John Salisbury’s outline continued:
4. However there are some other factors that are in play here. One of them is that the President has declared a Human Rights Emergency AND has notified Congress that he’s invoking the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 5. This opens up new options.
6. By making these two declarations President Trump has just communicated that he has the authority to NOT spend any funds he doesn’t deem necessary and will return them to the US Treasury. So, funds for Planned Parenthood? He can simply not allocate the funds.
7. Also, these declarations make some funds fungible. For instance if he determines that building a Wall on the Southern Border is a defense against Human Trafficking? He can move funds from anywhere else in the Defense Dept Allocation & simply build the Wall.
8. Congress is powerless to stop cash reallocations on an omnibus bill AND cannot stop the DOD from taking measures under a declared Emergency. 9. Despite their language in the Omnibus Bill about the Border Wall, it is trumped by the State of Emergency that Trump declared.
8) So in summary - This will go to the Courts. Congress will sue the President over the Border Wall. But here’s how it will play out - Congress and the President are co-equal branches with different functions. Congress allocates. The President spends.
9) The President has National Security as his Primary Responsibility and it’s his job to use whatever funds and declarations he needs to for that job. No Court in this Nation (except corrupt on the take Judges) would EVER rule against a President for exercising that authority.
10) In the end the Supreme Court (yes, that’s where it will end) will fully VALIDATE the President’s Constitutional Authority & the Wall will be built. /end #MAGA #QAnon #TQFam #8Chan #TheGreatAwakening #TheStormIsHere @POTUS #InternetBillOfRights #FreeTheInternet
forget THAT donnie.
“he United States will give Mexico $48.66 million dollars to be used directly for peace and security within the country, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The goal of this foreign assistance is to weaken transnational criminal organizations, reform legal institutions and create a modernized border greater for greater prosperity and security for both countries.”
Boots for our boots, jets for our pilots, ETC ETC ETC. I am so mad it’s ungodly. Well, I take that back, it is a righteous anger because this is simply UNJUST. Send our guys to war without working equipment.
sounds like the same demons talking to zero are talking to donnie.
To this simple-minded guy it seems as though the wall would be a national defense measure.
I hope he does
Army Corp of Engineers and Cee Bees need practice
Build that damn wall!!!! 8>)
Yes, what did President Trump say he likes to do? Read contracts and figure out how to take advantage of them!
Bwahahahahahaha!
He alluded to that in his press conference. It was just a passing remark, but he tied immigration to national defense and as a CBP employee that caught my attention.
I think all of us want butterflies, rainbows, and unicorns to emerge from the Omnibus bill and the President’s tactics. Yet I urge patience to see how this turns out.
Please don’t throw me in that briar patch.
“President Trump hints he may use Defense budget to build the border wall now”
JUST DO IT!
I would trust our military to build that wall far more than any private enterprise and they will make pretty darn sure there won’t be any sabotage.
They built the Alaska Highway in record time. Sure it was a bit rough for a long time but it got done.
The President’s statement does seem to be a “hint”.
The minute my husband heard the defense allotment, he surmised that Trump was planning on using some defense funds to build the wall. I said , “No way.” Time will tell, but it appears that was the plan.
HA! I went on his FB page Friday and encouraged Trump to use some of that DOD money. He always listens to my advice. :-)
Operative words: Just do it already . . . or else shut up about it.
e.g. Don't tweet a hint that you may veto a bill, thus jerking the faithful around. Either veto or sign and then tweet about why or why not. The faithful can handle the occasional setback but are soon annoyed by being jerked around.
e.g. No. 2: Where have I heard that the United States does not telegraph its intentions to its adversaries, i.e. the judiciary, the Dems, Mexico, the Never Trumpers?
Just do it already!
When I see this wall, I will believe this wall.
Some smart Freepers nailed this last night. I happily stand corrected :-)
couldnt they still pass large amount of drugs thru the slats of that design??
ping!