[Hemingway's Ghost]

YES.

Would you want a leftist President to have such unchecked power?

[treetopsandroofs]

BTDT.

[Hang'emAll]

Would declaring a state of emergency ‘set a bad precedent’?...

Would you want a leftist President to have such unchecked power?

Do you think a Leftist President would care if he set a bad precedent?

I say (he, she, they or it) would not think twice about it if they saw it as a win for their side?

I say declare it and build the wall.

[MayflowerMadam]

“Would you want a leftist President to have such unchecked power?”

They did; they do. Rat Presidents declared many states of emergency.

[MHGinTN]

Um, you missed the clinton and obamaroid years?

[Wonder Warthog]

"Would you want a leftist President to have such unchecked power?"

They already have it. I seriously doubt that all of the 38 declarations of emergency mentioned above were all actions of Republicans.

[dfwgator]

Would you want a leftist President to have such unchecked power?

Trump's actions have no bearing on that. They would do it anyway.

[mass55th]

"Would you want a leftist President to have such unchecked power? "

One already did.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Would you want a leftist President to have such unchecked power?

This is NOT unchecked power. This is the DUTY of the President -— to secure our borders. If the Commander in Chief cannot use that power FOR THIS PURPOSE, I don’t know what else he can do.

Ask yourself — Is there an invasion? Check. Are drugs pouring in our Southern Border? Check. Is Building a Wall a Defensive Task? Check.

Also, consider this — fifty-eight national emergencies have been declared since 1976, when the National Emergencies Act was signed into law. Thirty-one of these declared emergencies remain in effect.

What’s the problem then? It’s not as if this national emergency is not a national emergency. IT IS !!