https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...ional-emergency-can-trump-declare-one-n954966
Legal experts said it wouldn't be as simple as Trump seemed to suggest on Friday — but maybe not totally out of the realm of possibility.
Two weeks into a partial government shutdown triggered by an impasse over the money President Donald Trump demanded for his promised border wall, Trump said he could declare a state of emergency and build his wall without congressional approval.
"I can do it if I want," he told reporters at the White House on Friday. "We can call a national emergency because of the security of our country. We can do it. I haven't done it, I may do it."
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Any action of this type would probably lead to legal challenges. For example, SCOTUS stopped Truman from nationalizing the steel industry during the Korean War. But would the current conservative court have the balls to block Trump? And Congress has to earmark the required funds, which will be impossible with a Dem-controlled House.
God I hope he just does it without finishing consulting the legal folks, I mean he is the king right?
I'ts pretty clear he thinks so, or at least that he thinks he should be.
He's like "Bozo Lannister" evil, but without the brains or competence.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...ional-emergency-can-trump-declare-one-n954966
Legal experts said it wouldn't be as simple as Trump seemed to suggest on Friday — but maybe not totally out of the realm of possibility.
Two weeks into a partial government shutdown triggered by an impasse over the money President Donald Trump demanded for his promised border wall, Trump said he could declare a state of emergency and build his wall without congressional approval.
"I can do it if I want," he told reporters at the White House on Friday. "We can call a national emergency because of the security of our country. We can do it. I haven't done it, I may do it."
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Any action of this type would probably lead to legal challenges. For example, SCOTUS stopped Truman from nationalizing the steel industry during the Korean War. But would the current conservative court have the balls to block Trump? And Congress has to earmark the required funds, which will be impossible with a Dem-controlled House.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...ional-emergency-can-trump-declare-one-n954966
Legal experts said it wouldn't be as simple as Trump seemed to suggest on Friday — but maybe not totally out of the realm of possibility.
Two weeks into a partial government shutdown triggered by an impasse over the money President Donald Trump demanded for his promised border wall, Trump said he could declare a state of emergency and build his wall without congressional approval.
"I can do it if I want," he told reporters at the White House on Friday. "We can call a national emergency because of the security of our country. We can do it. I haven't done it, I may do it."
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Any action of this type would probably lead to legal challenges. For example, SCOTUS stopped Truman from nationalizing the steel industry during the Korean War. But would the current conservative court have the balls to block Trump? And Congress has to earmark the required funds, which will be impossible with a Dem-controlled House.
Sure... let him go for it. I'm interested in seeing what Defense programs he takes the funding from to pay for it. I imagine all of those Republicans on the Senate Armed Services committee who authorized those funds will be interested as well.
EXACTLY, the one and only reason he won't. I mean obviously he has something on Lindsey Graham, but he ain't the only one that would have to pass muster with.
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