Dems say that illegal crossings have declined in the past couple of years, evidence that that there is no crisis … and certainly no national emergency.
That narrative seems to have hit a bump in the road.
Let’s drill down on the numbers…
Archive for the ‘National Emergency Act (NEA)’ Category
Border Chief: “System is at breaking point.”
March 7, 2019Will Trump’s national emergency gambit survive legal challenges?
February 25, 2019Loosely written laws and established precedents are on his side.
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For a moment, let’s set aside aside the question of “should he do it?” … and focus on “can he do it?”.
There’s a great legal analysis in the right-leaning Federalist that concludes
You can (and should) read the whole article. It weaves legal specifics with tight logic.
Here are my key takeaways…
Trump should declare OPIOIDS a National Emergency…
February 5, 2019… and, include border barriers as one of the supporting actions.
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First, the current lay of the land…
Pelosi is still declaring “I’ve been clear: No money for walls. Period”.
So, odds of the conference committee reporting out legislation that includes wall funding remain slim to none.
President Trump has threatened to declare the porousness of the southern border a National Emergency … under which he would have broad executive authority that would include funding and building people-crossing barriers in strategic locations.
Dems have already threatened to take a border-focused National Emergency Declaration to the uber-liberal 9th Circuit Court where it would likely be enjoined.
The journey to the Supreme Court would take time … with slightly better than 50-50 odds of reinstatement
So, what should Trump do?
FYI: “National Emergencies” are neither rare nor short-lived.
February 4, 2019The odds seem to be increasing that President Trump will declare a National Emergency and use his executive authority to fund and build sections of crossing barriers (aka, “walls”) along the southern border.
So, I got curious and did a little digging into National Emergencies.
Here are some highlights…
The Homa Files 