My opinion only which isn’t popular, but it’s my understanding he has upwards of $4 billion available without the emergency declaration. This year. Probably not worth a veto and making this a two year long losing issue when he’s got $4 billion to spend. I hope I’m wrong, but between disease, crime, and the costs of the ongoing invasion he can make the case politically without expanding emergency declarations to political issues which should be in the domain of Congress. Like additional spending, like it or not. Or the gun violence emergency, which is coming, but at least lacking precedent. I’d support a bill limiting emergencies to natural disasters and violent threats to the nation. But not right now, since the border does represent a violent threat. After a bill, which won’t be introduced, passes.
We never do anything bold because we’re afraid the other side will abuse the precedent. Then the other side takes over and creates the precedent anyway.
I hope I’m wrong, but between disease, crime, and the costs of the ongoing invasion he can make the case politically without expanding emergency declarations to political issues which should be in the domain of Congress.
You mean like the Obama Iran Deal and the treaty clause? Corker bill end run around the Constitution ring any bells? Sorry, Congress is hopelessly corrupted. Both parties. We have a POTUS trying to win a battle against a Corrupt Congress and must support him. It’s that simple.