Does he have that authority? It will go to the courts. Delays. Remember when Obunghole redirected money? How we decried that? What law allows him to change what Congress has allotted the monies for?
Correct. It’s going to be an epic battle. The cries for impeachment will reach a crescendo.
I agree. It sounds illegal and could be stopped by the courts.
The bill gives him 1.6 billion. He needs 25 billion. He will get the entire wall......He won’t get tangled up in court. The entire amount will come out of the military budget and will be built by the Army Corps.....therefore no need to deal with civilian contractors. The wall will be declared a national security issue, therefore the military can use it’s budget for this expenditure.
General Mattis’s tweet on Friday was no coincidence regarding the wise use of each dollar.
Wouldn’t it be nice to find out our side actually put some language in the bill to allow it? That would be satisfying.
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
He just took control of the money.
Trump declared a state of emergency with his EO.