___Republicans in the House of Representatives have boasted that they have passed over 300 bills only to see them tabled by Harry Reid when they reached the Senate. Many of those must be budget appropriations bills since that is the main Constitutional function of the House.

___I suggest that the House of Representatives adjourn until January and enjoy the holiday. Harry Reid will then have a choice: 1) let the government shut down for the holidays, or 2) consider and pass budget appropriations bills already passed by the House.

___The leadership in the House is following a knee-jerk reaction and preparing to pass yet another CR to fund the government. If POTUS is a tyrant (and he is!), then why fund him and ignore the results of the November 2014 election. The leadership should reply “We won!” and go home until they have a majority in BOTH the House and the Senate.

___The truth is that the leadership in the House likes big government and large offices and lots of power. An omnibus bill (We have to pass it to see what's in it!) makes it easier to hide illegal and immoral activities. We see that in taxpayer funding for abortion in PPACA.

___If the only action that the leadership in the House will accept is the CR, then the following riders need to be attached: 1) defund any processing of amnesty for illegals, 2) defund any illegal subsidies under PPACA, 3) repeal outdated bans on carbon-based energy exports (1920, 1975 and 1979), and 4) prohibit implementation of Executive Orders and EPA regulations until they can be vetted by the new Congress. If Harry Reid tables the CR, then he will be responsible for shutting down the government on 12 December. Reagan said: “Government is the PROBLEM, not the SOLUTION!”