Yep, they already have a federal judge lined up to stop such a declaration.
How much did Mexico get in 2017 in aid and how much did they get in 2018?
Top Democrats can shove it where the sun don’t shine.
Democrats DO NOT care about the safety and security of the families of their voters, let alone the rest of us. If I was a Democrat (way too much common sense for that!) I’d be urging them to secure the border and keep my family safe.
Politically trump would get at least eighty percent support Legally no court has jurisdiction over a presidential action to defend the country. The 9th Circus would most like have a fit but they’d be stuck out in the cold (and my best is they know it, too)
Time for Trump to star telling the Judiciary: You come and enforce it.
He is the CIC of all USA military forces. If he says “build” the answer should always be “point to where.”
I’d love to see them stop it.
They’ll probably find an Obama judge to block it.
The downside for them is its already a public relations disaster.
Words of wisdom from all the people who passed Obamacare.
Dems do not see tens-of-thousands of illegal invaders as a national threat. Dems are blinded by politics.
Another caravan of upwards of 15,000 is supposedly forming in Honduras.
There’s absolutely nothing Trump could do that the Democrats wouldn’t oppose, including saving the country. They’d ignite a world war if they thought it would hurt his approval rating.
For every action there is a reaction and Dems want the USA gone.
This is telling.
Not saying he can’t really do it, only that their usual front groups will throw their usual hissy fit.
Hawaiian judges are especially out of their lanes to try to stay an emergency action by the President.
I have mixed feelings about this. The southern border needs to be secured. And as C-in-C, the president has the duty to protect the country from foreign invasion.
But the fundamental role of the US president is to execute policy, not to determine policy. Congress determines policy.
Bottom line: What a mess! I suppose Trump should act here. But make no mistake about it. Such an action will move the marker towards the Imperial Presidency end of the scale.
Misleading headline.
No one seems to doubt that he has the authority.
They are just threatening to attack him if he does.
If he doesn’t, they will just attack him other grounds, with the same resources, so better to fight here.
Use the military funds freed up by bringing soldiers home from abroad. That was estimated to cost 45 billion a year, and the wall price tag was 5.6.
So President Trump announces that the government remains closed while the Dims’ lawsuit winds its way through the court system.
Fine.
Then declare a national emergency over all the drugs, human trafficking and criminals crossing the border unhindered.
Show the statistics to the American people on incarceration rates, welfare rates and disease. And the total count of murder/rape...all felonious crime. With the statement than NONE of the crimes would have occurred if those people had not entered the US illegally.
And completely seal the US Border with Mexico, allowing no persons or goods to transit in either direction. And use the US Army to enforce the closure.
Democrats are about to chase POTUS Trump into the briar patch.
Mexican Pres. Bows to Trump. Announces 2,000-Mile ‘Zone’ To Help Stop Illegals
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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-06/key-democrat-admits-trump-has-authority-declare-national-emergency-build-wall
Democratic Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, admitted that President Trump has the authority to declare a national emergency and have the military build a wall along the US-Mexico border.
ABC’s “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos asked Smith “Does President Trump have the ability, have the authority to declare a national emergency and have the military build his wall?”
“Well, unfortunately, the short answer is yes,” replied Smith. “There is a provision in the law that says the president can declare an emergency. It’s been done a number of times, but primarily it’s been done to build facilities in Afghanistan and Iraq. In this case, I think the president would be wide open to a court challenge saying, where is the emergency? You have to establish that in order to do this. Beyond that, this would be a terrible use of Department of Defense dollars.”