Posted on 03/07/2019 1:53:34 PM PST by conservative98
7. Ted Cruz (Texas)
Cruz has made his concerns clear that Trump issuing a national emergency could be a "slippery slope" for future Democratic presidents to use such powers to declare their policy priorities an emergency. It would make sense that Cruz, an expert in constitutional law, would be uncomfortable with this move, and if it had been done by a Democratic president he'd certainly be among those protesting the loudest about executive overreach. But after a bitter start to their relationship when they were opponents in the 2016 primary, Cruz has come around to being one of Trump's allies on Capitol Hill and owes Trump for holding a huge rally for him last year when he was in a very tight race to retain his Senate seat.
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4. Mike Lee (Utah)
Lee hails from the same camp as Paul when it comes to federal government overreach, and he's no fan of Congress ceding power to the executive branch. Lee could really go either way, but if he sticks with his convictions, he'll vote against the president.
3. Marco Rubio (Florida)
Rubio is usually a team player, but he's said he's unlikely to support Trump on this one. He sees it as a clear violation of the Constitution. "I will wait to see what statutory or constitutional power the president relies on to justify such a declaration before making any definitive statement. But I am skeptical it will be something I can support," Rubio said in a statement last month. Certainly the White House is working hard to change his mind, and it's not out of the question that Rubio would find a way to justify standing with the president. Like Toomey, Rubio has his seat for another six years, so this issue is unlikely to dog him by
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It was Iran’s money.
Simple solution: Congress, or at least the Senate, should declare a national immigration emergency (since there uncontrovertibly is one), making Trump’s declaration unnecessary.
It’s almost as if they don’t want to solve the problem...
The hispanics and mormons are stabbing us in the back.
Worried about the Constitution? Hey azzwipe, who do you think will happen to it from letting in 1.2 million third worlders per year since at least the Bush era.
And a special FU to Cruz. That SOB wouldn’t even be in office right now without Trump. Beto would be sitting in his seat but for Trump’s giant rally right before the election.
This is how the low life Cruz pays back a favor. The hell with him.
Good grief, these guys are short-term thinkers.
Someone let Ted know that they will get walked all over anyway. Fight.
Barack Obama gave the Iranians half a billion dollars and didn’t even bother to declare an emergency or ask congress...Selective righteous indignation
What about the Homeless in this country? Just open the flood gates and forget about people who are citizens here.
The expression I hate the most is. “Tell us how you really feel”. You spoke the truth. Bravo. This principal crap just comes on when somebody like these three stooges show up. Close the freaking border and to hell with these idiots.
Lee is Romney’s poodle. Pretty obvious Romney is grooming him to run as a trojan horse fake conservative POTUS candidate.
They don't care about who runs the country. They care about the connections they make the the chits they amass. They're going to be RICH RICH RICH!!!!
Why am I not surprised at the list of usual suspect Never Trumpers?
Okay, where does Cruz fit into that Romney and Lee dynamic? And Rubio, too.
FU and your f-ing slippery slope. SAVE THE COUNTRY and do your f-ing job! Soon the Constitution will be a worthless piece of paper if the immigration and associated laws and regulations are not handled. These politicians are such a waste of America. The “wall” was one big lie. To think the President can reason and negotiate with those who HATE him is insane. We are losing the country.
>>Rubio continues to disappoint. Sadly I have to support him with my vote or face worse consequences.
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He is horrible. I voted for him for the same reasons, but honestly, it’s just so disgusting that I am very likely not going to vote for these global traitors at all anymore. America is too far gone to fix within the system anyway.
We should send him insta-foam.
Ted Cruz (Texas), they already do Ted. Lame excuse. You will never get my vote.
With these scumbags on our side we are doomed. Now all of a sudden they are following the rules when the rats have been breaking them for decades and getting away with it, Hillary is still free and so is Obama and all his Cretans for trying to pull of a soft coup that should be punishable by firing squad. I am so sick of them all
Maybe these cowards will choose to retire, giving the Senate to the Socialists, as the 42 GOP quislings did in the House races last year. They gave Pelosi her Speaker’s gavel again, by choosing their retirement checks over the welfare of the nation.
Some of these holdouts may choose to retire, giving the Senate to the Socialists, as the 42 GOP quislings did in the House races last year. They gave Pelosi her Speaker’s gavel again, by choosing their retirement checks over the welfare of the nation.
yes you are probably correct.
from here, its difficult to see all that much difference between commie-Nazi Dimocraps and GOP-e sell-out/back-stabbers
they work together to screw America and impede/block necessary reforms, including the restoration of our liberties as free citizens.. and the defense of our nation
but, we will see..
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