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blogslut

(37,955 posts)
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 06:09 PM Jan 2019

Is letting president Big Baby declare an emergency the solution to the shutdown?

From this article (warning: video autoplay of him ranting)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-national-emergency-congress-shutdown_us_5c37c7c7e4b05cb31c40ed3f

Instead, the solution to the impasse seems to be Trump declaring a national emergency at the border, using a dubious authority to reprogram military construction money for the wall, and then Congress passing clean funding legislation ― without wall money ― while Trump’s executive maneuver gets tied up in court.


I just don't know anymore. Fucking McConnell won't allow the senate to vote on something the president won't sign and shit, I don't know. Talk me down.
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Is letting president Big Baby declare an emergency the solution to the shutdown? (Original Post) blogslut Jan 2019 OP
Wouldn't it be nice if 2naSalit Jan 2019 #1
But they're all scared to death of being primaried by "the base" blogslut Jan 2019 #3
Per MSNBC -- He's just taken declaring an emergency off the table. hedda_foil Jan 2019 #2
Welp blogslut Jan 2019 #4
They should tell him his stupid fucking wall will be in court forever, too, with Vinca Jan 2019 #5
Darn.. I was actually hoping he would do it. honest.abe Jan 2019 #7
How many of those bdamomma Jan 2019 #6
And the next time he wants something and Congress says no? gratuitous Jan 2019 #8
He's already declared 3 of them so WGAF maxsolomon Jan 2019 #9

2naSalit

(86,061 posts)
1. Wouldn't it be nice if
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 06:11 PM
Jan 2019

the R Senators ganged up and removed Mitch from Leader position and replaced him with a human?

hedda_foil

(16,368 posts)
2. Per MSNBC -- He's just taken declaring an emergency off the table.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 06:13 PM
Jan 2019

Apparently someone got to him that it would be in court forever.

Vinca

(50,170 posts)
5. They should tell him his stupid fucking wall will be in court forever, too, with
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 06:15 PM
Jan 2019

eminent domain fights.

bdamomma

(63,658 posts)
6. How many of those
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 06:16 PM
Jan 2019

cowardly repigs would haul ass out of the US if god forbid we did have a emergency. They run away from their constituents asking questions. They would not think twice to leave the country to the damage they have caused us.

They would protect their own asses.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
8. And the next time he wants something and Congress says no?
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 06:18 PM
Jan 2019

Another emergency? Why not, especially if it works for this slow-rolling "emergency" that isn't an emergency at all?

Democrats have had a share of power for just over a week now, and Trump is melting down. I hardly think now is the time to say, "Oh well, if you really really want to set $5 billion on fire, Donald, who are we to stop you?"

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