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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs 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
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.
2naSalit
(86,061 posts)the R Senators ganged up and removed Mitch from Leader position and replaced him with a human?
blogslut
(37,955 posts)gah!
hedda_foil
(16,368 posts)Apparently someone got to him that it would be in court forever.
So much for that
Vinca
(50,170 posts)eminent domain fights.
honest.abe
(8,556 posts)For just that reason.. the courts would block it.
bdamomma
(63,658 posts)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)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?"