We’re at that point again where Democrats throw their tantrums demanding things to avoid a government shutdown again.
This time, they want to upend the DHS part of the six funding bills in the wake of the Border Patrol shooting of Alex Pretti.
Now there’s some word about a possible deal in the works between the White House and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
According to reports, Schumer and the White House are negotiating to pass five of the six funding bills, as well as a stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security.
Under the emerging plan, according to two officials knowledgeable about it, the Senate would split off legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security from a six-bill package of spending measures needed to keep the military, health programs and other federal agencies funded for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The Senate would pass those bills before a Friday midnight deadline, and Congress also would consider a short-term extension for homeland security operations, which would prevent an interruption of services by the Transportation Security Agency, Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
That stopgap bill would provide time for talks between lawmakers and the White House to draft a new homeland security spending bill that would include new restrictions that Democrats have demanded on the tactics of immigration enforcement officers and more accountability for those accused of using excessive force.
What do Democrats want?
Democrats want to tighten the rules over the use of warrants, enforce a uniform code of conduct for federal officers, bar federal agents from wearing masks and require them to wear body cameras.
Now all of that is likely in flux. Things like body cams could actually be good – they tend to upend leftist lies about law enforcement encounters, in my experience.
But as my colleague Sister Toldjah explained in her report, restrictions on warrants could be the most problematic issue, because they could severely hamper deportation efforts, depending on what they are actually proposing.
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That would be my biggest concern, as well as the fact that the Democrats should not be rewarded for throwing tantrums and inciting chaos. Given that immigration enforcement has been one of President Donald Trump’s signature issues, one would think he isn’t going to want to give them anything that would impair his ability to get the job done. And Schumer has a history of caving while putting out a lot of bull to make him look better. Plus, anything that might come out of their negotiations would still have to pass the Senate and go back to the House, where the conservatives have not wanted to give an inch, and the Democrats have been insane.
As Border Czar Tom Homan said in his presser on Thursday, they are not backing down from the mission they have set out to do on behalf of the American people.
So we’ll have to see what comes and we’ll keep you updated.
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