Posted on 01/04/2019 9:08:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
President Donald Trump threatened Friday to keep the government shut down for months or even years if he doesn't get money for his border wall and said he is considering declaring a national emergency to build the barrier if necessary.
"We can call a national emergency because of the security of our country," he said in the White House Rose Garden after a closed-door negotiating session with congressional Democratic and Republican leaders. "I may do it. We can call a national emergency and build it really quickly."
One way the president could free up the bulk of the money he wants for the wall is through a transfer of up to $4 billion in Defense Department funds. Technically, that would require the Defense secretary to determine that the move is in the national interest and to notify Congress — a move that in the past has meant sign-off from top House and Senate lawmakers, but that Trump might try to execute without that assent.
The message about a long-term shutdown was delivered during the private meeting....
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Fantastic to see him fighting like this.
As long as it takes... and let it spread to other departments.
Do it! I think it would guarantee him re-election.
Technically I think that is crap and I don't believe that. Where is that codified? Tradition or some such BS?
Yes, it is. He is not going to give in.
I’m sure he knows we all are backing him up. We must all do what we can to support him and show the evil enemy we are united behind him.
FReepers, if you haven't got additional food, supplies, guns and ammo, and some cash in storage, you better do it now.
I predict things are going to get ugly going into the Spring.
JUST GET IT DONE, BAMN, Mr. President. You built the ice rink in New York City in less than a year, and you can finally get this wall built to protect our country against the hordes of illegal invaders.
I’m ok with that. My National Park Pass is a Lifetime Pass.
I’m totally fine with this. It needs to be done.
Now THAT is what I voted for! Damn!
Woohoo ..
Just do it! Think I’ll go back to twitter just to give him support.
Sounds like fake news to me all right.
yea Mr. President, yea! don’t budge from that position.
Thank you President Trump.
President Trump is not bluffing and DAMN ! I love this guy !
Media already preparing delayed tax refund sob stories
Very telling that Schumer and Pelosi don’t deny that the President has the power.
If he withdraws enough troops from overseas, he can free up enough FY19 money from the DoD budget.
Also, I’d bet that the Acting SecDef (Shanahan) is on board to make it happen - he raised the Comptroller (who would move the money) up to become the new Deputy SecDef (while still keeping his Comptroller job and financial powers). So it would seem that the Comptroller is likely in the pocket as well to make it happen if called on.
Looks like the skids are greased, and the Democrats risk being totally shut out of the solution (no political cover), if they don’t agree to funding an amount that the President will accept.
I’m guessing that around $5 billion this year would be around all the DHS/Corps of Engineers could efficiently execute. It would fund a serious wall building effort - essentially buttoning up the Rio Grande Valley and Fifty miles around Laredo, on the North end of Falcon Lake.
Folks were asking to survey for border wall this week at the SpaceX launch facility at the mouth of the Rio Grande - indicating that preparations for another round of contracting have already been underway.
The President is correct. A house divided against itself cannot stand. The government cannot endure, permanently, half Open Border and half Closed Border. The precedent is the Civil War.
Shut it down, Mr. President, and let’s see if the Rebels are willing to fight for their treasonous cause.
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