Is America on the path to a President using the military to supersede the democratic excise of power?
Donald Trump seems to be planting the idea that there is crisis at the American/Mexican border….
By ALL accounts THAT isn’t reality…
But Trump doesn’t really live most Americans reality….
An actual move to declare an ‘national emergency’ would allow a President Trump to do essentially whatever he wanted about a wall and other things….
It would seem to allow him to do what he has admired other authoritary heads of states to do….
To RULE without opposition….
What will the Republicans in our Congress do?
Democratic Socialist Dave says
A legal challenge would no doubt be based in part on Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. vs Sawyer (1952), in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Truman could not use his emergency powers during the Korean War to Federalize a private company in order to end a steel strike.
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/343/579.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown_Sheet_%26_Tube_Co._v._Sawyer
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952), also commonly referred to as The Steel Seizure Case, was a United States Supreme Court decision that limited the power of the President of the United States to seize private property in the absence of either specifically enumerated authority under Article Two of the United States Constitution or statutory authority conferred on him by Congress. It was a “stinging rebuff” to President Harry Truman.
Justice Hugo Black’s majority decision was, however, qualified by the separate concurring opinions of five other members of the Court, making it difficult to determine the details and limits of the President’s power to seize private property in emergencies. While a concurrence, Justice Robert H. Jackson’s opinion is used by most legal scholars and members of Congress to assess executive power.
… [Wikipedia]
jamesb says
If Trump was to declare a national emergency?
Waiting for the courts might be toooo late….
Once the rabbit would be out of the hat?
Why couldn’t he just keep going to reinstate ALL of his anti-immigration wants????
jamesb says
McConnell has to grown some ‘ball’s’
The Senate would approve the House spending to reopen the government….
Both Trump and McConnell KNOW THAT….
Democratic Socialist Dave says
Donald J. Trump
Verified account
@realDonaldTrump
3 hours ago
V.P. Mike Pence and group had a productive meeting with the Schumer/Pelosi representatives today. Many details of Border Security were discussed. We are now planning a Steel Barrier rather than concrete. It is both stronger & less obtrusive. Good solution, and made in the U.S.A.
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump
jamesb says
Ah, Democrats say the tweet is full it….
No Progress…..