Discussion: Pelosi, Schumer Draw Red Line: Emergency Declaration 'Would Be A Lawless Act'

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Nice tag line at the end there – “The Congress will defend our constitutional authorities.” That’s a direct reminder and challenge to the Senate.

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I did nazi that coming…

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Drumbeat this every single day.

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If this is an emergency, what isn’t?

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Which McConnell will promptly ignore, but good on them for trying.

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Hey Trump!

Where is your dumb ass emergency :rotating_light:?

I know, it’s all in your jughead!!!

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Well worded statement hot on the heels of Trump’s stated intentions!

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They threw down the gauntlet. This means war.

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McConnell may ignore it, but it’s a great first question for reporters to ask of every Republican:

“Senator, do you think this move violates your constitutional authority?” “Well, Senator?” “Wait, come back here… He’s fleeing the interview!.”

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“Lawless act” seems to be laying the groundwork for the threat of impeachment proceedings, doesn’t it?

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You’re expecting the complicit press to ask that?

I don’t see that ever happening, honestly.

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“Law? Law? We don’t need no stinkin’ law!”

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I almost wish they had called it “an abuse of power.” Really nail the point home…

ETA: They did - somehow I missed that. I’m old. I’m confused.

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He can’t. Under the NEA, when the House passes the resolution terminating the bogus national emergency, and it will, the Senate is compelled to hold a vote on that resolution. It’s just plain in the law. He can’t ditch it.

Watching Republican Senators try to decide whether to hold fast to defend a highly unpopular bullshit emergency declared to get a highly unpopular stupid-ass wall built (when it won’t work anyway, because it’ll immediately get snarled up in court) will be absolutely magnificent.

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If Trump declares a National Emergency today on Valentine’s Day, it will be the new St. Valentine’s Day massacre (of the Constitution)

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“This is not an emergency, and the president’s fearmongering doesn’t make it one.”

Is this a good time to mention that today – just coincidentally – is the one year anniversary of Parkland?

And that over 1,200 school children have been gunned down since then?

With a school shooting, on average, every twelve days in America?

Probably not a good idea to mention that on the day POTUS declares his “national emergency”…

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Trump may be at that point where he’s even embarrassing Kavanaugh and Gorsuch.

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Nancy you may feel free to use the Speaker’s Sledgehammer to knock truncate Trump’s vanity wall!

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