California to sue Trump administration over national emergency declaration
Source: LA Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that California was planning to sue the Trump administration over its declaration of a national emergency on the southern border with Mexico, delivering on a promise state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra made last week "to reject this foolish proposal in court the moment it touches the ground."
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Fortunately, Donald Trump is not the last word, Newsom said. The courts will be the last word.
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This is not 9/11. This is not the Iran hostage crisis of 1979, Becerra said. This is a president showing his disdain for the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-california-lawsuit-trump-national-emergency-20190215-story.html
Eliot Rosewater
(31,113 posts)Apollyonus
(812 posts)samnsara
(17,625 posts)ailsagirl
(22,898 posts)Auggie
(31,177 posts)Let the lawsuits begin!!!!
PS Gavin is 6'3 and pictures show him towering over dump.
onetexan
(13,054 posts)Let's see if the RW SCOTUS justices can ignore so many lawsuits in the face of such an egregious violation of the Constitution.
subana
(586 posts)Go Gavin! Thanks for showing all of us what a real American patriot is!!!
Cha
(297,465 posts)Thank you, Gov Newsome and AG Becerra