Republicans Give Trump the Green Light for a Border Wall Emergency Declaration

[babylonsister]

Instead of trying to work toward a solution, they're just green lighting this? Stinking lazy.


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Republicans Give Trump the Green Light for a Border Wall Emergency Declaration
They aren’t fans of the idea. But they signaled this week that they won’t raise a stink if Trump does it.
Sam Brodey
01.29.19 1:24 PM ET


Congressional Republicans don’t love the idea of President Trump declaring a national emergency to secure funding for his border wall. But GOP lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol signaled they wouldn’t do anything to try and stop or shame him.

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Some Republicans have openly fretted about what such a declaration would mean in the long term. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said the move would establish a precedent that would make it easier for a future Democratic president to enable aggressive action on climate change, for example.

But many Republican lawmakers hinted that they’d live with the declaration rather than raise a stink over it.

“I’m not recommending it, it’s not my preferred choice,” said Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA). “But I, unlike some of my colleagues, don’t believe it’ll be the end of Western order if he does it.”

For GOP lawmakers, fear over the prospect of empowering a future Democratic president or further contributing to the legislative branch’s ineptitude has been overshadowed by concerns about another bruising shutdown fight or a border security deal that leaves their base dissatisfied. Among them, the prospect of Trump declaring a national emergency is being embraced as the least bad of plainly bad outcomes in the event Congress’ legislative efforts fail again.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-give-trump-the-green-light-for-a-border-wall-emergency-declaration?ref=home

[grumpyduck]

1. Cowards.

[Phoenix61]

2. It'll wind up in front of a judge before

the ink is dry. How stupid are they?

[Orangepeel]

5. That will be fine with them. They can say it's the judge's fault.

[winstars]

3. Scum AND Cowards...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. Farmers and Ranchers along the Border are NOT.....

Going to put up with having their land confiscated via Eminent domain if cause cannot be proven.

It is not like Trump wants to build a super highway at the border.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

6. Jauary 2021, the Democratic president declares global warming to be national emergency.

Live with that you Russian-loving m-fing Trump humpers.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. national bathroom emergency

There are far too many bathrooms that are gender-specific. This is a National Emergency that Republicans have ignored for years.


(Any GOPers who survive the apoplexy that induces may actually be human).

[GulfCoast66]

8. It total capitulation.

They don’t want the wall. They have always known it is the most idiotic thing a president has ever gone to the mat for.

Plus, they know if he shuts down the government again it is his and their death knell.

But they can’t be put in a position to override a veto cause their party has lost everyone but he crazed 30%.

So they want the Declaration. Knowing the courts will overturn it. Even if they don’t, you can’t use immenint domain with no legal backing.

No court will take land away cause the president says to do something Congress refuses to act on. Property laws are very strong. Much more than the Presidents ability to spend money.

They hope the issue goes away.