Even as reports began to filter out on Thursday that Donald Trump would likely agree to sign off on a bipartisan bill to keep the government from shutting down, Trump’s gang of miserable racists also floated the rumor that he would declare a national emergency in order to fund his dumb wall. With that in mind, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) announced that he was ready to present a congressional resolution that would terminate Trump’s national emergency declaration.
“Historically, Presidents have declared national emergencies for urgent matters of national security. President Trump would unconstitutionally usurp congressional authority by declaring an emergency based upon unfounded hype rather than any substantive emergency. Border crossings are lower than they have been in four decades. There are more law enforcement officers at the border—some stationed there simply to make good on politicians’ anti-immigrant rhetoric—than ever before. Further, such a baseless declaration by President Trump would set a dangerous precedent regarding the constitutional balance of powers between the executive and legislative branches.”
Bloomberg News reports that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has signed on as a co-sponsor of the resolution.
The Washington Post explains that the resolution would be discussed in the House, and then would likely make its way to the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might find himself trying very hard to keep some soon-to-be-campaigning Republican senators on board for what is clearly a waste of power and resources.
There are people trying to make America a better place.