Funny, but it still doesnt feel like an emergency.
Still no invasion of brown-skinned rapists, terrorists and drug lords, as President Trump had predicted.
Nope. In fact illegal immigration into the United States continues to drop. Its now down 75 percent since 2000.
But yes, a (campaign) promise is a promise and as such Mr. Trump felt he had little option but to declare the National Emergencies Act by which means hell be able to redirect federal monies to build more miles of a border wall. Because Congress certainly wasnt going to let it happen.
And could still thwart the presidents plan.
ON MONDAY, almost 100 former Republican Congressmen and national security officers pleaded with current lawmakers to override the presidents directive for the sake of the U.S. Constitution which gives Congress the power of the purse.
Its kind of a good argument. Though somewhat petty. Those three branches are so territorial.
A better argument and one which should be waged by those actively serving in Congress is that there is no emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border and its an insult to U.S. taxpayers to use their dollars to go toward a senseless wall.
Today, a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives will likely tip the scales in a vote to override the presidents emergencies act. From there it moves to the U.S. Senate where the Republican majority could continue to lie supine to the presidents power grab.
Or they could get a backbone.
We can dream, cant we?
Susan Lynn
