Trump recently declared a National Emergency to bypass Congress & sell military equipment to Saudi Arabia & The UAE.
The US Constitution says the only Congress can spend money & that Congress passes laws that the President must follow. Under current law arms sales must be approved by Congress. When an emergency arises & there is no time, the President can act. Using the Emergency contingency when there is no emergency, is trashing the Constitution.
Trump has used the National Emergency law to fund his stupid border wall. I am sorry but lobbying Congress for funding & getting it turn down does not a emergency make.
Then he sells this equipment without Congress approval. Where is the emergency? Certainly not the fake one when he tried to provoke Iran by sending a battle group & bombers to the Middle East. Fuzzy pictures of a ship with maybe a rocket launcher reminds me of Colin Powell arguing for war with Iraq. Saudi uses the stuff we sell to bomb Yemen with little regard to innocent women & children.
As Trump continues to violate the Constitution, at what point will his followers choose Country first?
Trump declares emergency to expedite arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE - CNNPolitics
Nice article.
CNN talking out both sides of their microphone again.
"CNN reported earlier Friday that the Trump administration was planning to announce its decision to use a pre-existing rule that would allow it to expedite arms sales to allies in the Middle East. The move drew bipartisan condemnation, with lawmakers decrying the precedent it sets, "
Duh, CNN, the precedent was already set.
The problem is that there is no emergency. Are you stupid on purpose?
Trump: :"I want billions for my wall"
Congress : "No:
Trump: " Emergency!!! Emergency"
Trump: "I wantr to sell my buddies in Saudi military weaponry"
Trump: "Congress won't approve this....."
Trump: "Emergency Emergency"
20 million illegals in this country, prove otherwise, Ostrich.
How long have they been here? There is no way you can argue that this is such an emergency because Trump & Congress had time to deal with it.
....it.
That a problem has been ignored for a long time, does not make it NOT an emergency.
Walk into any Emergency Room on any busy day, and you will see a lot of people having emergencies because of problems they have been ignoring for a long time.
This is something that any responsible adult should understand. That you need it explained to you, shows how bat shit crazy you are.
BAT SHIT FUCKING, HOWL AT THE MOON, CRAZY.