{"id":12411,"date":"2016-03-17T15:12:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T19:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=12411"},"modified":"2018-12-28T13:36:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:36:38","slug":"house-votes-to-file-amicus-brief-in-united-states-v-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2016\/03\/17\/house-votes-to-file-amicus-brief-in-united-states-v-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"House Votes to File Amicus Brief in United States v. Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12414 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" alt=\"supreme_court_rotator_lg\" src=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/supreme_court_rotator_lg.jpg\" width=\"359\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/supreme_court_rotator_lg.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/supreme_court_rotator_lg-100x68.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/supreme_court_rotator_lg-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/supreme_court_rotator_lg-104x69.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/>Today, the House voted 234 to 186 on a resolution to file an amicus brief in the <em>United States v. Texas<\/em> Supreme Court case challenging President Obama\u2019s authority to grant executive amnesty to millions of illegal aliens without congressional approval.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The attempt to file an amicus brief on behalf of the entire chamber is an \u201cextraordinary step\u201d and something that \u201chas never been done before.\u201d \u00a0The House decided to get involved only after the Supreme Court asked the parties to present arguments beyond the Administration\u2019s petition for <a title=\"a writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court\" href=\"#\">certiorari<\/a> on a whether DAPA and expanded DACA &#8220;violates the <em>Take Care Clause<\/em> of the Constitution, Art. II, \u00a73.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">FAIR is supportive of the House\u2019s efforts to file the amicus brief but believes these efforts to be incomplete. \u00a0We have been urging Congress to use its power of the purse to end Obama\u2019s amnesty and restore Secure Communities as well as pass standalone enforcement legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/opinion\/why-united-states-v-texas-is-the-most-important-case-the-court-will-decide-this-year\" target=\"_blank\">Why United States v. Texas is the most important case the Court will decide this year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairus.org\/legislation\/federal\/legal_challenge_Obama_amnesty\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. v. 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