- Does Trump actually want the wall or a just Court block he can use to rile up his base? His "I didn’t need to do this...I just want to get it done faster, that’s all." quote seem entirely self-defeating. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/2808 5 comments moderatepolitics
Linking pages
- Opinion | Trump just plunged the country into dangerous new territory. Here’s what’s really at stake. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/15/trump-just-plunged-country-into-dangerous-new-territory-heres-whats-really-stake/ 197 comments
- 16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/us/politics/national-emergency-lawsuits-trump.html 180 comments
- Is declaring a national emergency to build an unnecessary wall an impeachable offense? https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/national-emergency-wall-trump-impeachment.html 100 comments
- Why Biden Should Declare a Climate Emergency | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/160478/biden-declare-climate-emergency 97 comments
- Trump speech: why Trump didn’t declare a national emergency over a border wall - Vox https://www.vox.com/2019/1/8/18173682/trump-shutdown-wall-speech-border-national-emergency 77 comments
- Opinion | Trump’s latest fits of rage are directed at reality itself - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/20/trumps-latest-fits-rage-are-directed-reality-itself/?amp%3Butm_term=.8940be1b5d97&noredirect=on 60 comments
- ACLU: Trump’s emergency declaration is illegal, and we're suing https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/02/20/aclu-lawsuit-trump-emergency-declaration-illegal-unprecedented-column/2920655002/ 50 comments
- Trump’s Face-Saving Way Out of Crisis Raises Fears Over Rule of Law - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/us/politics/trump-national-emergency-law.html 29 comments
- A joint resolution against the national emergency would matter even if it’s vetoed. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/joint-resolution-national-emergency-gop-senators-veto.html 13 comments
- Five Things a Democratic President Could Do By Declaring a National Emergency Over Climate Change – Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/03/what-democratic-president-could-do-climate-national-emergency/ 12 comments
- Trump Will Declare A National Emergency To Build A Wall And Avoid A Government Shutdown https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/trump-border-wall-national-emergency-government-shutdown 10 comments
- Ninth Circuit Rules Against Trump's Diversion of Military Construction Funds to Build his Border Wall https://reason.com/2020/10/10/ninth-circuit-rules-against-trumps-diversion-of-military-construction-funds-to-build-his-border-wall/ 9 comments
- Will the president’s emergency declaration stand? Here are three (and a half) reasons it may not. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/02/18/will-the-presidents-emergency-declaration-stand-here-are-three-and-a-half-reasons-it-may-not/ 9 comments
- The Department of Defense does not have the funds to build a border wall. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/trump-border-wall-military-congress-shutdown-emergency.html 8 comments
- Opinion | Trump’s latest fits of rage are directed at reality itself - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/20/trumps-latest-fits-rage-are-directed-reality-itself/ 8 comments
- Trump Said He "Didn't Need" To Declare An Emergency To Build The Wall And Liberal Lawyers Are Thrilled https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/trump-said-he-didnt-need-to-declare-an-emergency-to-build?ref=bfnsplash 4 comments
- Trump’s national emergency declaration: is it legal? - Vox https://www.vox.com/2019/2/15/18225359/trump-speech-national-emergencies-act-border 3 comments
- Trump Said He "Didn't Need" To Declare An Emergency To Build The Wall And Liberal Lawyers Are Thrilled https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/trump-said-he-didnt-need-to-declare-an-emergency-to-build 3 comments
- Opinion | Trump’s latest fits of rage are directed at reality itself - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/02/20/trumps-latest-fits-rage-are-directed-reality-itself/?amp%3Bfbclid=iwar1x_omj4cq1sehvqxa2clz5k6hknoit0kizmoqlcjicig319pt_fs0n9li&%3Btid=sm_fb 3 comments