Politicians have been lying to their constituents forever. But here in America, a country built by and for the people, our elected representatives are supposed to operate by a higher standard.
In recent years, however, too many U.S. politicians think they can ignore the repercussions of their lies. There tend to be fewer Republicans among this group than
Democrats
— not because Republicans are nobler but because the legacy media and government agencies subject Republicans to far more scrutiny than the Democratic Party. They simply can’t get away with lying.
On the other hand, Democrats lie and mislead the American public constantly. Indeed, it’s become an integral part of their party platform. They know they can rely upon their colleagues in the media to give them a pass, and, in a pinch, they can always count on their buddies in the vast administrative state to back them up.
The events surrounding President Joe Biden’s first visit to the southern border provide a perfect example of this dynamic in action. Having lied repeatedly to the public about the disaster at our southern border for two years, Biden realized he must at least acknowledge the situation if he plans to run for reelection next year. But instead of owning up to the egregious consequences of his open borders policies, Biden continued to lie, first blaming Republicans in Congress for blocking his administration’s proposed comprehensive
immigration
reforms and border security measures and for their opposition to funding requests.
Next, he lied about how serious the border crisis is and announced several new “legal pathways for safe, orderly, and humane migration,” which involve “granting parole” to illegal immigrants, all of which are meant to give the illusion that fewer immigrants are entering the country. He presented these measures as solutions to the crisis. But none of them will stop or even slow the unsustainable numbers of immigrants flowing into the United States. If anything, they will make the crisis even worse by cutting out the middleman — the cartels.
Aside from making those who abide by this nation’s laws and opt for the legal immigration route look like chumps, there’s another problem with this plan. According to the National Review’s Andy McCarthy, a former assistant U.S. attorney, it’s illegal. He
writes
:
Needless to say, this is illegal. It is both a gross violation of the narrow, statutory parole authority Congress has granted the executive branch for decades, and an unconstitutional usurpation by the president of Congress’s power to set the conditions for lawful entry into the United States. In impeachment parlance, Biden is willfully failing to execute the laws faithfully, and rather than preserving the Constitution as his oath requires, he is shredding it.
Biden’s solution to the border crisis is to normalize it. Illegal aliens who use the U.S. Customs and Border Protection app to “let us know they’re coming,” as McCarthy puts it, before arriving at a port of entry will no longer be included in the number of border patrol “encounters” that the public hears about on the news. The administration is merely removing these immigrants from the widely followed “encounters” column and “legitimizing” them.
McCarthy explains, “The fiction is that this way, when the alien hordes later show up at the border, they won’t be ‘without legal authorization’ anymore. The parole decreed by the chief executive will be treated as if it were a visa granted under legitimate American law.”
This will give the illusion that Biden’s plan has managed to reduce the number of “encounters,” which he can then tout on the campaign trail.
Biden is misleading voters and exceeding his authority, a tactic that has become disturbingly familiar. Another recent example was Biden’s
student loan
debt forgiveness plan, announced shortly before the midterm elections in order to drum up support among younger voters. Well aware he lacked the constitutional authority to bypass Congress and spend $400 billion by executive order, Biden knew that it didn’t matter whether his plan failed in court because he would already have reaped the intended benefit: more votes.
The Democrats’ deception has gone unchecked for too long. But that might be about to change. House Republicans now hold the majority in the lower chamber and have the opportunity to investigate the Biden administration’s lies and publicly bring them to light. Part of this effort is being led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who will lead the select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government. A bill to create the panel passed on Tuesday along party lines. House Speaker
Kevin McCarthy
(R-CA) has vowed to provide it with at least as many resources as the previous Congress devoted to the Jan. 6 committee.
There’s a reason why Jordan passed on a run for the open Senate seat in his state last year and why he rejected his colleagues’ nomination for the House speakership last week. He’s been waiting for this moment. And I am convinced he will deliver.
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Elizabeth Stauffer is a contributor to the
Washington Examiner
and the
Western Journal
. Her articles have appeared at MSN, RedState, Newsmax, the Federalist, and RealClearPolitics. Follow her on
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