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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN: Trump to sign bill and declare national emergency simultaneously.
Good God. Here we go.
Trump to Sign Border Bill and Declare Emergency, McConnell Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-14/trump-seeks-clarification-on-border-deal-as-senate-prepares-vote
fleur-de-lisa
(14,631 posts)Here we go, indeed.
bearsfootball516
(6,378 posts)mobeau69
(11,179 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,122 posts)At least he's creating a lot of jobs for one group of people: Lawyers.
TheRealNorth
(9,507 posts)The cons know that using emergencies to reallocate money would be a boon for future Democratic presidents.
mobeau69
(11,179 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)triron
(22,040 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,237 posts)Trump attempts to have his delicious, magnificent Mar a Lago chocolate cake and eat it too.
Courts will end up striking down the emergency declaration and that will be it.
SunSeeker
(51,902 posts)Fullduplexxx
(7,890 posts)Peachhead22
(1,078 posts)1) I predict that will go down with the public like a turd in punchbowl. (The Dems compromized he did it anyway).
2) And where he gets the money from will open up more cans of worms for Trump. (FEMA? And short disaster relief? Military spending? That will not go over well with Republicans.)
3) It opens him up for major, humiliating spank-downs from the various courts.
4) It sets interesting precendents. We can say we'll do it wrt climate change, gun violence and any number of issues once we regain the White House.
sinkingfeeling
(51,515 posts)Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)With the loonies. Plus this gives him a "liberal judges who don't care about your safety" line for 2020.
triron
(22,040 posts)nolabear
(42,019 posts)Or just his loo. I expect him to lose bigly and then use it to rile the fanatics even more.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)King Donald needs to be toppled from his throne STAT.
LuckyLib
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