It ends govt shutdown (too bad politicians won’t separate out so many useless govt jobs from a few of the essential ones, butthen, the swamp knows that is by design to protect their useless jobs).
Trump is challenged in court and it ultimately goes to the SCOTUS. The Wall is either a) funded(benefit), or b) the power of the presidency is reduced- remember Obama got around his political opponents in congress by funding Obamacare with the same executive power that Trump would be using. No president would be able to use it again so freely. The playing field would be leveled before the next president takes over.
Ned, you’ve been calling for this for years. This could restore some balance to the govt with a boost to the badly weakened legislative branch. If not, at least it helps with border security - mostly in precedent - but a benefit nonetheless.
And remember when some libs chortled at us for focusing our vote on the SCOTUS choices pending in the 2016 election? We could do it back to them now, but real men don’t chortle.
For those libs wondering “why not be mad for Trump using it if you would like to see the power of the president curtailed?” The answer is my familiar refrain, “Your rules bitches!”. If the rule is available, then BOTH sides get to use it -not just you. At least there will be a semblance of balance if both sides are using it.
Please say no.
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leading you atray with that weak minded shallow tripe. Think for yourself for once, and don't just repeat the drivel. Must an emergency be instant in occurrence? Duh.
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The Dems just need to ask themselves: "Is the Constitution really a living, breathing document?...or not?"
If the Dems are right, and the Constitution is actually a living, breathing document that was never intended to stop the president from doing what he thought was good for the American people, then Trump is well within his powers to do this, and there is no crisis (or just a fabricated one, am I right?). At least he will be able to enforce the immigration laws. That will be a temporary victory for law and order and the sovereignty of the United States...until the Dems come into office and stop protecting our sovereignty again.
If conservatives are right, and the president's powers are supposed to be limited to only those express powers given to his office, then it will be harder for future progressive presidents to expand their powers if Trump is stopped. That is a more permanent victory for the Constitution.
(Of course, I assume progressives will just say that Trump was a singular case, and the Constitution is living breathing when they are in office...and if they succeed with that, then they will have made the Constitution into mere toilet paper for them to wipe their asses with).
I knew it would take someone like Trump to turn the Left around and get them talking about the Constitution. Actually, I thought it would take someone far worse. But, their political outrage about his tweety behavior has filled in the gap, and we didn't have to get someone as bad as I thought it would take.
That said, I agree with you that executive power has become far too broad, and I’ve said so consistently.
Watergate resulted in a reassertion of congressional power. It would be good if this mess did, too.
without an appropriation from Congress (such a pesky document, that Constitution thingy). If Trump declares a SoE, he will be building the wall under statute.
Remember, Dictator Obama was the most reversed President in Modern History. The Supreme Court slapped him silly.
Fact.
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Of your ceremonies. How do you reconcile your faith and your white nationalist values?
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Views as David Duke and Trumpo. I am sure you are a very fine person. Were you in Charlottesville?
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Everyone is against you. The country is turning into a mongrel state. Laugh at others misery. Small small boy.
One of your “friends”.