Sandy Shanks
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Trump Republicans are not Republicans, meaning they are not true conservatives. True conservatives are strict Constitutionalists. They would never allow a President, even a Republican President, to assault our Constitution. They would never allow a President, any President, to challenge the powers of Congress based solely on rejection or a campaign promise.
Trump recently declared a national emergency for the expressed purpose of going around Congress to get funding for his wall. Because Congress denied those funds twice and they have sole power of the purse, that is a direct attack on our Constitution.
True Republicans joined with Democrats to prevent the Presidential threat to our Constitution. Congress passed a bill that voided Trump's declaration. Trump vetoed the bill. Enough Trump Republicans voted against the bill to sustain Trump's veto.
Put a different way, Trump Republicans in Congress voted to weaken the powers of Congress by granting the executive branch the power of the purse.
Now to my question. Where are those Trump Republicans? What are they saying? My searches for their statements have proven futile.
Trump, of course, never suffers from a loss of words, and in an idiotic way he bragged about his veto even though a substantial number of Republicans voted against him.
True Republicans who voted in favor of our Constitution also have made a number of statements.
Trump Republicans are mute.
One Trump Republican had this to say. “I don’t believe a national emergency declaration is the solution,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who warned of taking the country down a “rabbit hole” with future presidents seizing unchecked executive power. Then he changed his mind and voted against Congress.
“I wish he wouldn’t have done it,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, echoing comments by GOP colleagues. Then he voted against Congress along with his GOP colleagues.
Many Republicans back Trump's emergency plan, calling it justified by the need for border security. They do not mention the border wall, which is the entire reason Trump declared a national emergency in the first place.
And they don't dare mention Trump's threat to our Constitution and the impact it will have on Congressional power.
It’s an outcome Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his leadership warned Trump against. For days, they publicly urged him not to declare an emergency. But with Trump’s signature Friday on the action, the Republican leaders are largely falling in line behind Trump. Trump's national emergency sparks new GOP divide in Congress
Since then, Trump Republicans have been silent on the matter. Why is that? Are they embarrassed they are supporting an issue that diminishes their own power?
Are they embarrassed of their support for Trump?
Trump is a very bad President. His own followers can't openly support him. They go into hiding.
Trump recently declared a national emergency for the expressed purpose of going around Congress to get funding for his wall. Because Congress denied those funds twice and they have sole power of the purse, that is a direct attack on our Constitution.
True Republicans joined with Democrats to prevent the Presidential threat to our Constitution. Congress passed a bill that voided Trump's declaration. Trump vetoed the bill. Enough Trump Republicans voted against the bill to sustain Trump's veto.
Put a different way, Trump Republicans in Congress voted to weaken the powers of Congress by granting the executive branch the power of the purse.
Now to my question. Where are those Trump Republicans? What are they saying? My searches for their statements have proven futile.
Trump, of course, never suffers from a loss of words, and in an idiotic way he bragged about his veto even though a substantial number of Republicans voted against him.
True Republicans who voted in favor of our Constitution also have made a number of statements.
Trump Republicans are mute.
One Trump Republican had this to say. “I don’t believe a national emergency declaration is the solution,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who warned of taking the country down a “rabbit hole” with future presidents seizing unchecked executive power. Then he changed his mind and voted against Congress.
“I wish he wouldn’t have done it,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, echoing comments by GOP colleagues. Then he voted against Congress along with his GOP colleagues.
Many Republicans back Trump's emergency plan, calling it justified by the need for border security. They do not mention the border wall, which is the entire reason Trump declared a national emergency in the first place.
And they don't dare mention Trump's threat to our Constitution and the impact it will have on Congressional power.
It’s an outcome Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his leadership warned Trump against. For days, they publicly urged him not to declare an emergency. But with Trump’s signature Friday on the action, the Republican leaders are largely falling in line behind Trump. Trump's national emergency sparks new GOP divide in Congress
Since then, Trump Republicans have been silent on the matter. Why is that? Are they embarrassed they are supporting an issue that diminishes their own power?
Are they embarrassed of their support for Trump?
Trump is a very bad President. His own followers can't openly support him. They go into hiding.