Don’t be so sure. His travel ban eventually held up in court, because he was within his executive authority after a revision or two.
If he can justify the emergency with human trafficking and drug trafficking that is actually happening at the border… it could work.
Waiting till an idiot is president is the wrong time to worry about executive overreach. It’s too late now.
What is the justifications for calling healthcare and gun control “real” emergencies?
Probably about the same as justifying a wall to stop border crime. 2 sides of the same derp
Exactly, which is why I asked. He seems to think the wall is not a real emergency. I agree, but then he says healthcare and gun control are real emergencies. Does not compute.
Concept being if Trump waters down the concept of a national emergency, Dems will be happy to abuse it when the wheel spins back around.
I definitely don’t think gun control would be a national emergency, and we’re probably 5-6 years away from HC costs getting high enough to entertain the thought
I guess. I wouldn’t have phrases them as “real” emergencies if that’s the case, though.
Let’s see indeed…
It’s on.
A “National Emergency” has been declared.
On a serious note…
Who is tasked with building “The Wall”?
The Army Corps of Engineers? Private Construction Firms? A Combination? Other?
(Serious question).
Probably a series of contractors who have spent the most at one of Trump’s hotels.
The 59th emergency declared since 1979. I think 10 of them are still going on. We’re still here lmao.
We survived Operation Jade Helm we can survive this!
Sorry, guys…
I know many want to read this as “business and usual” and “other President’s did it” …so what’s the big deal. (And I’m sure Hannity and Fox are already in “justification mode”…
As I have found out; the precedent is that NO modern president has used a national emergency to appropriate funds when Congress wouldn’t.
Still not a big deal?
Hey…let’s debate it.
It’s a huge deal, especially to “constitutional conservatives” - if any existed.
We’re at the end of a deliberative legislative process that results in the executive branch signing the bill presented, and the executive then declaring an emergency that defies the very bill he just assented to.
The illogic speaks for itself (and courts will rule against for that reason) but the scary part is that a President even attempted it.
This is gold for /r/TrumpCriticizesTrump
If you haven’t scrolled through it before, you’re welcome.
I’m not taking either of these sides but guns kill more people than illegal immigrants. Lack of access to healthcare bankrupts people and potentially kills them.
I’m using what could be used for arguments for them. I mean it’s no weaker than picking a time when illegal crossings are at their lowest in a while to say it’s an emergency now. Plus the scary thing is you can probably justify anything as a national emergency now. Ban chocolate because obesity is killing Americans.
Trump just said this:
Trump, questioned by @PeterAlexander, concedes there’s no national emergency to justify building his wall. “I didn’t need to do this.” “I just want to do it faster.” A gift to all the lawyers preparing to sue him.
Dude makes GWB look like a genius.
I get what you’re saying, but it still doesn’t explain how they’re “real” emergencies. Arguing they’re more of an emergency than illegal immigration, fine. Claiming they’re real and the border crisis isn’t, I don’t get.
