3 Dem reps introduce bill to abolish ICE; House leaders slate it for fast-track vote by full House; hilarity ensues

In case you haven't heard, Democrats are screaming to abolish the "Immigration and Customs Enforcement" agency (ICE), because it deports their precious, beloved illegal aliens.  Or at least has something to do with deportations.  Oh, and "ripping children from their mothers' arms and throwing them in concentration camps," as Dem spokespropagandists have screamed on scores of occasions.

And sure enough, three House Democrats--Reps. Mark Pocan (D., Wis.), Pramila Jayapal (D., Wash.) and Adriano Espaillat (D., N.Y.) immediately got busy and introduced a bill to do that.

Of course they would never call it "A Bill Abolishing ICE," cuz that's...um...accurate.  Dems have known for decades that you never give a bill a title that would tell the rubes (voters) what it actually does.  Cuz that might cost you some votes.  Instead you title it something that completely disguises its real effect.

For example, a Democrat bill that would give amnesty to a million illegal immigrants would be named "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals."  See?  Can't possibly tell what it does from the title.  And that's the whole point.

So the Democrats called their bill to abolish ICE "The Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act."

Of course if ICE is abolished, there ISN'T any enforcement of our immigration laws.  So open borders.  Oh wait, that's the whole point, isn't it?  Yes, I see now--very humane.  

So...since Republicans have a slim majority in the House, House leaders immediately began plotting ways to obstruct this bill.  Cuz as the media constantly tells us, that's what the Republicans do, whereas Democrats are the sould of reason, always eager to "reach across the aisle" and work with their opponents in the spirit of cooperation and unity.

At least that's the media's story, and they're stickin' to it.

Actually, Republican House leadership announced earlier that they'd bring the bill up for a vote by the full House right away, bypassing the usual time-consuming requirement of getting it through the relevant committee.

Naturally the three Democrat reps who authored and introduced the bill were delighted by the GOP majority cooperating with them to get a vote in the full House, to get the bill moving as soon as possible.

Hahahahahahaha!  Just kidding.  Actually the three Democrats were outraged! saying it was positively awful of the GOP to bring their bill up for a floor vote!  And they released a "joint statement" saying they planned to vote against their own bill.

They used this statement to criticize House Speaker Paul Ryan, calling the move for a fast vote by the entire House a "political stunt." "If Speaker Ryan puts our bill on the floor, we plan to vote no," they said.

"Wait," I hear you saying.  "This has to be fake news!!--right-wing propaganda.  It just doesn't make sense. Why would Democrats author and introduce a bill, then vote against it when it comes up for a vote?"

Yeah, I can see why that strikes most people as a bit...odd.  If true, it would probably lead many voters (not Democrats, of course) to think that the entire move was nothing more than a publicity stunt--a way of fanning the insane-left base, motivating them to vote Democrat in November.

"C'mon, you can't seriously believe smart, reasonable Democrat congresspersons would introduce a bill they had no intention of supporting, just to fan the flames of their base.  That's..nuts."

Certainly is.  Just not the way you meant it.