Posted on 12/11/2018 9:25:38 AM PST by be-baw
An Oval Office meeting with President Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and presumptive incoming speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Tuesday spiraled out of control — in Pelosi's words — over funding the border.
With a potential government shutdown looming less than two weeks away, Pelosi told Mr. Trump, "you will not win" on the border wall. The president demanded border wall funding — and said he's not afraid the shut down the government over it.
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So what? It's not like his boss needs his help to deal with these two braying jackasses. If needed, I'm sure that Mike Pence will speak up.
Trump responded appropriately - I'll just take it out of the defense budget. It is his prerogative as CIC. Besides, they could probably find $5 billion between the sofa cushions in the Pentagon.
Ben Wa = her
Corncob = him
I wasn’t watching just listening from a distance. Was it Chucky who had the nerve to say that “elections have consequences”? Now that takes some major chutzpah.
I wasn’t watching just listening from a distance. Was it Chucky who had the nerve to say that “elections have consequences”? Now that takes some major chutzpah.
Pence is just dead weight. He does a great wooden Indian impersonation.
Fedzilla does NOT shut down.
I hope Trump allows the taxpaying public to find this out.
Hope there are more public meetings. Citizens need to see what they voted for.
see my tag
I think the Prez could order the Pentagon to sue the border as a “training area”, strengthen the border patrol in the area so they can respond to “detained” situations. You do that and the illegal flow will fall of to a trickle. I don’t view it as a long term solution but possibly could last until 2020.
Pence is Trumps Luca Brasi. He is there as backup
Leave parks and monuments open. When Ozero shut down the government, he purposefully shut down parks and monuments to try to make people mad at republicans for ruining their vacations, etc. The snake.
And this backbone is why Trump is POTUS and none of the progressive corportist “Republicans” ever will be. Ryan, Rubio, etc. All DOA.
Pence says nothing and let’s Trump have to fight 2 against 1. Good going, Mike.
Yep. What a wall flower. Like he is a shy boy at a middle school dance.
All the Republicans and Democrats have done for 35 years now is have a conversation while the country became flooded with millions of illegals. And 35 years later they still want to talk about it!
Bullshit
Great tagline. Definitely explains why some people have become completely unhinged.
Maybe POTUS is holding that card for the future but I say he should just look into the camera and lay it all out there. You don't get an opportunity like today every day.
Yes he can.
Yes he can.
Yes he can.
Why?
Here’s why:
Public Law 107–40
107th Congress
Joint Resolution
To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States.
Whereas, on September 11, 2001, acts of treacherous violence were committed against the United States and its citizens; and
Whereas, such acts render it both necessary and appropriate that the United States exercise its rights to self-defense and to protect United States citizens both at home and abroad; and
Whereas, in light of the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by these grave acts of violence; and
Whereas, such acts continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States; and
Whereas, the President has authority under the Constitution to take action to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States:
Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Authorization for Use of Military Force’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.
(b) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.—Consistent with
section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.
THIS HAS NEVER BEEN RESCINDED - IT IS STILL IN EFFECT
THIS HAS NEVER BEEN RESCINDED - IT IS STILL IN EFFECT
THIS HAS NEVER BEEN RESCINDED - IT IS STILL IN EFFECT
This is what gives the President the authority to engage in any military activity he deems necessary to protect the Constitution against international terrorism.
WE KNOW that there are terrorists (MS13 included) among the “refugees.”
Building a wall to keep terrorists out of US territory falls within the scope of “all necessary and appropriate force” and “authority under the Constitution to take action to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States.”
President Trump will build the wall.
Go Trump - MAGA
Go Melania aka Lady MAGA
“Pence is just dead weight. He does a great wooden Indian impersonation.”
Exactly. He’s certainly not presidential timbre.
Leave Pence alone. He’s not the street fighter Trump is, but I’m betting he’s a prayer warrior. Both are necessary when dealing with demonic democrats.
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