03-14-2019, 03:31 PM
^ Cosmo looks really cute and presidential.
I think the Republicans who voted against Trump's emergency border declaration today were wise, and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the Republican lawmakers who stood behind Trump are grateful to the naysayers.
Declaring an emergency when there isn't one, just to override Congress's budget authority, opens the door for other Presidents to declare emergencies whenever they can't convince Congress to give them what they want. It dilutes the powers bestowed upon Congress in the Constitution.
I think the Republicans who voted against Trump's emergency border declaration today were wise, and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the Republican lawmakers who stood behind Trump are grateful to the naysayers.
Declaring an emergency when there isn't one, just to override Congress's budget authority, opens the door for other Presidents to declare emergencies whenever they can't convince Congress to give them what they want. It dilutes the powers bestowed upon Congress in the Constitution.