Romney Explains Why He Voted to Block Trump's National Emergency During Border 'Crisis'

PJ Media ^ | 05/20/2019 | Nicholas Ballasy

[SeekAndFind]

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who voted to block President Donald Trump's border national emergency declaration, has said there is a "real crisis" on the southern border.

"I hope people in both parties, as well as people across the country, realize there's a real crisis right now at our southern border. We are at a rate of about 1 million people a year trying to cross into the country," Romney said in a Facebook video posted in April. "These are folks we're not able to properly evaluate, investigate and to vet and as a result, we don't know exactly who they are and why they want to come here. It's a real security risk and it's overwhelming our systems, particularly in our border states. So, it's a crisis and we have to deal with this on an urgent basis."

Romney was asked why he voted to block the declaration if there is a currently a crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border.

"There's a constitutional approach to providing for border fencing and I believe the president had access to the necessary billions of dollars to be able to provide that fencing and felt that the emergency declaration was unnecessary and was not consistent with constitutional principles," Romney said.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Romney was a willing Designated Loser, he had no intention of disrupting the Kenyanesian Usurpation.

His job was to make sure we had no choice but that it continue.

[Lurkinanloomin]

McCain and Romney both lost on purpose.

They were Designated Losers picked to make sure we had no choice about the Kenyanesian Usurpation.

[robowombat]

Because the LGS is so fast growing in Mexico the leadership hopes many ‘new saints’ will hurry here so they can be sure of their tithing is done.

[Amendment10]

”…that the emergency declaration was unnecessary and was not consistent with constitutional principles, ..."

Sen. Romney needs to consider that possibly one of the reasons that PDJT declared border emergency was to test loyalties of so-called “Republicans” like Romney.

Insights welcome.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Utah is the only state that would elect him as Senator because it is full of Morons who do as their church tells them.

[samtheman]

Same as McPain in 2008.

Designated loser.

[areukiddingme1]

For the love of God Mitt “Benedict” Romney, just switch parties, it’s probably killing you anyway to pretend that you even remotely care about what is right for America and you are just dying to side with the DC establishment so you can continue to get invited to all the “cool kid” party’s.

Just do us all a favor and switch parties....Stop pretending.

Don’t go away mad, just go away!!!

[Lurkinanloomin]

Yep, and the RNC had planned to stick us with Yeb! as the Designated Loser for 2016.

[DaiHuy]

Can that butt munch even spell constitutional?

[MacNaughton]

Mitt's father, Gov. George Romney (R-MI), was born in the Mormon colonies of northern Mexico in 1907. The Mormon colonies located near the Sierra Madre mountains in northern Mexico which were established by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints beginning in 1885. Many of the original colonists came to Mexico due to federal attempts to curb and prosecute polygamy in the United States.

In the 1890 Manifesto, the LDS Church banned polygamy. When Utah applied for statehood again, it was accepted. One of the conditions for granting Utah statehood was that a ban on polygamy be written into the state constitution. This was a condition required of other western states that were admitted into the Union later. Statehood was officially granted on January 4, 1896.

In the summer of 1912, the colonies were evacuated due to anti-American sentiment during the Mexican Revolution and many of their citizens left for the United States and never returned. Some colonists did eventually return to their settlements, but today only Colonia Juárez and Colonia Dublán in the Casas Grandes river valley remain active. The Colonia Juárez Chihuahua México Temple, built in 1999, is located in Colonia Juárez, and is currently the smallest temple the LDS Church operates.

I have wondered for some time if Mitt has some unresolved affection for Mexico.

[circlecity]

So, Romney is trying to take both sides of the issue.

[PLD]

I despise Romney and he is nothing but a liberal..He votes with that bunch of fools every time..Also he is so jealous of President Trump he can’t stand the idea he was never picked to win presidency but he is a typical lying liberal and us Conservative Christians know it..

[Alberta's Child]

He looked like a total jackass once The NY Times and Nancy Pelosi started making public admissions that there is a real crisis at the border.

[Zathras]

“These are folks we’re...”
Only ObamaBots talk like this.
Romney is either a Bot or has deep connections to one.

[niteowl77]

Because he’s a carpetbagging RINO and a loser.

[C19fan]

Because he is a “bishop” of a church that is 100% for Open Borders.

[rintintin]

I only voted against Obama, not FOR Romney.

I did you one better. Didn’t vote for either of the turkeys. Wasn’t sad when Obama won. If Romney had won, we wouldn’t have gotten Trump. I don’t vote for somebody just because the Republicans serve him up to me.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Utah needs to do something about their mistake, Mittens, the bottom feeder.

[fishtank]

Recent photo of Mitt R.

[Antoninus]

Because he’s basically a white Mormon Obama. Duh.