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Showing Original Post only (View all)In 21 (now 19) days MF45 will declare a national emergency [View all]
Last edited Sun Jan 27, 2019, 08:23 PM - Edit history (2)
And somehow get his money to build his wall (against all norms and the courts).
Headlines saying he caved are probably driving him insane (insaner)
Buckle up
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In 21 (now 19) days MF45 will declare a national emergency [View all]
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2019
OP
Say he declares, what would he have do to get $$? Assuming it was all on the up and up, and true
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2019
#24
I can imagine him giving up, because I used to work with a malignant narcissist.
marylandblue
Jan 2019
#68
He can declare an emergency, but his reallocation of funds will be challenged in court.
YessirAtsaFact
Jan 2019
#5
Agree. He is probably fuming like crazy now. Despite what people here say...the
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2019
#19
Does he have to justify calling a national emergency? Who knows what will happen after but he can
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2019
#18
So you are saying that he tries to declare a national emergency then someone has to sue him?
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2019
#21
I'm saying that if he declares a national emergency Congress CAN sue him...
regnaD kciN
Jan 2019
#39
he may well try that in 21 days. But that means Nancy et al have 3 weeks to plan a response
fishwax
Jan 2019
#26
People forget that power is built constantly of thousands of little daily interpersonal acts
struggle4progress
Jan 2019
#43
Nope. Unless there is an actual emergency or Trump is able to create an actual emergency.
Freethinker65
Jan 2019
#53
I think he will declare an emergency rather than shut down the government again.
Cold War Spook
Jan 2019
#58
I heard Fox and Friends say this morning that the president won't care what's going
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2019
#61
Been reading up on it. Doesn't sound like he has to actually deploy military
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2019
#63