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Grammy23

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38. That's how they got him to give up this round.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 02:58 AM
Jan 2019

His staff & advisors convinced him to reopen the government as they saw things going rapidly to hell in a handbasket. To entice him to do it they dangled the National Emergency thing, convincing him that he could still keep his base happy by the thinly disguised threat (“I still have options open to me.”) to declare a national emergency to get his wall. But it won’t work. The Dems have three weeks to plot their response if he tries that.

So buckle up, Buckeroos. The cray cray will be flying in about three weeks. Pop some corn, pull up a chair. Looks like Nancy will need to pull out her Speaker of the House card....one more time. Just to remind tRumpolini that SHE has special powers, too. Surprise, surprise, Donald.
OK, this is like the fifth thread on this nonsense already manor321 Jan 2019 #1
Have you posted that 5 times? Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #14
He won't be allowed to do that. If it was an emergency... brush Jan 2019 #37
Bet his staff screamed at him yesterday Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #42
None of those people are thinking clearly either. brush Jan 2019 #57
Looks like he will have to come up with the provisions Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #59
Totally correct. Pelosi owned him sharedvalues Jan 2019 #52
It's possible certainly. David__77 Jan 2019 #2
Ha! Mme. Defarge Jan 2019 #3
He'll sign a meaningless piece of paper Orangepeel Jan 2019 #4
Precisely this. VOX Jan 2019 #9
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
A real emergency allowing him to move funds would mean marylandblue Jan 2019 #33
Why do you say that? Based on all I have read, he Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #64
I may be wrong, but I don't think he can reprogram the money that way marylandblue Jan 2019 #65
If both houses vote to end the emergency that would Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #66
I can imagine him giving up, because I used to work with a malignant narcissist. marylandblue Jan 2019 #68
You may be right. The word is definitely out, if you notice every Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #70
He can declare an emergency, but his reallocation of funds will be challenged in court. YessirAtsaFact Jan 2019 #5
" The president not getting his way isn't an emergency. " shanny Jan 2019 #15
Maybe threats to invade Venezuela. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #35
I've thought about that. shanny Jan 2019 #36
Nope. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #6
You don't think he will? Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #16
No, he won't do it, he's been neutered, and it wouldn't work anyway. marylandblue Jan 2019 #7
He has been publicly humiliated. Look what happened doc03 Jan 2019 #8
Agree. He is probably fuming like crazy now. Despite what people here say...the Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #19
That sounds half like Sarah Baghdad Bob Sanders. greyl Jan 2019 #10
Yup.. he's probably been screaming at her all day Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #20
He is against a wall, so to speak. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #11
Does he have to justify calling a national emergency? Who knows what will happen after but he can Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #18
And the courts will deny it. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #22
Again, someone files a suit showing harm Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #28
Which courts? oberliner Jan 2019 #46
No justification required, but it also gives him no extra authority marylandblue Jan 2019 #34
No. He won't. shanny Jan 2019 #12
If he tries it, the courts will strike it down... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #13
+1 dalton99a Jan 2019 #17
So you are saying that he tries to declare a national emergency then someone has to sue him? Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #21
No. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #23
Right. But someone has to file a suit first. And show harm Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #27
I'm saying that if he declares a national emergency Congress CAN sue him... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #39
Which courts will strike it down? oberliner Jan 2019 #47
interesting question Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #67
Nope budkin Jan 2019 #25
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
If the Mueller Report Turbineguy Jan 2019 #29
Do you think this is likely? oberliner Jan 2019 #48
Hopeful Turbineguy Jan 2019 #49
He'll probably pull some crap to appease his base, radius777 Jan 2019 #30
He may have some emergency powers but they'll be limited struggle4progress Jan 2019 #31
That's what he and his side are forgetting...public Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #41
People forget that power is built constantly of thousands of little daily interpersonal acts struggle4progress Jan 2019 #43
So true, & great quote S4P! For a government worker, Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #45
Let him. Nothing will come of it. Codeine Jan 2019 #32
That's how they got him to give up this round. Grammy23 Jan 2019 #38
Perfect assessment Grammy! Watching the Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #40
If your house is on fire, be sure to call the fire department in 3 weeks. Vinca Jan 2019 #44
The question is, will he turn on those who are now criticizing him? Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #50
No he won't. Stop with the despair talking pts sharedvalues Jan 2019 #51
"Stop with the despair talking points?" How about Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #54
Ok. Please go slow with the despair talking points. sharedvalues Jan 2019 #55
LOL. Touche. What's funny, is that there isn't a despair Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #60
Nope. Unless there is an actual emergency or Trump is able to create an actual emergency. Freethinker65 Jan 2019 #53
The Dems need to counter his argument that they want Open Borders Grammy23 Jan 2019 #56
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
He might blatantly ignore laws, Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #62
Been reading up on it. Doesn't sound like he has to actually deploy military Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #63
He probably can. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #69
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