Posted on 03/25/2019 8:30:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Without enough votes from Republicans in the Congress, Democrats in the House are expected to fall short on Tuesday in their bid to override President Donald Trump's veto of a plan which would block his national emergency declaration from funneling billions of dollars from the Pentagon to construction of a wall along the southern border with Mexico.
While both the House and Senate approved the plan to reverse the President's emergency declaration, neither chamber had enough votes for a veto override, which will allow Mr. Trump to move money around within military construction accounts in the Pentagon, shifting at least $3.6 billion from that funding into a border wall.
"The Republicans in the House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a secure border," the President said when he vetoed the resolution earlier this month.
"Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution - I have the duty to veto it," Mr. Trump added.
"The Republicans in the House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a secure border," the President said when he vetoed the resolution earlier this month.
"Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution - I have the duty to veto it," Mr. Trump added.
"Whether we can succeed with the number of votes is not the point," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "We are establishing the intent of Congress," as Democrats argue the President is wrongly defying the Legislative Branch, and its spending decisions on the border wall.
"Both Houses of Congress, in a bipartisan way, sent him a bill that said this is how we’ll address border security," the Speaker told reporters. "He defied the Constitution with his action."
Still not spelled out by the Trump Administration is what military construction projects would lose money in order to funnel extra money to a border wall.
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Good.
“He defied the Constitution with his action.”
He did? Did I miss it?
Must have had too many drinks that night.
I knew the House would be where the failure to override would be.
There are still way too many Bush League Republicans in the Senate.
They MUST be replaced.
The Trump votes for 2020 are rolling in today.
“Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution - I have the duty to veto it,” Mr. Trump added.“
By God himself, I love this President.
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Oh well...
the only way this day could get any better is of Hillary Clinton was in an orange jumpsuit
But this is GOOD news!
So which Obama judge will be issuing the injunction?
It’s time to quit all this foolishness and get back to doing the will of the “legal” people in this country. Enough is enough!!!!!
The Dumbones don’t want this President to dare to go to the men’s room after dinner without getting their permission to use toilet paper first.
They don’t want oversight. They’re lying when they say they do. What they want is full control over the executive branch, and an elimination of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
One big stupid mistake (among many) is teaching him how they work. They are like all narcicists, predictable.
Does anyone know if it fails in the HOR on the override, does the U S Senate even take it up?
LMAO...
They shouldn't, but I'm betting that they will, just to pi$$ away more valuable time on a nonsensical action. If you want to elevate your BP, try watching the Senate take a vote. These useless ba$tards and ba$tardettes wander around the room chatting each other up, allowing a process which should take a minute or two, morph into an hour or more, just because some dilettante wants to be last for some inane most likely personal reason. I would tell you to put objects you which you could use to throw at your TV out of reach.
I’m surprised. I was certain the House would impeach.
Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
If God be for us, who can be against us!
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