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Should President Trump declare a National Emergency to get funds for his wall ?

Poll - Total Votes: 37

Yes

Maybe

I don't know.

He should pay for it himself

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

He's not getting his wall because the country can't afford it.
Tell a spoiled child as often as you like. Until he learns that no means no(yeah yeah. I doubt he's heard it too often in life either !) nothing much is likely to change.

I mean he may even have had support for his idea !
But the SECOND he put honest,hard working folk OUT OF WORK, he lost the argument.

So. Who's gonna tell the spoiled brat he ain't getting his own way ?

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@jackson55 Oh for goodness sake man ! You could build a wall with....GARBAGE if that was seriously the issue !

This is about getting money for all his 'buddies' companies to do the construction work !
Same ploy Bush jnr. employed going into Iraq !

jackson55 · M

[@ Same liberal crap. The earth is flat too.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@jackson55 point proven i think.

shuhak · M

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He has no idea what a "national emergency" is. Yet he's willing to take money away from real national emergencies just so he can get his way. (Waa! I want a wall! Gimme my wall or I'll make you all suffer!!)

Nimbus · M

@shuhak We all suffer in one way or another.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

Declaring a national emergency to hammer through non-emergent legislation because you've failed as a leader is pretty bad precedent.

Nimbus · M

@CountScrofula He's not actually failed and precedents are there just for that purpose, to be broken.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@Nimbus He pissed away two years pretending Mexico would pay for the wall. The Democrats were voted in to stop him, and so he has to resort to a shut down and now maybe a national emergency.

And if you break this precedent, what stops some anti-gun nut in the future from declaring a national emergency to take everyone's guns?

Democracies mean you compromise and vote on things, not that you suspend the rules every time you can't get your shit together.

Harriet03 · 41-45, F

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Nimbus · M

@Harriet03 @Harriet03 Party politics are rarely a party :)

jackson55 · M

@Harriet03 That's true. The republicans like the cheep labor and the democrats want the ellegal votes.

DownTheStreet · 51-55, M

Wall gets built - fed workers get paid - once upon a time congress could work this shit out but not now ... not for a long long long time

Nimbus · M

@DownTheStreet Sad innit.

SW-User

Lindsey Graham has quickly changed his tune once Friday’s articles came out about Trump/Russia.

“Open government and wait a couple of weeks to declare an emergency.”

What???

I’m fine with spending time/money on immigration. More physical barriers are on my list too.

But this is total nonsense. Do it right or it’s going to be just as bungled as ACA.

Nimbus · M

@SW-User Good point.

Ynotisay · M

Or should Trump declare a national emergency for NO other reason than to distract fools from what is looking more and more like the biggest conspiracy this country has faced.

Nimbus · M

@Ynotisay Mmmmmh, care to elaborate?

Ynotisay · M

@Nimbus No.

AbbeyRhode · F

Yes, it's time for him to use his power. The Democrats have proven they are happy to continue to sacrifice American lives to push their demented agenda. He's never going to get anywhere with them.

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CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@AbbeyRhode What's the body count?

AbbeyRhode · F

@CountScrofula

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@AbbeyRhode That figure is [i]completely[/i] made up.

biandlargeny · 56-60, M

Although it would expedite the issue it would set a BAD precedence. If and when a liberal is elected he/she could declare a national emergence and mandate climate control correcting rules.
I prefer he call it a security issue and order the military to handle it with the Army Corps of Engineers talked to build the ENTIRE wall.

Nimbus · M

@biandlargeny Good point again.

SW-User

He should declare he is resigning

Nimbus · M

@SW-User Most likely in 2024 ;)

MistyCee

I don't think he "should" because I don't think it's a genuine emergency or that any meaningful progress on legitimate policy issues will be made by such a declaration or diversion of funds.

Nimbus · M

@MistyCee This is it, 'emergency' is open to interpretation.

MistyCee

@Nimbus that sounds like a "could" to me, not a should.

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Nimbus · M

@Dateless 😯

Budwick · 70-79, M

Just close the border.
Shut down immigration completely.
It's not unprecedented, it's easy, explainable.

Nimbus · M

@Budwick Mmmmm, the simple things often prove the most difficult.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Nimbus[quote]Mmmmm, the simple things often prove the most difficult.[/quote]

Sometimes simple things are just,... simple.

SW-User

That sets the precedent for national "emergencies" over more and more trivial things.

Nimbus · M

@SW-User Good point.

cycleman · 61-69, M

Trump should build the water line from Lake Michigan to the Colorado River.

Nimbus · M

@cycleman 😛

jackson55 · M

I don't think it would be a good idea but he has the power to do it.

Nimbus · M

@jackson55 It will be interesting as to what happens.

MissTaken · 36-40, F

Trump should pay it himself and as he claims he’s worth $10 billion and Mexico is paying for it they can pay him directly. Problem solved and those furloughed can get back to work