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The President's signing statement on HR.31. Read the whole thing before panicking about the Omnibus. Also a friend of mine pointed out this article that debunks another source of panic.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-official-border-security-bill-does-not-contain-amnesty-poison-pills.amp?

1 posted on 02/16/2019 9:50:26 AM PST by SubMareener
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To: SubMareener
You can skip most of this. But don’t miss the last paragraph.

Numerous provisions purport, in certain circumstances, to condition the authority of officers to spend or reallocate funds on the approval of congressional committees (Division B, sections 702, 706, and 716(a), (b); Division E, sections 403 and 409; Division G, sections 188, 405, and 406). These are impermissible forms of congressional aggrandizement in the execution of the laws other than by the enactment of statutes. My Administration will make appropriate efforts to notify the relevant committees before taking the specified actions and will accord the recommendations of such committees all appropriate and serious consideration, but it will not treat spending decisions as dependent on the approval of congressional committees.

2 posted on 02/16/2019 10:03:16 AM PST by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. A)
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I noticed that Trump is being sued over the emergency declaration because “there is no emergency at the border.”

Well, let them attain the presidency and then make their assessment.

Meanwhile, the law stipulates that the President of the United States has the authority to make that call, not some jack-leg walking in off the street.

Mere disagreement does not grant authority.


5 posted on 02/16/2019 10:15:46 AM PST by odawg
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I will treat these, and similar provisions, consistent with the President’s constitutional authority as Commander in Chief.

BOOM! BOOM! and BOOM again! explody heads alert! explody heads alert!

I'm lovin it :)

23 posted on 02/16/2019 3:20:49 PM PST by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: SubMareener; Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; ...

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24 posted on 02/17/2019 12:11:42 AM PST by bitt (new q post)
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To: SubMareener

These phrases below imply that Trump plans on following his constitutional rights no matter what he signed iin the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019” (the “Act”), which authorizes appropriations to fund the operation of a number of agencies in the Federal Government through September 30, 2019.
“My Administration will treat each of these provisions consistent with the President’s constitutional authorities with respect to foreign relations.”
And
“my Administration will continue the practice of treating provisions like these as advisory and non-binding.”
And
“My Administration will make appropriate efforts to notify the relevant committees before taking the specified actions and will accord the recommendations of such committees all appropriate and serious consideration, but it will not treat spending decisions as dependent on the approval of congressional committees.”


25 posted on 02/17/2019 12:14:21 AM PST by bitt (new q post)
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copied from another site - makes sense!!

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“Trumps statement is brilliant. Deep State loaded the bill with multiple facets to block it and his white house statement just released systemically points out section by section where they tried to block him and he’s countering that by citing presidential and constitutional authority.”


26 posted on 02/17/2019 12:16:48 AM PST by bitt (new q post)
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