Bill to allow Homeland Security to nullify laws passes house

[Sliverofhope]

From dKos:

H.R. 418 Passes -- Farr Amendment Fails
by theolock

Thu Feb 10th, 2005 at 12:38:44 PST

The rule of law has just been trashed by the House of Representatives.

Not only has H.R. 418 just been passed (roll call vote),
http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2005&rollnumber=31

but the Farr amendment which would have struck down Section 102 has been specifically rejected (roll call vote),
http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2005&rollnumber=29

and the Nadler amendment which would have struck down Section 101 has been specifically rejected (roll call vote).
http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2005&rollnumber=28

It's not over. The Senate still has to approve this bill, and perhaps it won't. The president might veto the bill (ha) if the Senate passes it. There is still fading hope...

But look what the Republican-dominated House of Representatives has done. Look at this! It's striking that large Republican majorities (90% of voting Republicans) have voted specifically and undeniably to gut the rule of law and grant the Secretary of Homeland Security the clear ability to nullify any law she or he deems necessary to nullify, without the ability of any court, administrative entity, or other entity to review or reject that decision.

That's dictatorship.

That's a police state.

That's the position of 90% of Republicans.

That's a passed bill, my friends.

That's what you get when you vote Republican.

So what the heck do we do from here on out?

How can we make public use of these bizarre roll-call votes to make clear exactly what Republicans stand for?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/2/10/153844/380