Tom McClintock: “When you get to a certain point and you can't make your case, when you can't factually add it up...”

These are people who promised their constituents not to raise their taxes. And those five no votes just voted for the biggest tax increase in American history.

Even if this was not happening, the mere perception of it is enough to destroy public confidence that the vote will accurately reflect the will of the American people.

To me, that's the most fundamental definition of citizenship.

Here's some of the problems that we're facing. Every sheriff in the State of California in times past used to be able to ask immigration status of those who are arrested and coming through our jails. That no longer is in existence.