Excuse me if I am wrong, but couldn’t this all be solved in a day with an executive order, declaring a national emergency and mandating $25 billion be set aside and wall construction be started immediately without any permission being needed from the Marxists? So WHY isn’t he doing it??
Because he wants to get re-elected in 2020. Just watch what he does if re-elected. In the meanwhile PDJT is making democrats look anti-border-security and who ever is the democrat nominee in 2020 will be stuck with that agenda.
His primary job as president is the safety and security of the American people.
And he is over the Defense Department in his administration.
Sounds like a an easy fix to me. Just draw up a little EO to make it legal and bingo, the deed is done.
But then I'm just sitting here typing on my computer and he's the President of the United States, so what do I know.
He’s not doing it with an EO b/c it would be immediately tied up in the courts. If it comes from Congress, that won’t be an issue. He may have to resort to EOs but my guess is he is trying to avoid that route if possible.
I’m trying to figure out if President Trump can direct money to be used via Executive Order or National Emergency. All I am finding it that he would have to invoke specific provision of federal law (I don’t know if there’s a list of those provisions) and Congress can terminate it with a joint resolution.
Since the House has the power of the purse, wouldn’t they just throttle any EO by denying funding?
Any Constitutional scholars here?
I have made this same argument in discussions on the topic.