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brooklynite

(94,581 posts)
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 04:14 PM Feb 2019

Key GOP senator offers ultimatum to Trump on border emergency

Source: Politico

Sen. Lamar Alexander delivered an ultimatum to President Donald Trump on Thursday: Reconsider your national emergency declaration at the border or face a potential rebellion from the GOP.

The retiring Tennessee Republican declined to state whether he will become the deciding senator to block the president’s maneuver, instead taking to the Senate floor to try and convince Trump that he has other ways to collect $5.7 billion for the border wall — the precise amount of money he demanded during the government shutdown fight.

“He’s got sufficient funding without a national emergency, he can build a wall and avoid a dangerous precedent,” Alexander told reporters afterward. “That would change the voting situation if he we were to agree to do that.”

Three other Republicans have said they would join Democrats in voting for a resolution to block Trump, and only one more is needed for the Senate to successfully reject Trump’s declaration.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/28/lamar-alexander-trump-national-emergency-1196748



If Alexander, Collins, Murkowski and Paul are banked, that's enough for a win.
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Key GOP senator offers ultimatum to Trump on border emergency (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2019 OP
I didn't hear about Paul; Tillis is already in the affirmative for the House measure to disapprove louis c Feb 2019 #1
Paul talks a good game but nevergiveup Feb 2019 #2
What about Sasse? He also seems like a sane one. (At least with Bill Maher.) CaptYossarian Feb 2019 #8
I am not a socialist. I'm a born-again Communist. TrogL Feb 2019 #11
How can you look at the standard bearer of their party maxrandb Mar 2019 #15
Enough for a win in the Senate, not enough to override a veto. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #3
We just need Roberts to stand up for the constitution. lark Feb 2019 #4
I think Roberts will say NO! BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #10
I hope he puts constitution over party. lark Mar 2019 #16
Recently he made a more liberal leaning decision, BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #18
So the internal Rethug Polling is Wellstone ruled Feb 2019 #5
oh the brave RETIRING repuke. nt Javaman Feb 2019 #6
I've had a gutful of 'ol Lamar. volstork Feb 2019 #9
I, too, was caught off-guard by Lamar standing up on his hind legs. Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2019 #13
I'm suspicious. They WON'T vote to stop it, if he "promises" not to go thru with it? Seriously? Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #7
key word "potential"....yeah sure they will n/t hibbing Feb 2019 #12
GOP and McConnel have avoided confrontations with trump for 2 years, not sure if beachbum bob Mar 2019 #14
I don't believe any of those republicans forklift Mar 2019 #17

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
8. What about Sasse? He also seems like a sane one. (At least with Bill Maher.)
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 05:59 PM
Feb 2019

Once the 260 lb. crybaby gets his wall, what will he do with Canada? We can't have people getting health care and affordable meds from those maple-smelling socialists.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,343 posts)
3. Enough for a win in the Senate, not enough to override a veto.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 04:30 PM
Feb 2019

And he'll buy at least one Supreme Court vote with a case of brewskis.

lark

(23,102 posts)
4. We just need Roberts to stand up for the constitution.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 04:32 PM
Feb 2019

The question is will he stand up for the constitution or for tyranny of the oligarchs?

Corrected typo

BigmanPigman

(51,599 posts)
18. Recently he made a more liberal leaning decision,
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 03:13 PM
Mar 2019

I forget what it was exactly. I have heard various pundits say that he may begin to be more liberal to balance the court after Kavanaugh was confirmed. RBG was more central and when the court went conservative she became more liberal (she said that on her film). Maybe Roberts will do the same.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. So the internal Rethug Polling is
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 04:58 PM
Feb 2019

telling these suckers,their days are numbered and if they want to survive,they had better bite the bullet and kill off Trump's wall.

volstork

(5,401 posts)
9. I've had a gutful of 'ol Lamar.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 06:07 PM
Feb 2019

Had to tolerate him as governor (before I could vote), and have had to tolerate him as senator for more years than he deserved. He's a posturing douchebag.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
13. I, too, was caught off-guard by Lamar standing up on his hind legs.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 07:06 PM
Feb 2019

He's not normally one to side-step the party line.

But, I'm glad he went public.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
7. I'm suspicious. They WON'T vote to stop it, if he "promises" not to go thru with it? Seriously?
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 05:57 PM
Feb 2019

A criminal who has so far shown his word isn't worth the spit in his mouth?

This sounds like a way for the Republicans to get around the potential bad results after they DON'T vote to stop it. "Well, he promised he wouldn't go through with it. So there was no need to vote against it. I'm innocent. I relied on the President's assurances. If you can't rely on the President's word, then what can you rely on?" My response to that is....exactly. If you can't rely on the President, what can you rely on? Not on Republicans in Congress, for sure.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
14. GOP and McConnel have avoided confrontations with trump for 2 years, not sure if
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 08:10 AM
Mar 2019

they are ready yet to rebel. Time is getting close.

 

forklift

(401 posts)
17. I don't believe any of those republicans
Fri Mar 1, 2019, 10:10 AM
Mar 2019

They are lions until it is time to vote and they turn into sheep and go with the herd.

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