National Emergency

Upchurch said:
There is no emergency. What's left to discuss?
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There's no emergency, everybody knows there's no emergency, the person declaring the emergency has directly stated that there is no emergency so now as is tradition we have to play 40 pages of "Okay technically speaking..." from people who think there's A) a Congressional Gold Medal of Pedantics and B) it would be a great honor if they won it.
 
JoeMorgue said:
There's no emergency, everybody knows there's no emergency, the person declaring the emergency has directly stated that there is no emergency so now as is tradition we have to play 40 pages of "Okay technically speaking..." from people who think there's A) a Congressional Gold Medal of Pedantics and B) it would be a great honor if they won it.
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But...you mean there's no Congressional Gold Medal of Pedantics?

Life has no meaning.
 
Tero said:
What is the point of a nonbinding resolution? Congress is preparing one.
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The House will vote Tuesday on blocking Trump’s national emergency
MSN.com said:
As part of the National Emergencies Act of 1976, the law that details the president’s ability to make emergency declarations, there’s also a legislative check that’s given to Congress. After the president declares an emergency, Congress can pass a resolution that terminates it. House Democrats, led by Rep. Joaquín Castro (D-TX), have introduced this very measure, and the House is set to vote on it next Tuesday.
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It never pass the Senate. You might as well fold the resolution into little paper boats and float them down the Potomac.
 
JoeMorgue said:
It never pass the Senate. You might as well fold the resolution into little paper boats and float them down the Potomac.
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From what I understand it will DEFINITELY pass in the Senate.

Let me rephrase that. As it stands right now 5 to 10 Republicans will vote for the measure. That's enough for it to pass if all the Dems vote against it. Now Trump will have to veto the resolution and then it dies.
 
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These days, the only thing that passes the Senate is the same thing that passes bowel movements.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
It's going to pass the Senate, McConnell already announced he can't stop it.
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"Going to pass the Senate, immediately be vetoed, and have zero chance of a veto over-ride."

The only difference is how much longer it gets drawn out.
 
JoeMorgue said:
"Going to pass the Senate, immediately be vetoed, and have zero chance of a veto over-ride."

The only difference is how much longer it gets drawn out.
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Well, at least the Senate is making a show of disagreeing with Trump on something.

McConnell saying he can't stop it, though, sure indicates that GOP leadership would go along with their Fuhrer.
 
Belz... said:
Well, at least the Senate is making a show of disagreeing with Trump on something.

McConnell saying he can't stop it, though, sure indicates that GOP leadership would go along with their Fuhrer.
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Yeah that's my point. That's all anyone can do. "Make a show of disagreeing." It's yet another meaningless, symbolic victory that we're supposed to think is either A) is an actual meaningful victory against Trump or B) the vanguard of some inevitable and on the horizon victory against him that's been coming "any day now" for about 10,000 years.

Might as well have Pelosi joining the breakaway Republicans in a sarcastic clap at him again since that was the last "Big win lookit how awesome that win was OMG we're just so great and awesome" anybody got against Trump.

We've got "disagreeing with Trump" down pat. Can somebody... like stop him at some point?

Yeah, yeah, yeah I know it's "gonna" happen "any day" now.

//I know, I know conversation had a billion times already.//
 
New legislation overrides old legislation even when not specific. The funding passed. The national emergencies melaw is to quickly address emergencies Congress may not be able to.

Does the budget override the national emergencies act with respect to wall funding? Congress deliberated on the border crisis and passed something signed by the president.

Why or why not?
 
It is nice to see that there are still at least few Republicans who are not butt-kissing Trump toadies. These few actually do have the good sense to finally vote against Trump when it comes to an important issue.
 
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