Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, announced on Thursday that President Trump planned to declare a national emergency so he can bypass Congress and build his long-promised wall along the southwestern border.
That raised the prospect of a constitutional clash with lawmakers over who controls the federal purse.
Mr. McConnell said the president would take action after signing a bill to keep the government open but not fund his wall.
.@PressSec: President Trump will sign the government funding bill, and as he has stated before, he will also take other executive action—including a national emergency—to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border.
— The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) February 14, 2019
There is no national security crisis at the southern border.
https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1096149027798822914
.@SpeakerPelosi all but threatening Republicans that if Donald Trump declares a national emergency for a manufactured crisis, future Democratic presidents will feel free to act accordingly on real crises, like the epidemic of gun violence.
— Nope. (@JoyAnnReid) February 14, 2019
Trump’s inability to follow through on a campaign promise is not a national emergency.
Let’s not forget those still struggling to rebuild their lives after this administration failed to respond effectively to real emergencies in places like Puerto Rico. https://t.co/NMSRnvKJQF
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) February 14, 2019
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9 responses to “Emergency, everybody to get from street”
Of course. I’d still be amazed if the government doesn’t shut down.
That scene you referenced from “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming” has been playing in my head for months. So incredibly appropriate now.
Does this officially make the USA one of those banana republics and therefore a shithole?
On a related vein, I’ve come to expect this kind of bullshit from Trump and his appointed lackeys, but senior Senators conniving and supporting this? Absolutely contemptuous.
Sackbut – such a great movie, and yes, like Strangelove, shockingly relevant again.
Only if the courts or Congress don’t stop it.
(Spoiler: The courts will stop it.)
Are you sure? If they do, how long will that take and would all funds be recoverable?
Presumably the money would end up being more or less frozen during the court process in which case the lengthy process only needs to last until the middle of January 2021
Isn’t it obvious that Donnie Twoscoops not getting everything he wants is a National Emergency, if not a Global Crisis?!!
Why does Donnie wait two whole years before noticing that his glib, foolish, applause-bait declaration has no chance of coming true? Is he really so beholden to Fox/Murdoch that he suddenly clicks his heels and obeys Coulter and Hannity?