Posted on 02/26/2019 4:59:19 PM PST by jazusamo
UPDATE
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) released the following statement about the decision:
House Democrats chose today to make a purely political statement against President Trump instead of taking seriously the national emergency at our country’s southern border. The President’s declaration – along with legislative action to appropriate funds for border security – will answer the call from experts and border security personnel on the ground to provide the resources needed to stop illegal entry into our country and the dangers associated with it.
Through their resistance, Democrats are closing their eyes and turning their backs to human trafficking victims, victims of drug addiction, and Angel Families who have lost loved ones.
Not only does the President have the legal authority to declare this national emergency under two federal statutes, the move is far from unprecedented: there are currently 31 national emergencies still in effect since the National Emergencies Act was enacted by Congress in 1976.
House Republicans will continue to listen to the experts and the American people, who agree we need stronger border security. I invite House Democrats to join us in protecting the citizens of the United States.
Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) released the following statement:
While Speaker Pelosi and her liberal lieutenants refuse to support the money necessary to secure our border, President Trump took an oath to keep our country safe, and is using all legal tools available to protect Americans from the crime, drugs, and human trafficking that comes across our southern border every day. Speaker Pelosi’s resolution blocking the national emergency declaration is another example of her refusal to secure our border, and would leave Americans less safe. I was proud to stand with victims of illegal immigrant crime today and vote against this useless and irresponsible resolution.
ORIGINAL
The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday evening to overturn President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration along the southern border. The declaration was a way for Trump to build his highly-anticipated border wall without Congressional approval.
The predominately came down party lines, with the exception of one Republican, Rep. Justin Amash (R-MN), who voted with Democrats in opposition to the declaration.
Amash took to Twitter to explain his vote while also slamming fellow Republicans:
The same congressional Republicans who joined me in blasting Pres. Obama’s executive overreach now cry out for a king to usurp legislative powers. If your faithfulness to the Constitution depends on which party controls the White House, then you are not faithful to it.
The vote passed with a vote of 245-182.
What do you expect from a libertarian Palestinian-American who claims he is supporting the Constitution?
The vote fell well short of the 291 necessary to
override the veto. We now build the wall!!
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What I don’t understand is why people don’t want to protect their homeland.
It only seems right to protect your homeland and have specific laws regarding
new comers, etc.
This won’t stop Trump! He’s not one to let them win ... he’s a fighter.
Bump
You’re absolutely right!
MAGA!
Cheap Labor Über Alles!
Where’s the RNC? Ha!
They’re too busy telling me how desperately they need to be the House majority again, so they can sit on their hands and do nothing like they did for the first two years of Trump’s first term.
I have no use for them and I tell them that every time they make contact.
Need 292 to override the veto.
Does he not understand Trump is acting in accordance with Congressionally stamped law, versus Obama who declared issuing documents to illegals was 'prosecutorial discretion?'
Thanx someone posted the numbers since I’m too lazy to do the math.
Because they despise Free America and Free Americans.
Normally, but this is a post-Constitutional Democrat party.
Can you postulate an argument that Democrats will foist upon us to justify stopping Trump when they fail to override his veto?
I haven't thought about it yet, but I will. Just how far do you think Democrats are willing to go to bend the Constitution to get their way?
-PJ
DOA in the Senate.
Even if it passes there it won’t survive a presidential veto.
This is just more political posturing from House Democrats.
290 in the House and 67 in the Senate. Democrats don’t have veto-proof supermajorities.
My apologies. I didn’t realise you
we’re looking for actual numbers.
no problemo I got 4 responses. LOL
Commie-rats.
It doesn’t matter what the communists want. We are building the WALL!!
Go for it
You morons won’t stop mr builder from building.
Our great president has built much more complicated things in impossible venues for decades
Try getting 2000 concrete trucks a day into Manhattan. Kids
You’re welcome. I wish you had been right.
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