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Dr. Rand Paul Releases Statement on National Emergency Vote
US Senate ^ | Rand Paul

Posted on 03/14/2019 7:17:32 PM PDT by RandFan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released the following statement after voting to disapprove of the national emergency declaration regarding the border:

“I stand with President Trump on the need for a border wall and stronger border security, but the Constitution clearly states that money cannot be spent unless Congress has passed a law to do so.”

(Excerpt) Read more at paul.senate.gov ...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: aliens; alreadyposted; completeidiot; demagogue; fur; nationalemergency; paultardation; paultards; randbuttboy; randsconcerntrolls; randspam; tds
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To: RandFan

FUR


21 posted on 03/14/2019 7:33:32 PM PDT by OKSooner (Green New Deal: "If you like your air conditioner you can keep your air conditioner.")
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To: RandFan

Stuff it Rand, we are being overrun.


22 posted on 03/14/2019 7:34:49 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Dandy

You’re worried about the President having too much power and also want him to order the US military to secure the border?


23 posted on 03/14/2019 7:35:49 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: RandFan

ah, so when aliens attack, we’re going to have to wait for congress to pass a bill?

The presidency is not subservient to the Congress, but equal.


24 posted on 03/14/2019 7:40:26 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: Dandy

“I am a Trump supporter. I agree with Paul. That emergency declaration is a bogus law that gives the president too much power. I agree that Congress and only congress controls the purse strings. We do have an emergency. Trump can order the Military to secure the border.”

Well then we can just wait around until congress votes for the money to pay for that military to “secure the border”.

Or did you forget how that stuff gets paid for?

Hell we have troops fighting conflicts in which NO DECLARATION OF WAR WAS MADE.

But our border? Gotta wait for congress to pass a money bill or else, right?


25 posted on 03/14/2019 7:42:34 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: RandFan

MCCONNELL LIED!!! He said if Trump signed the spending bill the senate would back him on the ED!! Effer lied!!!!!!!!


26 posted on 03/14/2019 7:44:06 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: RandFan

Trump is not stealing from the Treasury. Congress has approved the spending of these dollars so to me this makes it constitutional. Through the NEA Trump has statutory authority to redirect as he sees necessary. Guess this will go to SCOTUS.


27 posted on 03/14/2019 7:45:53 PM PDT by ironman
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To: RandFan

“I stand with President Trump ...except on things that really matter.


28 posted on 03/14/2019 7:47:27 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Nothing makes the delusional more furious than truth.)
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To: RandFan

I believe the President has a constitutional responsibility to defend our country against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and things such as violent foreign gangs killing our own citizens, massive amounts of drugs destroying families and entire communities, etc. constitutes a national emergency that it is one of the President’s foremost responsibilities to protect us against.


29 posted on 03/14/2019 7:53:52 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: RoseofTexas

No, he said he would back him.


30 posted on 03/14/2019 7:54:45 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: VanDeKoik
Congress just passed enough money for border wall to last a year or two. Just keep building wall and veto every bill until more money is approved. The president does not need congress approval to instruct Military. We cannot declare war...Who is the enemy when you are going after terrorist?
31 posted on 03/14/2019 7:56:45 PM PDT by Dandy (Drain the swamp baby!!!)
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To: RandFan

Rand Paul has just AUTOMATICALLY placed himself into the category of full fledged “DIP$HIT.”


32 posted on 03/14/2019 8:01:23 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: Dandy

If it’s “a bogus law”, then SCOTUS is wrong - they’ve upheld it, and the principle that the President’s power is at its fullest when he acts within powers specifically listed in the Constitution, or Congress specifically delegating power to him. Youngstown Sheet & Tube v. Sawyer

And Congress passed it - so they’re bogus as well. Blame them.

If you don’t like it, change it.


33 posted on 03/14/2019 8:02:10 PM PDT by castlebrew (Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
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To: RandFan

each of the infamous 11 needs primarying...good and hard


34 posted on 03/14/2019 8:02:57 PM PDT by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible")
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To: RandFan

Proves to me Paul doesnt know anything about the US Constitution.


35 posted on 03/14/2019 8:08:47 PM PDT by crz
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To: Republican Wildcat

Article IV, Section 4, so yeah - Constitutional duty. Not belief - fact. “The United States shall...”; applies to Executive, Congress, Judiciary, and the States themselves in relation to the other States

Oath of Office, also.


36 posted on 03/14/2019 8:10:43 PM PDT by castlebrew (Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
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Section 4
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

Explain this Paul. Yes the legislature was convened but failed in their oath. So whats it then say? Its up to the executive.

Asshole.


37 posted on 03/14/2019 8:15:35 PM PDT by crz
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To: RandFan

So you passed a law allowing obama to send $150 billion in cash to Iran?


38 posted on 03/14/2019 8:17:52 PM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: Dandy

The Republican party is guilty as Hell of letting Obama get away with the pen and phone routine. Rand Paul, not so much.

I’ll give him a pass on this based on consistency. Uniparty types like Romney and Murkowski can kiss my royal Irish rear end.


39 posted on 03/14/2019 8:18:02 PM PDT by M1911A1 (Santa is real. CNN is fake.)
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40 posted on 03/14/2019 8:31:02 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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