Rand Paul to vote to block emergency declaration, forcing Trump veto...

[DoD1776]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) disclosed on Saturday that he will vote in support of a resolution this month to block President Trump's emergency declaration, reports the Bowling Green Daily News.

"I can’t vote to give the president the power to spend money that hasn’t been appropriated by Congress. We may want more money for border security, but Congress didn’t authorize it. If we take away those checks and balances, it’s a dangerous thing."

Why it matters: Paul's vote, along with the votes of Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Thom Tillis (N.C.), gives the Senate the majority necessary to block Trump's national emergency. Sen. Lamar Alexander also warned Trump last week that he will face a GOP rebellion if he follows through with the declaration. Trump has already vowed to veto the resolution if it passes, which will be the first veto of his presidency.

 

[BDinPutnam]

Good. He is correct.

 

[Darth]

I can’t vote to give the president the power to spend money that hasn’t been appropriated by Congress. We may want more money for border security, but Congress didn’t authorize it. If we take away those checks and balances, it’s a dangerous thing

 

[SomeSoldier]

I agree with what he is saying but...... Trumps SOE is completely valid. If Congress wanted to do something then they should have done it when they had both house and senate. They failed to act, there really is no conservative party left, I support Trump on this.

 

[Podmonkey]

Rand is only correct assuming the democratic party isn't a rouge, unconstitutional pack of criminals. Our government is dead, there is no law anymore. All three branches have become irredeemably corrupted and nothing it does has any validity.
Withdraw your consent.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Fuck Rand Paul. We are under attack by illegal immigration. If that isn't a national emergency, what is?

 

[dubleuhb]

Money has been appropriated in past budgets but never spent, they all voted for it. This is simply an " I hate Trump and we won't let him succeed even if we ruin the country "

Fuck them all, we need to purge all government from top to bottom, fuck them all, they refuse to work for us, fuck them all !!!!

 

[BDinPutnam]

Rand is only correct assuming the democratic party isn't a rouge, unconstitutional pack of criminals. Our government is dead, there is no law anymore. All three branches have become irredeemably corrupted and nothing it does has any validity.
Withdraw your consent.

Republicans had full control of Congress and the White House for two full years and it wasn't "an emergency" then.

 

[DoD1776]

Republicans had full control of Congress and the White House for two full years and it wasn't "an emergency" then.

I’m tired of people saying that shit. I think you forgot about all of the RINOs. Don’t go liberal on us.

 

[DoD1776]

Rand is only correct assuming the democratic party isn't a rouge, unconstitutional pack of criminals. Our government is dead, there is no law anymore. All three branches have become irredeemably corrupted and nothing it does has any validity.
Withdraw your consent.

Amen. How much longer we going to put up with this fucking shit??

 

[BDinPutnam]

Go liberal on you?



So if it was an emergency why didn't Trump unilaterally declare a state of emergency on inauguration day?

 

[BDinPutnam]

I agree with what he is saying but...... Trumps SOE is completely valid. If Congress wanted to do something then they should have done it when they had both house and senate. They failed to act, there really is no conservative party left, I support Trump on this.

They did act.

The master of deal making made a shitty deal, made a mess of things, went back- and got an even shittier deal. And then declared an emergency anyway.

3D chess my ass. Four bankruptcies do generally not attend on "master dealmakers."

 

[Wraith]

It does circumvent checks and balances which is a Constitution-scale issue. If he can do that, what can the next president do? Can they null-and-void the Second Amendment under the pretense of national security?

We’ve let the executive branch tip the balance of power for far too long. There needs to be a massive overhaul about executive powers and what can and can not be done with them.

 

[Darth]

"National emergency "

 

[Marine Cpl]

Go liberal on you?



So if it was an emergency why didn't Trump unilaterally declare a state of emergency on inauguration day?

He was trying to do it through Congress even back then but they wouldn't give him the money to secure our borders. You don't remember that?

 

[BDinPutnam]

He was trying to do it through Congress even back then but they wouldn't give him the money to secure our borders. You don't remember that?

I do remember it, I remember it well.

Why didn't he declare an emergency at that time?

 

[Marine Cpl]

It does circumvent checks and balances which is a Constitution-scale issue. If he can do that, what can the next president do? Can they null-and-void the Second Amendment under the pretense of national security?

We’ve let the executive branch tip the balance of power for far too long. There needs to be a massive overhaul about executive powers and what can and can not be done with them.

You guys forget that the National Emergencies Act was voted in by Congress and Congress can undo an emergency declaration with a joint resolution. So there is a checks and balances in place.

 

[Marine Cpl]

I do remember it, I remember it well.

Why didn't he declare an emergency at that time?

Because he was still trying. He was trying all the way up until weeks ago.

 

[Twogunwilly]

I do remember it, I remember it well.

Why didn't he declare an emergency at that time?

There were no Soros funded caravans at that time.

 

[Burzum]

It does circumvent checks and balances which is a Constitution-scale issue. If he can do that, what can the next president do? Can they null-and-void the Second Amendment under the pretense of national security?

Wrong, the 1976 law creating this power can not be used to attack a textual right of the Bill of Rights. If attacking gun rights were that easy under the all encompassing Commerce Clause they would have already done it, and they have on certain aspects.

Democrats do not need a "National Emergency" to attack the 2nd Amendment.