President Trump declares National Emergency

[Pete]

OK so "no one" wants a wall!

How about a 2500 mile test range for sensor activated automated weapons testing 24 hours a day.

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Of the 11 supposed "National Emergency" proclamations by the previous occupant of the White House ONLY 1 was a "Declaration of a National Emergency". The rest were executive orders.

But, ya know, who cares about such details. 

[f6john]

At least Trump is using this Emergency order to help the US. Look at all the times Obama used Emergency Orders to help Burundi, Venezuela, Central African Republic, Sudan, Ukraine, Yemen, Libya and Somalia. You can see where his loyalties were.

His loyalties were to the USA. If you care to learn anything about those emergency orders that DID NOT INFRINGE ON THE CONGRESS’s POWER OF THE PURSE STRINGS, here you go.

https://www.inquisitr.com/5298234/barack-obama-declared-a-national-emergency-11-times-during-his-presidency/

Congress gave the power to declare a national emergency. It’s only when Trump does it that’s a problem. It’s going to be interesting to see how this all goes down or up as the case may be.

[bagelboy]

The US gave $50 billion in economic and military assistance to 184 countries in 2012. Five of the top countries were Muslim countries that probably don't even like us. The thing that I can't figure out is why the Dems won't budget 5 billion for a wall. They either don't feel border security is important, or they just hate Trump so much that they don't want him to succeed at building a wall. Either way, as a former Democrat (not Socialist), I don't think that the Dems have the citizens of the US in mind. Put me in the catagory of OSS. I'm a frustrated Democrat converted because I've watched my party turn into something I no longer agree with. Or like!

[Bighead]

The US gave $50 billion in economic and military assistance to 184 countries in 2012. Five of the top countries were Muslim countries that probably don't even like us. The thing that I can't figure out is why the Dems won't budget 5 billion for a wall. They either don't feel border security is important, or they just hate Trump so much that they don't want him to succeed at building a wall. Either way, as a former Democrat (not Socialist), I don't think that the Dems have the citizens of the US in mind. Put me in the catagory of OSS. I'm a frustrated Democrat converted because I've watched my party turn into something I no longer agree with. Or like!

I wish more would wake up to what is going on.

[Jess from VA]

The US gave $50 billion in economic and military assistance to 184 countries in 2012.

But we can't spend 5 billion for a wall for our own security.

Five of the top countries were Muslim countries that probably don't even like us. The thing that I can't figure out is why the Dems won't budget 5 billion for a wall. They either don't feel border security is important, or they just hate Trump so much that they don't want him to succeed at building a wall.

It's both.  They don't think border security is as important as the projected increase in eventual Latin vote for their party (no matter what the cost or mayhem).  And they hate Trump so much, they don't want to give him anything, anything at all.  Not just a wall.  Short of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, they will oppose every thing he does for the remainder of his term.  But none of them will stand with him at the Tomb.  

 Either way, as a former Democrat (not Socialist), I don't think that the Dems have the citizens of the US in mind.

They do not put the best interests of the Country ahead of party power.

Put me in the catagory of OSS. I'm a frustrated Democrat converted because I've watched my party turn into something I no longer agree with. Or like!

I voted Democrat once.  I'm ashamed of myself, but I was only 19.  I didn't always vote Republican though; I voted for a couple independents, and two times did a write-in vote for The Easter Bunny in elections with unopposed local Democrats on the ballot.