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Democrats Fight Back And Launch Immediate Investigation Into Trumps National Emergency
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/02/15/democrats-investigate-trump-national-emergency.html
By Jason Easley at Politicus USA
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The House Judiciary Committee has announced an immediate investigation into Trumps decision to declare a national emergency to get his wall.
House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler said, President Trumps attempt to strip Congress of its duty by declaring a national emergency at the southern border is a gross abuse of power that subverts the key principles laid out in the constitution. Congress, not the President, has the right to appropriate funding. Instead of these illegal and ill-conceived attempts to circumvent our laws, the President should work with Congress to achieve the necessary bipartisan reforms our immigration system needs.
(Read the full letter at link)
Trump isnt going to get away with declaring a national emergency and then running to his private club in Florida for the weekend. The consequences of Democrats controlling the House is that Trump cant make these crackpot decisions anymore without being investigated and challenged. White House staff and Justice Department officials are going to be summoned before Congress to explain the decisionmaking process and the rationale for a national emergency.
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