Trump will sign funding bill and declare national emergency in attempt to fund border wall

[enkidoodler]

OK, who gave Rob the day off?

[Headache]

Good luck with that. The Democrats have never been able to play these games as well as the Republicans.

[DukeTrout]

It’s not like this will hold up in court. Just like with the first half dozen iterations of the “Muslim ban,” he’s already screwed himself in court by declaring his intentions.

It’s pretty clearly unconstitutional to bypass Congress to get funding for a pet project. The argument that it’s an emergency is completely derailed by the fact that he’s been talking about it for almost 3 years, that it has been a big piece of his negotiation with Congress on the funding bill, and, ya know, every statistic on the topic that it is possible to gather.

[Gutierrez]

We’re far past a Twitter rant if he declares a state of national emergency to start hijacking funds to build a wall of some sort. We need to ratchet up that alert a few notches to the cover of Rush’s seminal album “Moving Pictures.” We passed Black Watch Plaid during the government shutdown.

[lumbercartel]

@xeni

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday afternoon that Donald Trump plans sign a federal government spending package that reflects compromises over his US-Mexico border wall, and that Trump will also declare a national state of emergency.

Well, at least that’s the plan until Ann Coulter hears about it.

[lumbercartel]

@Slant

Fine, let him care about it. This is FAR beyond that. If he does this, it will be a precedent that we will not come back from.

I’m pretty sure that the SCOTUS ruling telling him, “Sure, whatever” will have a Bush v Gore “Not a precedent usable by Democrats” clause.

[Faffenreffer]

The emergency declaration will provoke a resolution of disapproval from Democrats in the House which McConnell will be obligated to bring to the floor in the Senate. That’s going to put a lot of Republicans on the record one way or the other, with neither position giving them much cover.

It’s a power grab for sure, probably unconstitutional, and I hate it, but I’ll be darned if I’m not going to enjoy some popcorn while Mitch McConnell squirms.

[anon61833566]

[LurksNoMore]

I’m pretty sure that the SCOTUS will actually tell him “Ha ha ha NO.” Roberts actually cares about the image of the Court and his own place in history.

[stinkinbadgers]

@anon48584343

Many are freaking out that Dems will declare a Nat Emerg in the future to shut down

National Emergency will be the new pen-and-phone. What I’m worried about is what the next escalation in this executive-power arms race will be.

[Snork]

No. He doesn’t care at all about ratings. The only thing he cares about is “proving” that he is the most powerful and wonderful thing in the room, and he is capable of anything to “prove” that, no matter how illegal, immoral, or insane. Drumpf is exactly the kind of psychotic egomaniac who would be willing to watch this country burn than to give up what he wants.

[DukeTrout]

Also,

[michaelditullio]

So if the Republicans let this go through, what do they think will happen when the next Democrat President gets into office? Refrain from using this newfound national emergency power? I think not.

[Steve_L]

@lumbercartel

@Slant

Fine, let him care about it. This is FAR beyond that. If he does this, it will be a precedent that we will not come back from.

I’m pretty sure that the SCOTUS ruling telling him, “Sure, whatever” will have a Bush v Gore “Not a precedent usable by Democrats” clause.

In that case the next Democrat President’s first executive order of their term will declare that due to some emergency (it’s January and it’s cold in Washington DC?) effective immediately the size of the Supreme Court is increased to whatever size will give the Democrat President a majority and the following people are appointed to the Court. Then the newly inflated Court would rule on whether or not the President’s emergency declaration is constitutional. Guess how the newly appointed justices would vote?

Executive order #2 of their term will be related to gun violence, climate change, or health care, whichever is most likely to antagonize Republicans in general and Mitch McConnell in particular (assuming he’s still around.)

[Mister44]

I wonder if this shit will result in limiting executive powers. Probably not.

[Boundegar]

Clearly you libtards don’t understand the nature of the peril. There are hundreds of poor women and children on their way right now! And they speak Spanish!

[mmascari]

Looks like it’s through the senate now. If he changes his mind again, he’ll have to actually veto it.

It’s unlikely the house changes to something different from what’s already passed like they did last time.

I’m not sure he knows how to veto something instead of getting others to save him from having to do that.

[Grey_Devil]

Try it, go ahead. Also gfy Senor Trump. Respectfully of course.

[Franko]

@Snork

No. He doesn’t care at all about ratings.

he sure talks a lot about them, then.

[werdnagreb]

If only Justice Scalia were still around. He wouldn’t stand for this blatant disregard for the constitution.

(I’m serious about this…I really don’t think Scalia would go for it.)