Posted on 10/11/2019 2:48:43 PM PDT by rintintin
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he used his declaration of a national emergency to get millions for building a wall on the southern border, NBC News reports.
The ruling is a victory for El Paso County, Texas, and the Border Network for Human Rights, which sued to stop border construction in their community. They argued that Trump had no legal authority to spend more than what Congress appropriated for the wall project.
In January the president asked for $5.7 billion to build "a steel barrier for the Southwest border," but Congress approved only $1.375 billion. In February, Trump declared a national emergency and ordered that money for Pentagon construction projects would be used instead for the wall.
Federal District Court Judge David Briones said the president's order violated a provision of the budget law approved by Congress which said "none of the funds made available in this or any other appropriation may be used to increase" the funding for the wall project.
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When Trump signed that budget bill that forbade use of funds for the wall, I remember Coulter warning he was effectively killing the wall
Another reminder that GOP leadership in Congress has worked hard and well to sabotage the MAGA agenda. And Trump hasn’t fought them hard enough
Hasn’t this already been addressed at the SCOTUS?
Clinton judge. Would’ve happened with or without that Bill.
The judge....anyone wanna bet he’s (or she) a Clinton or Obama appointee?
Obama can issue whatever executive orders he liked and no one cared.
Why am I not f*cking surprised!? Why not on a Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday?
Yawn. District Court Judge. Administration will appeal and will win.
That was Pentagon funding. We won that one.
Speed bump.
Oops, he.
I thought this issue has already been addressed by SCOTUS?
Yes. This is another one of the 80% or so of Clinton/obama appointed judges decisions that will eventually get overturned by higher courts.
A Clinton appointment.
Judges appointed by Clinton and Obama should not be allowed to rule on Trump cases.
From this article:
In January the president asked for $5.7 billion to build "a steel barrier for the Southwest border," but Congress approved only $1.375 billion. In February, Trump declared a national emergency and ordered that money for Pentagon construction projects would be used instead for the wall.
Federal District Court Judge David Briones said the president's order violated a provision of the budget law approved by Congress which said "none of the funds made available in this or any other appropriation may be used to increase" the funding for the wall project.
So we're still talking about redirected Pentagon funds.
My take is that the only way that previous ruling doesn't apply now, is if this case is siting different grounds for a violation, which the SCOTUS could then agree with.
Sick to death of these liberal judges ruling by fiat for the rest of us. We should round these judges up and force them to live on the border.
The budget law cannot overrule the emergency act.
“When Trump signed that budget bill that forbade use of funds for the wall, I remember Coulter warning he was effectively killing the wall “
Coulter! LOL!
When is Judge Nap going to MSNBC.
The only time Fox News is quoted is when MSNBC agrees with them or when Fox embarrassed itself.
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