Posted on 02/14/2019 12:08:57 PM PST by GIdget2004
MCCONNELL; Trump has said he will sign the spending bill AND issue an emergency declaration at the same time.
The applicable law requires it: Section 2293 of Title 33 of the U.S. Code is the law that allows the secretary of defense to reallocate funds from military construction projects:
ln the event of a declaration of war or a declaration by the President of a national emergency in accordance with the National Emergencies Act [50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] that requires or may require use of the Armed Forces, the Secretary, without regard to any other provision of law, may (1) terminate or defer the construction, operation, maintenance, or repair of any Department of the Army civil works project that he deems not essential to the national defense, and (2) apply the resources of the Department of the Army’s civil works program, including funds, personnel, and equipment, to construct or assist in the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of authorized civil works, military construction, and civil defense projects that are essential to the national defense.
Fine, blame the Congress, not trump!
It's a toothless provision. Eminient Domain and the constitutional Supremacy Clause will be invoked. Mayors don't have jurisdiction over United States borders.
My first thought as well
This bill is crap & he knows it
Something big is brewing, RBG health in freefall could be it
They just reported he can move some discretionary funding around without having to be faced with a court case. They are also saying they have found more than the 5.7 he wanted. LOL
More legislation passed before reading it.
“Why the semicolon?” ; Why ask why? :)
Why bother with a national emergency for a ‘wall’ when the bill makes most of the wall illegal?
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Ditto.
I cannot believe Trump would sign something that makes some two-bit nobody leftist Mayor MORE important than the President of the United States... this is unbelievable.
I understand why he doesn’t want another shut-down, but this bill is not acceptable.
Unfortunately, it’s not up to we-the-people and we have no one ELSE on our side.
Under your premise, all existing national emergency declarations (30 still in effect since 1979) must also be declared null and void. You cannot have it both ways. Congress gave this power to the Executive branch. The SCOTUS cannot pick and choose which ones will have standing and which won’t. That would be exercising power outside of their jurisdiction.
If he signs the spending bill, will POTUS be limited/restricted imposed by the bill when he uses the Emergency Funding?
Right-He got into office without them so he can stay in office without them. :)
Perhaps he should just do the declaration - at long last - with a quick tweet why the bill is krap
Happy Wall Day!
Trump should have called the press and did an announcement and went through the bill and explained every problem with it and why he wouldn’t sign it. There are many. If he just didn’t sign it without explanation, they could use it against him, but if he just explained, people would see. I’m so sick of the Republicans - whether they are in or out of power they almost ALWAYS cave. Forget the pittance for the wall, the rest of the bill sucks. It helps incentivize illegal immigration and is full of unnecessary funding.
If that were the case you would see a-holes like Cortez applauding the bill, she is against it
Looks like hitlery’s cousin
RBG health in freefall could be it
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The witch is probably dead or dying - but NO ONE in our beloved government has the stones to actually ASK such a thing. Only in our government could you get away with NEVER doing your job and NEVER showing up and NEVER even proving you’re alive and STILL get a paycheck and have every treat you like you are.
Really? Well if that is the case why would it even be put in the bill, if its a total waste of time
He can do all that without signing this bill.
RBG is dead..she died a few weeks ago..the last photo of her taken was by TMZ being put into her car, she looked worse than Hillary Clinton when she got thrown into her Scooby Doo van on 9/11..someone else has been voting on her behalf, isnt that illegal
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