As Twitchy reported, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed that President Trump would sign Congress’s spending bill but then declare a national security and humanitarian crisis at the border in order to deliver on his promise of a border wall.
Something tells us a lot of conservatives are going to warn against Trump declaring a national emergency; actually, a great number already have. Here’s author Brad Thor, who calls it a political “Pandora’s Box.”
This is a terrible precedent – a political "Pandora's Box" that will be abused by every administration from this point forward. A "national emergency" is now anything a president can't get passed by Congress. https://t.co/R9hWJ92JEP
— Brad Thor (@BradThor) February 14, 2019
Rule by fiat is unacceptable. It was wrong when Obama did it and Trump is wrong to do it now with his "national emergency." Citizens choose divided government so that representatives will have to compromise and work together on solutions – not so a POTUS can do whatever he wants.
— Brad Thor (@BradThor) February 14, 2019
Adam Baldwin, however, reminds us that Trump certainly wouldn’t be the first to use that power.
This Box was opened before Trump was elected.
— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) February 14, 2019
“Trump’s Declaration of National Emergency Would Not Be Unprecedented: The U.S. is currently under 32 active states of national emergencies.”https://t.co/vow6IK0pxw
— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) February 14, 2019
It’s true; there are currently more than 30 active states of emergency. CNN reported that President Obama declared a national emergency 13 times during his administration, and President Trump has already declared 3. The thing is, Congress is supposed to review twice a year which emergencies are still valid and which are no longer necessary, but they never do.
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Congress needs to repeal the authority to declare any & do their damn jobs when an emergency happens. It's not like a D POTUS wouldn't have done it because it hadn't been done before, it's been done plenty (and worse – DACA). Congress needs to take back their Constitutional power
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) February 14, 2019
Amen! ?https://t.co/vVqDDKTZck
— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) February 14, 2019
Then Congress needs to change the law. No one can fault the President for using the authority give to him.
— Jeff Dunn (@jeffreysdunn) February 14, 2019
This is “pen and phone” on steroids, and can only end badly.
— Angela (one of many) (@angelaisms) February 14, 2019
I have a pen and a phone – Obama.
This short term memory of a country is a dumpster fire.
— bob560 (@bob560) February 14, 2019
President Pen & Phone had already dumped that toy box all over the floor. Now, you can walk on the legos. Enjoy!
— Dam Yankee⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@_Dam_Yankee_) February 14, 2019
That ship has sailed. Obama took more liberties with his presidential power than anyone before him—that we know about. That pallet of cash to Iran in the middle of the night? Should’ve been voted on. DACA? Should’ve been voted on.
Honestly, hookers have more integrity.— ?? Fed Up! ?? (@MomWhoThinks) February 14, 2019
Like DACA
— Michael Lynch (@mprlynch) February 14, 2019
I believe you are right in your assessment.
— Bobby Martin (@BobbyM62) February 14, 2019
I started thinking next Democrat president will sign whatever bill and declare national emergency to fund Green New Deal, and we are done.
— H.Kennedy (@GoCharlotte2016) February 14, 2019
Gun violence declared a national emergency, you know what comes next…
— Seoul man (@Monkey3ddd) February 14, 2019
The constitution means nothing. The layers of unconstitutional law already laying on top of it, coupled with these new precedents… it’s worthless. No one actually wants to uphold the constitution.
— Robert Beezer (@PatriotBeezer) February 14, 2019
Wish I didn't agree, but ??♂️
— Duke Santos 2000 (@unashamedusa) February 14, 2019
“We have decided, because we can’t get what we want, lost majority and didn’t make it a priority the last two years, we are declaring an emergency.” The GOP of 2019
Wow
— Dawn a Female Assistant ??⚖️ (@Truth08168336) February 14, 2019
Yup
— Brad Thor (@BradThor) February 14, 2019
But compared to the 31 national emergencies already in place, isn’t the humanitarian crisis at the border a national emergency?
Must be really important…an emergency even.
— Petra (@Truthskr72) February 14, 2019
Pipe down Thor. A national emergency is 20,000 border jumpers each month. Sadly you can’t see it. Your kids don’t go to school with illegals, your community isn’t terrorized by MS13, you can afford a gated community and protection…why don’t we deserve the same protection?
— NumisBit?????? (@Btully41Tully) February 14, 2019
If only the Congress supported the president and the citizens of this country. Then none of this would be necessary.
— TommyHour?? (@thomashourigan1) February 14, 2019
Wouldn’t it be great if the Democrats in Congress put the citizens of this country first?
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If Trump declares a national emergency over the border, it will be America's [CHECKS NOTES] 32nd active national emergency https://t.co/cp82LWIWlZ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 8, 2019
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