Posted on 02/22/2019 9:58:58 AM PST by jazusamo
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) predicted on Friday that a "handful" of Republicans will back a resolution to block President Trump's emergency declaration to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
"A handful. …[But] there will be enough to sustain a veto," Graham told Fox News , asked how many Republicans would vote with Democrats in the Senate.
Graham didn't offer a specific number for how many of his Republican colleagues he thinks will back the resolution.
He said that he would "absolutely not" vote for the Democrat-led resolution, adding that he is "100 percent with the president."
Graham, who has emerged as a vocal ally for Trump in the Senate, also accused Democrats of "hypocrisy" on border security and argued they were opposing the president's plan because "they just hate Trump."
"I hope Republicans will not reward this quite frankly," Graham added on Friday.
Trump announced last week that he would declare a national emergency to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall after Congress passed a bill that gave him $1.375 billion — well below the $5.7 billion that he requested.
The move sparked a political firestorm with lawmakers preparing to try to derail his emergency declaration.
The House is expected to vote on a resolution on Tuesday that would block the declaration.
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) is the only Republican co-sponsor of the House resolution, so far, though Democrats are expected to try to pick up more bipartisan support.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a Thursday statement that Senate Democrats would introduce a companion resolution "soon," and urged Republicans to support the measure.
If all 47 Democrats voted for the resolution to block the declaration, they would need to win over four Republicans to send the measure to Trump's desk, where White House officials expect he would use his first veto so far into his term.
Several Republican senators have raised concerns about, or voiced objections to, Trump's emergency declaration, raising the prospects that a resolution could pass the chamber initially.
But Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is the only Republican senator who has said that she would vote for the resolution.
"I don't know what the vote situation will be in the Senate, nor do I know exactly what that resolution will say, but it is a privileged matter. That means that it will come before the Senate for a vote, and if it's a clean disapproval resolution, I will support it," she told reporters in Maine on Wednesday.
Oh yes. We can primary them but they dont give a s^%t. Not one iota.
By then, these c-suckers will have pilfered all the money they can and will leave extremely wealthy.
Then, the next crop elected will be spoiled by the rotten SOBs remaining within that sloppy cess pool.
There is but one way to solve the problem and you all and I know what that is.
Same tired old aholes ..another day.
I believe the writer needs to go back to English classes, the Rats will not get the GOP votes to override a veto.
Very good post...Explains a lot...
Figures..and I bet these are the same people who in 2017 would have blocked President Trump’s bill for a wall..so in a way Paul Ryan, yeah he’s a jackass but he was right when he told Trump they would vote against him the GOP wants open borders for cheap labor, the Dems want them here for votes, its really that simple
Forgot Romney
First we have a coup and now a Civil War and an invasion on our southern border. And these Chaplitos go over to the other side. Pond scum
I was concerned after my glance at the article, but sustain is the opposite of override.
I WISH I could forget Romney!
It is amazing to see just how united the uniparty is against the wall. Screw the will of the American people who desire border security the cheap labor and votes must flow.
The women have pus*y hats in their closets. And Rubio never learned how to be a rest American.
I wouldn’t bet money on it.
Alexander, Graham, McSally, Murkowsky, Hoeven, Rubio, Tillis, Burr, Lankford, Gardner, Cornyn, Hyde-Smith, Collins, Sasse, Kennedy, Shelby, Ernst, Blunt, McConnell, Wicker, Portman, Isakson, Johnson, Toomey, Rounds, Thune, Daines, Barasso and Enzi are all Bush League Republicans.
Knock it off. We need all the help we can get and Graham is helping. You can’t predict the future for s#it.
Save your snark and anger for those who truly deserve it.
That’s what I thought.
It threw me off.
I’m just trying to keep up with the rest of the class.
So much is going on now, seen and never to be seen.
The reason some of these republicans give for not supporting the resolution is that it may set a precedent for a Democrat president to declare emergencies in other situations. GIVE ME A BREAK! Th Democrats will if in office engage in any kind of Emergency resolution that fits there scenarios regardless of what Trump does now. The same stupid scenario applies to the 60 Vote Rule in the Senate. Mc Connell says he wants to keep it for fear the Dems. if in the Majority will use it to pass their favorite legislation. That is a bunch of BS as Mitch knows if the Dems. gain the Majority, they will do it anyway. He uses this excuse to block legislation he and his donors (AKA US Chamber of Commerce)don’t wan, but also don’t want to show the reality of being Anti Trump.
Come on RomneeeSlut, show those true colors.
As long as those backstabbing republicans know that any American blood spilled by invaders and will be on their hands.
Keep voting for Amnesty Senators and you will get amnesty.
Graham has supported EVERY amnesty attempt since he got into the Senate.
I’m curious. Is a “resolution” an actual binding law? I always thought it was merely an expression of opinion, e.g. a “sense of the Senate” statement. If so, why is no one pointing out this distinction?
With respect, for one you listed Graham and he just said in the article he would not vote for the resolution, the Rats would have to get 14 GOP votes to override and that ain’t gonna happen.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.