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So did Obama violate the constitution in his 12 vetos as president?@WoodyAq

@marriedplus3 No. But he did with his executive orders. And Trump and the Republicans rightly criticized him for it.

Extraordinarily hypocritically, as it turns out.

Yes but my point is if Obama didn’t violate the constitution. Neither did Trump. They should of thought before they passed a bill giving the president national emergency powers. President Trump had the power to do it and he did.@WoodyAq

@marriedplus3 My point is that Obama was wrong then and Trump and all but 12 Republicans are wrong now.

This is a grotesque misuse of emergency powers. They were clearly meant to give the president flexibility when timelines were too short for Congress to act.

It is explicitly [b]not[/b] intended for POTUS to do an end run around Congress after they have acted.

Ok then would you agree that they should of never given presidents this power?@WoodyAq

@marriedplus3 Arguably they never did, and the courts have ample cause to strike it down.

If the courts refuse to act, then yes, the Congress will have to more explicitly rule out obvious abuses.

I don’t think the Supreme Court will strike it down. Why? Because as long as drugs are coming here human trafficking is happening and previous presidents called it a emergency. I think the surpreme court rules in Trumps favor @WoodyAq

@marriedplus3 The situation at the border hasn't changed for years. Congress has had ample time to discuss the issue, and has, and has arrived at a conclusion.

So, clearly not an emergency in the sense that the Congress intended for the legislation. And thus, unconstitutional.

Obama called it a emergency. Democrats called it a emergency then Trump wants to fix it and they say no emergency @WoodyAq

@marriedplus3 Yes, and that's Congress's right. It has considered the issue, an acted in the way it considers appropriate.

The constitution says that's the end of the story.

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