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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Budwick · 70-79, M

A national emergency to suspend the Constitution?
I don't think so.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@Budwick President Trump is using Obama’s National Emergency on Mexican Cartels to help build the border wall.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@sunsporter1649 What's your point?

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@Budwick You mean the President of the United States has never used the National Emergency ploy before? Whouda thunk it!

Budwick · 70-79, M

@sunsporter1649 No.
That's not at all what I meant.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@Budwick Your objection then is that the current President is using parts of the previous Presidents use of his Constitutionally guaranteed powers to tackle the Mexican Cartel problem?

Budwick · 70-79, M

@sunsporter1649 Sun, I THINK you and I are on the same side of this issue.

I don't have any concern over Trump declaring a national emergency in order to address the border security matter.

My initial response

A national emergency to suspend the Constitution?
I don't think so.

was directed toward of Pelosi's warning that future presidents might use the national emergency in order to confiscate our guns.

Does this alleviate your concerns?

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@Budwick Very much so, and thanks for the reasoned response.