Posted on 02/17/2019 3:24:51 AM PST by 11th_VA
... Democrats have indicated they will rely on the ruling in House of Representatives versus Sylvia Burwell, in which the court declared the House of Representatives had standing to sue over executive overreach and that Obama violated the Constitution in ordering the payment of billions to insurance companies without authorization from Congress.
I was lead counsel for the House of Representatives in that case. Ironically, Pelosi vehemently opposed the litigation as a frivolous and unfounded challenge to presidential authority. We won the case. Superficially, it may look like the wall controversy. Obama sought funds from Congress and, when unsuccessful, acted unilaterally. But Obama ordered the money directly from the Treasury as a permanent appropriation, like the money used to pay tax refunds. Congress had never approved such payments.
Conversely, Trump is using appropriated funds. Like the authority under the National Emergencies Act, Congress gave this money to the executive branch without meaningful limitations. Trump now has almost $1.4 billion in newly approved funds to use for border protection. He has identified about $8 billion in loosely dedicated funds for military construction, drug interdiction, and forfeitures. Even if a court disagreed with the use of this money, Trump has the power and funds to start construction of the wall.
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Mittens supporter Lil Annie Asshole hardest hit.
You mean the bill he just signed that is almost identical to the one Ryan shoved through that Trump promised he would never another one of, that one? For over two years we’ve been hearing this “it’s only for a few months” BS. Meanwhile thousand of illegal Rat voters pour over the border every month. BTW him signing this treasonous POS bill and what hesaid when declared the EO pretty much guaranteed he loses at the SC.
So based on the specific directives in this stop gap bill, does the Potus have to build the "centers" for illegals to stay while being processed? Will he have to remove the beds already there, that were not approved specifically by Congress? Does he have to work with the cartels to allow parents to pick up their children brought to the border by cartels?
I know there were a ton of laws Obama just refused to enforce, the Defense of Marriage Act was one of them, DOMA.
insurance and health care are not the same as Govt/president supposed to protect borders and ensure safety of citizens of USofA.
Trump is working hard to lose his grip over his base of supporters by signing this bill and leaving out the necessary provisions to enforce immigration laws.
Whats missing from the bill are the rest of the enforcement provisions from the ONE TIME amnesty of 32 years ago. The list goes like this -
1) the southern border barrier
2) eVerify permanence
3) birthright citizenship per Minor v Happersett (plural citizen parents)
4) end all chain migration
5) end H1b, F1, and visa lottery
6) moratorium on new applications for citizenship for 10 years (40 years to allow assimilation and downsize automated work force).
Anything less is a threat to We the People. No border + no voter id = ?? (if you cant figure it out you shouldnt be voting)
If the Dems are so against the wall, then why dont they come up with a plan to fix the immigration system? The obvious answer is that they are simply against Trump. Period.
If the Dems are so against the wall, then why dont they come up with a plan to fix the immigration system? The obvious answer is that they are simply against Trump. Period.
“The obvious answer is that they are simply against Trump. Period.”
Wrong. The Rats are against the wall because it will work. Those are Rat voters pouring across the border. It is not about petty hatred from Trump, that is a secondary motive. It’s all about votes. It’s part of MSM spin. They want the public to think the Rats do want to protect the border but they just hate Trump. Even Rush falls for this BS.
Just a short time ago, those same Dems that are against the wall were calling for a wall. So yeah ... its all about opposing Trump.
Either he has been blackmailed, or bought. Perhaps both.
I keep hearing that speculation, esp blackmail over his adopted children. BUT, does our side not know any investigators? If the speculation is all over the internet, I think our side would be able to track this down and blow it wide open. Especially with the President on our side.
You miss the positive side of this. The limitation on beds gives an excellent reason to require applicants to stay in Mexico until their case is adjudicated, rather than be housed in the USA.
Thank you.
I believe the change of policy was a result of the realization that the border jumpers could be turned into DemonCRAP voters. The success of this voter fraud changed the whole dynamics. I asked my Secretary of State why she can’t track down the citizenship of our electorate. She told me that the Democrats made that action illegal for her to do. This guaranteed the right to vote through motor-voter registration.
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