Posted on 10/17/2019 2:42:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Congress fell short Thursday in its second attempt to end the national emergency President Donald Trump declared to secure money for his proposed border wall.
Both chambers of Congress have passed measures to block Trump’s declaration twice since the president took the step in March, prompting two vetoes. Lawmakers failed to override the second veto Thursday as the GOP-held Senate could not muster the two-thirds majority needed.
The chamber voted by a 53-36 margin to end the emergency. Ten Republicans voted with Democrats in supporting the resolution.
Democrats and some Republicans have accused the president of overreaching and disregarding Congress’ power of the purse by declaring the national emergency. A federal judge ruled Friday that Trump violated the law by using the declaration to divert money to wall construction — though the ruling will not affect a major chunk of the funds he hopes to use for the barrier.
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“Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has consistently voted with Democrats to block the declaration.”
So we now know there are at least 10 GOP Senators who will vote for impeachment
Yep, and 20 more would if they could cast their vote in secret.
Correct!
Don't assume the GOP will ever stand with President Trump.
There! Fixed it.
Regarding undocumented Democrats crossing border…
New Border Wall In San Diego Is Helping Drive Border Crossings Down
Names please. Certainly that weasel Rubio voted with the dems. My emails to him demanding he vocally support the President are ignored if you can fatom that.
“Ten Republicans voted with Democrats in supporting the resolution.”
Who are they, we need names.
Hmm. I type “fatom” meaning to type ‘fathom’ and autocorrect can’t fix that?
This is a pretty useless thread if somebody doesn’t supply the names of the 10 treacherous Republicans
Anyone know who the 10 are?
BS. Nobody is watching this. Everybody will be watching the Senate if it goes to trial, which I’d bet money won’t happen.
Honestly, the Nervous Nellies here are something else.
I found the 10
Blunt
Collins
Lee
Murkowski
Rand Paul
Portman
Romney
Rubio
Toomey
Wicker
Ten Republican senators voted to override Trump’s veto: Sens. Roy Blunt (Mo.), Susan Collins (Maine), Mike Lee (Utah), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rand Paul (Ky.), Rob Portman (Ohio), Mitt Romney (Utah), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Pat Toomey (Pa.) and Roger Wicker (Miss.).
No. Not the same at all. They’re pissed about this because they think he’s stepping on their toes e.g. Congress is constitutionally allowed to appropriate money. You can see their point, even though I disagree with it.
Impeachment is a whole nuther thing and even the weenies like Romney will think differently.
Congress fails to keep US military from defending the US.
I despise Marco Rubio.
I will never vote for this person again.
Notice the verbiage. “His” wall.
Nobody else wants the wall, right? Just that crazy orange-man bad guy occupying the Oval office that rightly belongs to her highnessz Well, except for all those nasty irredeemably deplorable hick rubes in flyover Jesusland.
Truth is the vast majority of Americans DON’T want a border wall. They want TWO border walls, patrolled by pit bulls with AIDS.
A wall to stop invasions is part of our arsenal.
Yeah, I don’t believe it is Congress purview to try and second guess a President and emergency declarations. Chief executive. That’s why he was elected, in fact. One of the reasons, certainly.
Because, Congress has failed to do what they were elected to do. This ain’t rocket science.
Probably the same 10 RINOs who will vote to impeach.
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