[kingu]

I'm just looking, because obviously I missed it somewhere. I'm sure it's gotta be out there, likely with Rand Paul as a co-sponsor in the senate - that is Congress’ funding of border security. After all, if they're vetoing the emergency declaration because it's congress’ job to issue the checks, then surely they wrote and passed legislation which would do that..

Didn't they?

Oh, right, a tiny bit of funding for existing projects, no punishing of cities and counties which shield illegals IN JAILS, and of course, no funding for actual border security.

I heard the breathless repetition of Rand Paul's reasoning, as well as others. But didn't hear one reporter ask where is Congress’ action on the matter.

Was it right for Trump to have to resort to an emergency declaration? I don't think so. It is something that should have been handled in the day to day business of congress, and they've utterly failed to fulfil their most basic oath of office.

Least someone’s doing their job this week.. Just laying out a random guess here, but let me assume that congress has pretty much adjourned after making the token protest about the emergency declaration to go have their spring break fling.

[Electric Graffiti]

“Was it right for Trump to have to resort to an emergency declaration? I don’t think so”

He never needed congress’ permission(declaration of emgergency) to secure the border. That’s his farking job under the Constitution.

[gogeo]

I have the idiot sisters as Senators, Murray and Cantwell. No point in my writing to them. But for those FReepers who live in the states of the 12...why not consider a campaign? Call, write or email every week, ask about the progress on border wall funding.