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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPelosi, Schumer Draw Red Line: Emergency Declaration 'Would Be A Lawless Act'
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pelosi-schumer-a-national-emergency-would-be-a-lawless-act?fbclid=IwAR3xGh_HI8MSmmIZOT2lqcGN-8uCE6dGtVGpxGK3Wny83-ne3FQYIEGzPkwPelosi, Schumer Draw Red Line: Emergency Declaration Would Be A Lawless Act
By Matt Shuham
February 14, 2019 4:56 pm
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday said President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to get more border wall funds than Congress appropriates would be a lawless act.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Thursday that Trump would declare an emergency, and that he would have the Republican leaders support in doing so.
Schumer and Pelosi said of the move: It is yet another demonstration of President Trumps naked contempt for the rule of law. This is not an emergency, and the presidents fearmongering doesnt make it one.
Read Schumer and Pelosis full statement below:
Washington, D.C. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released this joint statement on the possibility of President Trump declaring a national emergency:
Declaring a national emergency would be a lawless act, a gross abuse of the power of the presidency and a desperate attempt to distract from the fact that President Trump broke his core promise to have Mexico pay for his wall.
It is yet another demonstration of President Trumps naked contempt for the rule of law. This is not an emergency, and the presidents fearmongering doesnt make it one. He couldnt convince Mexico, the American people or their elected representatives to pay for his ineffective and expensive wall, so now hes trying an end-run around Congress in a desperate attempt to put taxpayers on the hook for it. The Congress will defend our constitutional authorities.
Fullduplexxx
(7,866 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)triron
(22,008 posts)They need to do more than make statements.
Evolve Dammit
(16,747 posts)honest.abe
(8,680 posts)Very good.
world wide wally
(21,749 posts)Mueller hasn't tied the bow around his package yet
Initech
(100,088 posts)Although if he were into that sort of thing it wouldn't surprise me at this point!
George II
(67,782 posts)Initech
(100,088 posts)babylonsister
(171,075 posts)actions make no sense. But why not just resign?
world wide wally
(21,749 posts)Then he will be in the clear once and for all.
pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)This presidency will be remembered as The Grand Illusion.
Or perhaps The Grand Collusion, depending on the Special Counsel's effectiveness.
Fuzzpope
(602 posts)Don't talk him out of signing the spending bill, let him sign that, and THEN put his head in a vice.
Dems = Telegraph junkies, wtf man.
sinkingfeeling
(51,466 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)SCOTUS and is upheld, then what??
barbtries
(28,807 posts)the evil FUCK.
Kablooie
(18,637 posts)He could start making emergency declarations for just about anything he wanted and thus magically have the means to do it.
This would essentially be giving him near dictatorial powers.
myohmy2
(3,164 posts)...then impeach...
...time to put up or shut up...
...
yaesu
(8,020 posts)A reverse psychology thing because they want the orange nazi out but don't want the party to look bad by turning on their own.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,444 posts)kacekwl
(7,020 posts)And those who support him. They all all lawless.