lobotero	in Government, Observations, Politics, Public Policy, Society	 18 February 2019 1,195 Words
National Emergency Declaration–2019
I guess I need to address that damn 300 lb gorilla in the corner…..
Friday our Dudley-Do Right in the White House signed the CR to fund the government (photo not available) and issued his declaration that he promised to do…..the problem is in his usual bluster Trump may have turned and bit his own ass……
As expected, President Trump declared a national emergency on Friday over the US-Mexico border. A big legal fight looms, but first comes the initial reaction. First up: George Conway, husband of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, thinks the president made a big mistake by saying, "I didn't need to do this" during his Rose Garden speech. "This quote should be the first sentence of the first paragraph of every complaint filed this afternoon," he tweeted. Trump's full quote: "I could do the wall over a longer period of time. I didn't need to do this. But I'd rather do it much faster." (Watch the clip here.) More reaction, to that quote and the declaration in general:
Agreed: At Hot Air, Allahpundit agrees with Conway. "We don't need to get into why this is a damaging thing for him to admit, right? We all graduated from fourth grade." Trump just handed the courts a factual basis to rule against him on the grounds that an emergency doesn't actually exist, writes Allahpundit.
Not so fast: Philip Klein of the Washington Examiner writes that he's skeptical the "I didn't need to do this quote" is the bombshell people are suggesting it is. "In fact, it could even do the opposite— bc obvious counter is he wanted to do faster bc he thought it was a pressing emergency," he tweets.
Democrats' miscalculation? An analysis by Noah Feldman at Bloomberg suggests Democrats may have strengthened Trump's case by agreeing to provide $1.4 billion for the border. That was far less that Trump wanted, prompting him to declare the emergency, but Feldman argues that by providing even the $1.4 billion, Trump can argue in court that Democrats agree with him the border needs strengthening and that "his re-allocation of funds is necessary to achieve Congress's expressed will."
The polls: Stats expert Nate Silvers thinks Trump is courting trouble in the polls. "Indeed, the act of declaring a national emergency to build a wall is even more unpopular than the wall itself—and the wall isn't popular," he writes at FiveThirtyEight. "Polls as tracked by PollingReport.com show an average of 32 percent of Americans in favor of the declaration and 65 percent opposed. Even in an era where many of Trump's top priorities poll only in the low-to-mid-40s, that's an especially large split, with roughly twice as many voters opposed as in favor."
New York Times: An editorial says Trump has just taken "executive overreach to dizzying new heights." Migrants at the border are not an emergency, say the editors. "This administration is forever coming up with creative new ways to disturb and dismay the nation. Mr. Trump's eagerness to undermine the Constitution to serve his short-term political gain remains among the most outrageous."
Wall Street Journal: The conservative editorial page is not on board with the move. "The emergency declaration will please his most ardent supporters, but Mr. Trump is setting an unfortunate precedent—and judges could tie up his wall in court for years."
Washington Post: Its editorial on the subject is more angry at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for going along with Trump as the president treats the Constitution with "cavalier contempt." With his move, "Trump will inaugurate a new, imperial phase of his presidency," the editors write. "Mr. McConnell, who had previously warned him against such an action, will show he has perfected a trick: roll over and play dead."
Ann Coulter: Often seen as the voice of Trump's conservative base, Coulter is not happy with the day's news. Coulter backs tougher immigration moves, but she thinks Trump caved by signing the separate spending bill even though it didn't have the money the president wanted. The "goal of a national emergency is for Trump to scam the stupidest people in his base for 2 more years," she tweeted. Coulter said that the only "national emergency is that our president is an idiot" Is the far right support waning?
I shall give Trump some advice my mother would give me…"Make damn sure your brain is loaded before you fire off your mouth"……
His babbling is that of some mental midget that cannot get past some event that occurred….
I agree with an article that I read in the Daily Beast…..https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-immigration-emergency-raises-a-false-flag-and-demeans-the-constitution
While Trump was ranting and acting like a spoiled 4 year old a REAL national emergency was unfolding…..yet more gun violence…..we are getting close to the number of one a day with multiple victims……
Six people are dead and five officers are wounded after a shooting at a business in suburban Chicago, per the AP. The gunman, identified as 45-year-old Gary Martin, was among the dead at the Henry Pratt Co. building in Aurora. The Chicago Sun-Times talks to Martin's mother, who says he was "way too stressed out" after being laid off recently. The officers who were wounded were fired upon as soon as they entered the building, police said. All are in stable condition.
John Probst, an employee at Henry Pratt, tells ABC7 that he ran out of the back door as the shooting unfolded Friday afternoon. Probst says he recognized the gunman. "What I saw was the guy running down the aisle with a pistol with a laser on it," Probst says. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker commended the "amazing" work of law enforcement officers who responded to the scene, crediting them with saving "countless lives." The company makes valves for industrial purposes; its location in Aurora is about 40 miles west of Chicago. (Read more mass shootings stories.)
The fence thingy is nothing more than a way to appease his low mental activity base……but there may be a problem there as well…..his main media advisers are Hannity, Coulter and Rush…..one has now decided his is an "idiot"…..
"Thank god he's relieved me any responsibility for what he's been doing," Coulter told the radio hosts. "That was the biggest favor anyone could do for me today." Declaring that "the country is over" now, she said she didn't need a Tarot card reader to know that Trump would "totally f-over his base."
The president's "mandate," Coulter said, was to build the wall. And even though that's what he plans to do by declaring a national emergency, she's not happy about it. "The only national emergency is that our president is an idiot," she said.
Will the loss of Coulter's support harm the president…..probably not for the "Bobble-heads" hang on every word Trump has to say so Coulter's words will fall on def ears.
The "Border Crisis" is only in the mind (of the imagination) of a spoiled 6 year old with a constipation problem.
I am thinking this "wall" is an ego trip like everything he does….something he can hang his name on….
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8 thoughts on "National Emergency Declaration–2019"
18 February 2019 at 0504
I'm guessing the recent shooting wasn't high enough 'numbers' to change anything. It is going to have to get to 100+ before many more people take notice.
I do want him to build that wall though. I want his legacy to always be how stupid that wall was, throughout time. I want future generations to always think that Trump = Stupid Wall.
lobotero says:
You hit it on the head….the shooting with 6 deaths got little coverage by the MSM…..the wall again we agree…I want him to build but his ego will not let him see the moronic crap he stirs……how sad….chuq
Do you think Biden is better? He's in Europe firing off a "Trash America First" attitude. Other countries have stricter Immigration laws than us, yet WE are the bad guys?
Nope…..Biden is a corporate shill….not a good choice IMO….chuq
Dr. Rex says:
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… and to thinks it's all an EGO trip!! … 'I shall give Trump some advice my mother would give me …"Make damn sure your brain is loaded before you fire off your mouth" … His babbling is that of some mental midget that cannot get past some event that occurred … 'SMGH!!
Thanx my friend….HUGZ….chuq
Hugs back!! 🤗