Posted on 12/11/2019 9:30:20 AM PST by rktman
Donald Trump's dream of building a "big, beautiful wall" along the southern border took a hit yesterday when a federal judge ruled that Pentagon funds totaling $3.6 billion diverted for 11 construction projects along the southern border could not be used for wall construction.
Significantly, the judge, David Briones of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, ruled that other funds, already approved by the Supreme Court, could be spent. Those funds, which come from a Pentagon counter-narcotics fund, could still be used for wall construction.
The argument being used by the city of El Paso was that Trump overstepped his authority in declaring a national emergency along the border. Briones agreed and issued a permanent injunction against the use of the funds.
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“Obama judge?”
You almost don’t need to look it up to verify it. Of course Ovomit’s boy.
My bad, I got it wrong, but not by much, Clinton instead ovomit, e.g. 6 of one and a half dozen of another.
“Obama judge?”
You almost don’t need to look it up to verify it. Of course Ovomit’s boy.
My bad, I got it wrong, but not by much, Clinton instead ovomit, e.g. 6 of one and a half dozen of another.
Uh, ‘self appointed supreme ruler”?
The legislature has the sole remedy for an incorrect declaration. This POS in black robes needs to be removed.
Take that comment for what you will.
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