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Example?The Constitution has been a dead letter for at least a generation....Time to quit pretending that anyone cares about what it says.
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“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
I agree.He overruled Congress on appropriations. Why have a congress, if Trump is just going to do whatever he wishes,
'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
Obamacare penalty!Example?The Constitution has been a dead letter for at least a generation....Time to quit pretending that anyone cares about what it says.
'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
The States have no standing to sue. They have no guarantee of federal drug interdiction funding, or military construction monies. Also Trump didn't have to declare the emergency, he could have just kicked the can on down the road like others have, he chose not to. So if that's the best argument the States can make, they best find better lawyers.
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He overruled Congress on appropriations. Why have a congress, if Trump is just going to do whatever he wishes,
that is what your saying, isn't it?
"I didn't need to do it, I just wanted it done fast".
It's amazing that the Democratic Party is trying to destroy America's sovereignty.'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
Been doing this for a long long time now.It's amazing that the Democratic Party is trying to destroy America's sovereignty.'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
if there is no emergency how come the dems allocated so much many thenTrump's declared ‘emergency’ is idiocy, nothing but a lie because there is no ‘emergency’ – it’s Trump attempting to appease his frightened, ignorant, bigoted, hateful base.'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
And we can hope that the lawsuits succeed to the extent that they enjoin Trump from misappropriating funds allocated for defense until Trump can be voted out of office next year – this idiocy goes away when Trump goes away.
'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
What's the big deal?
The great President Trump said this would happen on day one.
'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
The Constitution has been a dead letter for at least a generation....Time to quit pretending that anyone cares about what it says.
WTF does that have to do with what I said?'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
The Constitution has been a dead letter for at least a generation....Time to quit pretending that anyone cares about what it says.
Don't be too sure about that. Even Alan Dershowitz says it is not a emergency.
Alan Dershowitz: Congress' failure to authorize funds for the president is not an emergency
'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
The States have no standing to sue. They have no guarantee of federal drug interdiction funding, or military construction monies. Also Trump didn't have to declare the emergency, he could have just kicked the can on down the road like others have, he chose not to. So if that's the best argument the States can make, they best find better lawyers.
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So were nearly all of the 13 goddamn fucking idiot "emergencies" declared by the Commie in Chief. So, shove your hypocrisy up your goose-stepping ass!Trump's declared ‘emergency’ is idiocy, nothing but a lie because there is no ‘emergency’ – it’s Trump attempting to appease his frightened, ignorant, bigoted, hateful base.'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration on Monday to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
A view shows a new section of the border fence in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California came after Trump invoked emergency powers on Friday to help build the wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Trump’s order would allow him to spend on the wall money that Congress appropriated for other purposes. Congress declined to fulfill his request for $5.7 billion to help build the wall this year.
“Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
“We’re suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states. For most of us, the office of the presidency is not a place for theater,” added Becerra, a Democrat.
The White House declined to comment on the filing.'
U.S. states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds | Reuters
And so it begins.
I doubt they will win...but I CERTAINLY hope they do.
Trump's declared emergency is pathetically un-Constitutional. The Founding Fathers wanted Congress to allocate funds...NOT the POTUS (even if he is a manchild, like Trump).
And we can hope that the lawsuits succeed to the extent that they enjoin Trump from misappropriating funds allocated for defense until Trump can be voted out of office next year – this idiocy goes away when Trump goes away.