Pelosi Warns Republicans: A Democrat President Could Declare a "National Emergency" on Guns

Oh sure. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell threw up his hands and told President Trump to sign the damned bill and declare a "national emergency" to fund your damned wall.

But, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fired a shot across the bow of the USS Republicans in a news conference this afternoon that a Democrat president can play the "national emergency" game, too.

To a reporter's question, she warned that if Trump goes down this road she could see a future Democrat president delaring a "national emergency" over gun violence.

"Want to talk about a national emergency? Let's talk about today, the one-year anniversary of another manifestation of the epidemic of gun violence in America," Pelosi said at a press conference, referencing the Parkland, Florida school shooting that left 17 dead last year. "That's a national emergency. Why don't you declare that emergency, Mr. President? I wish you would."

"But a Democratic president can do that," Pelosi said. "A Democratic president can declare a national emergencies as well. The precedent that the president is setting here is something that should be met with great unease and dismay by the Republicans."

https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-pelosi-democratic-president-national-emergency-gun-violence-donald-1332074

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YourMomsSecretCrush · M

good luck disarming the American public.

beckyromero · 36-40, FVIP

@YourMomsSecretCrush

You miss the point of the question.

It's not about guns.

It's about setting precedent by declaring "national emergencies" over dubious issues.

YourMomsSecretCrush · M

@beckyromero easy to declare a national emergency concerning gun violence...... its something completely different in regards to following through on it. of course, even attempting that would actually result in a national emergency.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@YourMomsSecretCrush Lol no. You’d give your guns to the boys in blue, like the rest.

SW-User

@QuixoticSoul Nah, it wouldn’t quite work that way.

Pikachu

@SW-User

I suspect it would for the most part

SW-User

@Pikachu That’s okay. You’re allowed to be wrong.

Pikachu

@SW-User

Um...no you!....?

lol sorry, i'm not real up to date on how to argue in grade school.

SW-User

@Pikachu There is no point in arguing a hypothetical. That should be quite apparent regardless of your lack of knowledge.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@Pikachu It’s actually “no u”, any more than three letters is a waste of effort.

Pikachu

@SW-User

Wait...so there's no point in arguing a hypothetical but you thought it was worthwhile to say as snidely as possible "you're wrong"?

ok...😏👍

Pikachu

@QuixoticSoul

lol crap. I knew i'd get it wrong

Pherick · 41-45, M

@Pikachu Xplicctt there *thinks* he is a great debater, I mean he KNOWS things to be true, so obviously they have to be true. :)

SW-User

@Pherick It looks like I have a fan. You still ignoring facts?

SW-User

@Pikachu Me telling you that you’re wrong is not an argument.

YourMomsSecretCrush · M

@QuixoticSoul Ive learned quite a bit from working with inmates over the past 29 years. Like, the fact that you cant track stuff that is not documented. LOL

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@YourMomsSecretCrush It's true, a segment of the population will bury and hide their guns. That's not a national emergency.

Pikachu

@SW-User

Me telling you that you’re wrong is not an argument.

lol obviously.
Adults present arguments. Children argue.😉

SW-User

@Pikachu Age is not relevant. If you’re wrong, you’re wrong. You can keep deflecting, though.