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16. Tracking the legal challenges to Trump's emergency declaration

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 04:57 PM

Mar 2019

(CNN)As President Donald Trump moves forward with plans to build additional physical barriers along the southern border, his administration will have to contend with a slew of lawsuits challenging the national emergency declaration allowing him, in part, to do so.

So far, at least seven lawsuits have been filed challenging the declaration. The argument at the core of each lawsuit is similar: Trump exceeded his authority and circumvented Congress in an attempt to achieve his signature campaign promise for an emergency that, plaintiffs argue, doesn't exist.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/20/politics/national-emergency-declaration-lawsuit-tracker/index.html

Hopefully, one or more of the lawsuits will gain traction.

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Trump issues first veto in targeting congressional rejection of his emergency declaration [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 OP

Why does have broccoli in his pocket? Or is that parsley? The Genealogist Mar 2019 #1

I think they're shamrocks jmowreader Mar 2019 #2

Thanks The Genealogist Mar 2019 #5

Pot??? RKP5637 Mar 2019 #6

Damn BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #9

I doubt it jmowreader Mar 2019 #12

Yeah, he would, wouldn't he. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #15

Or maybe it would calm his ass down a little The Genealogist Mar 2019 #32

is he wearing it like this? 0rganism Mar 2019 #22

Broccoli Brothers Circus littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #33

It's boogers. n/t Still In Wisconsin Mar 2019 #28

"He promised as candidate" that Mexico was going to pay for it. ZZenith Mar 2019 #3

Exactly. So fucking frustrating. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #8

Where Is The Slant? lefty2000 Mar 2019 #21

Seriously? ZZenith Mar 2019 #23

By now, I think it's assumed pretty much everyone knows he said Mexico would pay for it. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #24

I am getting very poor mileage out of every single major media outlet in this country ZZenith Mar 2019 #25

HEAR F***ING HEAR MY FRIEND ZZ! mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #27

From now on they need to lead every sentence concerning Trump with: ZZenith Mar 2019 #29

It really is UNbelievable ... media is failing hard on this one ... mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #31

Now what? Fight it out in the courts? NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #4

And the more insane he gets the more his damn cult tries to normalize it. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #7

+1000 nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #34

Yes, declaring the emergency is one thing William Seger Mar 2019 #11

What are the next steps? Does this go to court and be held up while in litigation or does it mean iluvtennis Mar 2019 #10

Depends. A Court can of course put a hold on it but ultimately it will be up to SCOTUS cstanleytech Mar 2019 #13

Thanks for the reply back. And love your idea of the Nat'l Emergency for the upcoming Dem POTUS iluvtennis Mar 2019 #14

Only six? jmowreader Mar 2019 #19

I certainly would not object to that either. cstanleytech Mar 2019 #20

Tracking the legal challenges to Trump's emergency declaration billh58 Mar 2019 #16

Fingers crossed one of the lawsuits put a hold on him using any funds over what congress approved. iluvtennis Mar 2019 #17

He just vetoed the Constitution. world wide wally Mar 2019 #18

Overriding the veto is completely up to the republicans. They have the power. keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #26

Trump: "... they will LOVE you more than ever before." area51 Mar 2019 #30

The president of stoopid. Jazz hands deluxe. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #35