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10. I think what they were trying to say

Sun Nov 23, 2014, 03:55 PM

Nov 2014

is that legislation is supposed to come from the legislative branch--Congress, and that EOs are supposed to be for minor stuff, like naming national parks and holidays.

The immigration thing is major, and should have come through the Congress. It's inexcusable that the House sat on the bill for that long, but it probably could have been handled in a better way than by an EO. It may have set up a genuine Constitutional issue that could come back to bite us in the ass--the same way I fear the Senate's "nuclear option" may. Imagine if the next R prez (and since the last election, I fear that it could happen) starts ruling by fiat.

Remember how upset we all were about Bush's signing statements? Well, same thing.

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SNL opening skit on Immigration didn't make sense and wasn't funny. [View all] Peregrine Took Nov 2014 OP

I'm not surprised. I have said it many times: Orrex Nov 2014 #1

The easy to prove how unfunny SNL is braddy Nov 2014 #27

Even in its heyday, it wasn't that great. Frank Cannon Nov 2014 #39

Very true CrawlingChaos Nov 2014 #32

I sat there watching it with a sick feeling sketchy Nov 2014 #2

I think it is just the easy way to explain it, hollysmom Nov 2014 #3

Easy way to explain what DIDN'T happen :) sketchy Nov 2014 #4

Yes, it really was shockingly tea party thinking. Peregrine Took Nov 2014 #5

easier than explaining that the bill will not be passed by congress - ever. hollysmom Nov 2014 #7

SNL hasn't been funny for years still_one Nov 2014 #6

Here is the link to the "skit" - incredibly wrong and why did they do it???? Peregrine Took Nov 2014 #8

they are telling people Obama vetoed the bill Enrique Nov 2014 #9

I think what they were trying to say YarnAddict Nov 2014 #10

The Emancipation Proclamation was an Executive Order sketchy Nov 2014 #14

Very true, YarnAddict Nov 2014 #15

Actually it was not. former9thward Nov 2014 #20

This is making the rounds, but isn't true joeglow3 Nov 2014 #43

I liked the skit about the high school drama production... SidDithers Nov 2014 #11

Ted Cruz liked it. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #12

And your show would be off the air quickly. nt Logical Nov 2014 #34

Yeah, comedies from a liberal POV always fail. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #36

SLN I bet is 90% liberal. We can deal with 10% jokes about us. nt Logical Nov 2014 #37

Link for the lazy... Oktober Nov 2014 #13

They do better with humor from a liberal view like this one.... TeamPooka Nov 2014 #16

That skit was hysterical. bigwillq Nov 2014 #24

I wish I could find the skit in which Will Ferrall is Bush, right after ... JoePhilly Nov 2014 #17

here ya go UglyGreed Nov 2014 #19

That seems to be only the Ralph Nader part. JoePhilly Nov 2014 #23

Yes I thought it would include UglyGreed Nov 2014 #25

I liked it! rock Nov 2014 #18

I did too AnalystInParadise Nov 2014 #41

Humor is humor. former9thward Nov 2014 #21

Things that are not true are usually not as funny sketchy Nov 2014 #22

Parody is finding the humor based on truth. This was just a bunch of lies. jillan Nov 2014 #28

They make fun of the GOP much more than us. And people believe them also I assume. nt Logical Nov 2014 #35

I found it funny because ChazII Nov 2014 #38

I thought it said Rs might create an immigration bill some day ctaylors6 Nov 2014 #26

I watched it and all I could think was that Lorne Michaels started watching faux. jillan Nov 2014 #29

WTF Moment.. The Mayor of NYC likes what the President is doing on Immigration because Cha Nov 2014 #30

Do they mean 100,000 law breakers? AnalystInParadise Nov 2014 #42

I stopped watching this show a while back Gothmog Nov 2014 #31

It is a comedy show about all topics. We will be picked on at times. No big deal. nt Logical Nov 2014 #33

Well you just summed up the last 20 years of SNL krawhitham Nov 2014 #40

I thought it was well done and funny, too lynne Nov 2014 #44

I thought it was funny. DemocraticWing Nov 2014 #45

I thought the guy who played the bill sung the song pretty damn good davidpdx Nov 2014 #46

I don't get people thinking it was funny. 6000eliot Nov 2014 #47