Texas Landowners First to Challenge Trump's National Emergency Plan

townhall.com ^ | 2/15/2019 | Courtney O'Brien

[rktman]

On Friday, President Trump followed through on his threat to declare a national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, announcing he had found $8 billion from various government agencies to get it done. He had his share of supporters, like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who directed him to do whatever needed to do to get that barrier built. But many others - both liberals and conservatives - were displeased with how he went about it.

Just hours after Trump's announcement, three Texas landowners and the Frontera Audubon Society in Texas, an environmental group, became the first folks to file a lawsuit against POTUS's emergency plans for the border. The government had previously informed the landowners that if the funds became available, they'd begin construction of the wall on their properties. The advocacy group Public Citizen filed the case in federal district court in Washington, D.C. on Friday, arguing the president exceeded his authority under the National Emergencies Act of 1976. The group called it a "fake national emergency."

[rktman]

Pretty sure I know where construction would be starting on first day back to work. Then, as the demolibs would do, simply ignore any court "noises" and proceed. US Marshals are looking for something to do.

[an amused spectator]

[an amused spectator]

[Hotlanta Mike]

Liberals are all for eminent domain and forced seizure of private property until it involves curbing illegal immigration, human trafficking and drug smuggling.

[antidemoncrat]

I wonder if those three Texas landowners actually live on the land where the wall will go or do they safely live far enough away to avoid illegal alien criminal actions.

[HarleyLady27]

Now we get to see who is paying billions of dollars to these “landowners” to see they stay rinos and idiot libs...

[deport]

The butterfly group is complaining also. At least they own
a little more land than this group with their 15 acres..

[antidemoncrat]

Additional question: Are those three land owners Hispanic?

[plain talk]

Yeah I think I’m good with Trump started ignoring ridiculous court orders that have no basis in law and are just agenda-driven. They will hate him no matter what he does anyway, right?

[Slyfox]

The building of the wall is going to need the US Military to protect its construction.

When the wall is completed I think it would be good for Trump to have a series of rallies along the breadth of it.

He needs to get that huge bottle of wine he has displayed at his hotels, and take it to the wall during his rally and have Melania do the honors by christening the wall.

[deport]

Dem filers......

https://www.citizen.org/sites/default/files/emergency_declaration_complaint.pdf

NAYDA ALVAREZ,
c/o Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009,

LEONEL ROMEO ALVAREZ,
c/o Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009,

YVETTE GAYTAN,
c/o Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009,

and
FRONTERA AUDUBON SOCIETY,
1101 S. Texas Boulevard
Weslaco, TX 78596,

[TLI]

"Under our Constitution, built on the principle of separation of powers, a disagreement between the President and Congress about how to spend money does not constitute an emergency authorizing unilateral executive action," the lawsuit read, in part.

The "disagreement between the President and Congress about how to spend money" is not what PDJT based the NE on.

It was the criminal illegal alien border law violators, known terrorists that have been caught, international criminal gang members that have been caught, international drug smuggling cartel members that have been caught.

Most of all the NE is based on all the OTHER criminal illegal alien border law violators, known terrorists, international criminal gang members and drug smuggling cartel members that were NOT caught and are right here in this country continuing to commit crimes, rape, murder and traffic drugs and sex slaves.

That is what "constitutes an emergency authorizing unilateral executive action."

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[sasquatch]

I wonder how much these landowners are paid per imported person or kilo.

[G Larry]

As noted here:

>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3728223/posts<

No "wall" challenge can be made until the case is ripe, meaning until Trump ACTUALLY SPENDS DoE MONEY TO BUILD SOME OF THE WALL.

[Lean-Right]

“First lawsuit against Trump wall declaration filed in Washington court”

“Texas Landowners First to Challenge Trump’s National Emergency Plan”

I’m confused.

[deport]

Nayda Alvarez painted this message on the roof of her home in La Rosita, Texas after receiving letters
from the federal government stating that a portion of her land could be seized for the border wall.

[KrisKrinkle]

Just build the wall up to the edge of their property. Theoretically that will funnel illegal border crossers to and through their property, but since they don’t think there’s a problem they shouldn’t object.

[caww]

Just build the wall everywhere else and see if these folks want to see hundreds go across their properties.....leave their trash along the way and threaten their families.....and if they use their property purposely as a gate way into the US arrest them and put them in jail for at least 5 yrs.

[rktman]

New letter to Nyada:

YOUR LAND WILL BE SEIZED ON 2/17/2019 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A BARRIER TO PROTECT YOU AND US CITIZENS. ANY INTERFERENCE WILL CONSIDERED A FELONIOUS ACT.

Sincerely
EOM (evil orange man)

[Jarhead9297]

They would have to or they’d have no standing and case would be toseed