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McConnell reportedly warned Trump about emergency declaration to build border wall
The Hill ^ | Feb 2 2019 | TAL AXELROD

Posted on 02/02/2019 2:44:13 PM PST by rintintin

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reportedly warned President Trump this week that declaring a national emergency to build his U.S.-Mexico border wall could create a rift in the GOP conference.

The Washington Post reported Friday that McConnell told Trump the Senate could pass a resolution disapproving the emergency declaratioN.

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To: rintintin

There’s already a rift in the conference.

All of us and Trump on one side, and all those Republican politicians on the other.

I’d say THEY have a problem.


61 posted on 02/02/2019 3:25:17 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: rintintin
There are 3 branches of government (Executive, Judicial and Legislative). The two Legislative chambers, even when controlled by the Republican party are so full of RINO’s that Judicial appointments could barely squeak by, that repeal of ObamaCare could not be passed, that that Wall funding could not be passed.

Trump is working on the Judicial branch, we (the Voters) need to elect real disruptor's not the RINO’s who are fighting Trump!

62 posted on 02/02/2019 3:25:27 PM PST by Robert357 ( Dan Rather was discharged as "medically unfit" on May 11, 1954.)
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To: rintintin

So if little Mitchy was the Senate leader during WWII, we’d all be speaking German and Japanese right now. I guess he wants to give America a shot at speaking Spanish. What an ***hole. I prefer to see a “rif” between a bunch of cowardly GOOBers than watch this invasion by foreign invader ***holes continue. Man up Mitch!!! Show us a little “toxic masculinity”.


63 posted on 02/02/2019 3:26:24 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: piytar

I get the feeling Cocaine Mitch is just the messenger here.


64 posted on 02/02/2019 3:28:16 PM PST by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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To: rintintin

18 feds have more power than 63,000,000 American patriots?

Whose fault is that?


65 posted on 02/02/2019 3:28:23 PM PST by coaster123 (Bring back the curtsy.)
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To: rintintin

Levin: ‘McConnell is as power-hungry as Nancy Pelosi’
Carmel Kookogey · January 30, 2019

https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-mcconnell-power-hungry-nancy-pelosi/


66 posted on 02/02/2019 3:29:06 PM PST by sheikdetailfeather
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To: rintintin

The gop truly sucks.


67 posted on 02/02/2019 3:29:07 PM PST by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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To: Jim Noble
Sure he does.

If he does it and congress goes after him for doing it, I believe this could seriously damage the swamp.

68 posted on 02/02/2019 3:29:09 PM PST by oldbrowser (The government did not create the people. The people created the government.)
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To: rintintin

No it does not, and if you have any facts then you need to post them. it has been stated and linked to over and over on other threads about the authority of the President to do this as well as existing Executive Orders that supports his rights under the Constitution

So unless you have more than a stupid post from The Shill and the source as the Compost I will ignore yours


69 posted on 02/02/2019 3:29:29 PM PST by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: faithhopecharity

“According to the Post, at least six Republican senators are reportedly supportive of a disapproval resolution. The resolution would then have majority support in the Senate if all 47 Democrats signed onto the legislation. Trump would likely veto the resolution, the Post reported.”

You’re correct.

IF, IF McConnell allowed such a bill to even come up for a vote.

Even then it could not break a filibuster.

These toilet scum Republicans need to be eliminated.


70 posted on 02/02/2019 3:29:31 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: rintintin

Trust but verify, folks....


71 posted on 02/02/2019 3:30:59 PM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Mariner
All of us and Trump on one side, and all those Republican politicians on the other. I’d say THEY have a problem

Well, "all of us" are not going to get to vote on the Articles of Impeachment, but the GOP Senate caucus will.

If you're not concerned, you should be.

72 posted on 02/02/2019 3:35:16 PM PST by Jim Noble (Freedom is the freedom to say that 2+2 = 4)
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To: rintintin

Trump can declare a resolution of his own.

He can declare that, those who voted for the congressional resolution, will be part of his resolution to not support them in any elections coming up in 2020, and that he is resolved to campaigning to get them “primaried” from their positions.

Presidential resolutions are more powerful than congressional resolutions. It only takes ONE president to do a resolution.


73 posted on 02/02/2019 3:36:45 PM PST by adorno
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To: piytar

The GOP striving to be a minority party. The only roadblock to their success is Trump and the lunatic left.


74 posted on 02/02/2019 3:38:00 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Starboard
they don’t like or respect their own voters either.

Look at the house elections. There is an indicator that the feelings are mutual and they are destined to extinction. The only problem is that that is what they seem to aspire to.

75 posted on 02/02/2019 3:39:36 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Electric Graffiti

No need to wonder why nothing has been done on the border and the mueller coup is still in full swing...Chicom McScrotum and the rinos and neverTrumpers that make up the GOP aka the washington generals.


Yes, indeed. It sure does appear Main Street is going to have to dismantle the GOP “root and branch.” If these old bulls intend on going down with the GOPe ship so be it.


76 posted on 02/02/2019 3:39:38 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Jim Noble

“If you’re not concerned, you should be.”

I’ve heard this talking point a million times, ‘but they don’t have the votes in the senate to remove Trump’...BS

Most of the rinos and neverTrumpers in the senate voted for hillary or abstained. They want him gone(They’re just waiting for a fig leaf from mueller)

Just look at the 43 repuki senators that went on record against Trump over the Syria and Afghanistan withdrawal.


77 posted on 02/02/2019 3:42:37 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Cocked, locked and ready to ROCK!)
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To: txrefugee

“Guess the Chamber of Cheap Labor got to the Turtle.”

I personally think the cheap labor concept is way overdone. The country only needs a certain amount of unskilled labor.

It is much more sinister than just wanting cheap labor. It will take a long, long time, if ever, for all the illiterate people coming here to become skilled enough for the jobs that are out there.

They are wanted for their votes, not their work.


78 posted on 02/02/2019 3:44:27 PM PST by odawg
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To: Jim Noble

“If you’re not concerned, you should be. “

If you put articles of impeachment on the House floor today for a vote...it would fail by 100 votes.

Likely more.

Yet you would have us believe that 21 Republican senators would vote to convict.

Trump has the support of over 85% of all Republican voters.

Yet you would have us believe that 21 Republican senators would vote to convict.

That’s funny right there.


79 posted on 02/02/2019 3:46:13 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: ScottfromNJ

Are you kidding? There are still a lot of Rinos in the Senate. But it’s not a bill, it’s a scolding.


80 posted on 02/02/2019 3:47:18 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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