Posted on 03/26/2019 11:39:16 AM PDT by gattaca
House Democrats on Tuesday failed to garner the votes needed to override Trump’s veto of a bill blocking his emergency border wall funding.
Only a handful of Republicans crossed the aisle to vote with Democrats on the 248-181 vote. That deprived the measure of the two-thirds majority needed to revoke Trump’s February emergency declaration that authorized him to move $3.6 billion in military funds to a southern border wall project.
The defeat, which was widely anticipated, kills the effort in Congress to block Trump’s wall funding grab, but numerous court challenges to the declaration are now pending and could ultimately stop the president.
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“The bottom line is that this emergency declaration is nothing more than an end run around a bipartisan majority of both the House and the Senate, in complete disregard of our Constitutional separation of powers,” Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called the national emergency declaration “a lawless power grab” that both Republicans and Democrats oppose.
Both Republicans and Democrats said they opposed Trump moving funds lawmakers assigned to the military construction budget.
Most Republicans, however, agreed with Trump’s reasoning that the surge in illegal immigration on the southern border constitutes a crisis that could be abated with new border wall construction. And most in the GOP believe the National Emergencies Act provided him with the power to shift that funding.
Republicans on Tuesday pointed to the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants apprehended at the border every month, the influx of illegal drugs, and the increase in gang violence perpetuated by illegal immigrants as the legitimate rationale for Trump’s action.
“He’s very clearly laid out the case for the declaration of a national emergency,” Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said. “There is a crisis at the border.”
Democrats argued the border wall is ineffective and that the surge on the border is a humanitarian crisis and not a national emergency requiring more physical barriers.
Illegal drugs, they argued, are smuggled by water or through other official ports of entry.
The Senate cleared a measure earlier last month terminating the national emergency after it passed the House. In both chambers, about a dozen Republicans voted with Democrats.
Trump quickly vetoed the measure, which was the first of his presidency.
The veto override measure will not be taken up in the Senate.
But Senate Republicans, who control the majority in the upper chamber, are working on legislation to rein in the act, written in 1976. Many lawmakers believe it cedes too much authority to the executive branch.
does smiling while 30,000 people chant lock her up count as a campaign promise.
My congresscritter voted no.
No, it counts as an alcoholic currently abusing her drug of choice. Otis in Mayberry smiled as he was being locked in his cell, too.
‘Beat back’ makes it sound like the Rinos actually stuck their necks out for the people.
I live in a solid GOP Colorado district. My rep knows my views.
“...Only a handful of Republicans crossed the aisle to vote with Democrats...” UPOS. Re-pansy-cans!
The 14 Republicans:
Amash
Fitzpatrick
Gallagher
Herrera Beutler
Hurd
Johnson
Katko
Massie
Rodgers
Rooney
Sensenbrenner
Stefanik
Upton
Walden
So you don’t think Trump knows Hillary is a criminal. That’s a very large stretch
After a coup attempt he would have to be in a coma.
Thanks for posting.
Other than for a court to rule the NEA Act of 76 in violation of the constitution. That’s the tack the dems will take in court.
Snowflakes melting on their TV shows
Reality nipping at their heels.
I know it’s been said many times many ways
Winning/Whining. Winning Whining.
Now onward build the wall.
LOL they passed it to clean up the emergency powers after the courts ruled in theist.
Intereresting to see how responding to an emergency is unconstitutional
The judges should say to any lawsuit from congress, you had your say in the house votes.
To states, no standing in federal emergencies. Same for citizens. Individual citizens don’t get to stop the nation from responding to an emergency.
After the immigration cases time for Trump to stand up Judges have no role in emergencies.
PS the time this has taken means the army should be putting up new sections today.
Fitzpatrick has received my last vote in PA1. Might as well have a Democrat. He is a reliable vote with baby killing Democrats.
What a week! MAGA
“Instead Judicial watch got an extra $ 75.00 to help their cause.”
What a great decision!
“The defeat, which was widely anticipated, kills the effort in Congress to block Trump’s wall funding grab, but numerous court challenges to the declaration are now pending and could ultimately stop the president.”
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Translation:
“But... but... but there’s STILL hope in stopping Orangeman and keeping the borders open for drug smugglers, rapists and other assorted future Democrat voters!”
Yu Lang?
Excellent move! We will do the same!! JW is the best!
“I live in a solid GOP Colorado district. My rep knows my views.”
And I live behind enemy lines in Boulder Cty.
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