They join Democrats in expressing their displeasure with Trump ‘s trying to go around them and circumventing the way things are supposed to be done in American Government…
If this?
What next?
Some members of the president’s party took issue with the move, asserting that Congress should be legislating.
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebr.), who has largely spoken out against the government spending large sums of money in coronavirus legislation, offered one of the party’s more cutting rebukes, calling the theory behind the move “unconstitutional slop.”
“The pen-and-phone theory of executive lawmaking is unconstitutional slop,” Sasse said in a statement issued by email and obtained by The Hill. “President Obama did not have the power to unilaterally rewrite immigration law with DACA, and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rewrite the payroll tax law.“
During the Obama administration, conservatives often criticized the president’s use of executive actions on issues that were stuck in Congress, such as immigration reform.
The president’s orders came after pressure on the White House and Senate GOP to strike a deal with congressional Democratic leadership mounted this week, with negotiators racing to meet a self-imposed deadline of Friday. However, they were unable to agree on a proposal as the programs established by the CARES Act in March expired.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R) offered less harsh comments, saying that while he appreciated the president’s orders, he “would much prefer a congressional agreement.”
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), blamed Democrats for failing to reach an agreement, but indicated he didn’t support the president circumventing Congress.
“The president is doing all he can to help workers, students and renters, but Congress is the one who should be acting,” Alexander said in a statement.
Rep. Justin Amash (L-Mich.), a libertarian who left the Republican caucus last year, compared the president’s actions to that of a “king.”
“Our Constitution doesn’t authorize the president to act as king whenever Congress doesn’t legislate,” Amash posted on Twitter.
Let me see ONE Republican Senator denounces the move, a former Republican Congressman does too,while a couple offer a mealy mouthed disappointment ?
Hopefully we will see a more robust response from Republican lawmakers in the days ahead.
After all as we are constantly told here,they “really” don’t support Trump.
OK
Here’s their chance to articulate their uh
“Really.”
They won’t, in any meaningful numbers, say a word.
But things will change when he’s gone, right?
Ben Sasse is a sitting Republican Senator and clearly expresses his opposition. This is just based on the one piece on this website. I do not know what others may or may not have said.
Oh wow! Ben Sasse!
Some Nebraskans had hoped Sasse would turn out to be an independent-minded Senator like Bob Kerrey or Chuck Hagel. They have been keenly disappointed. His speaking out now is too little, too late. I hope his silence continues for the next years under a Democratic Senate since silence is his response to all important issues involving the President, as it is with all Republican lawmakers with Romney excepted.
True.
I remember Sasse piped up about Trump early in his Administration.
Then ,after catching flak from the Trump Republicans Back in Nebraska, he pretty much shut up.
I forgot Sasse existed. That’s how useless he is.
Yeah after those Trumpers in Nebraska blast him he’ll slink back into his hole.
He also was promised the Judiciary committee assignment by Lindsey Graham who has become his tutor on keeping your head down, don’t respond to anything Trump does or says. Graham is very popular with Nebraska Republicans as Trump’s chief sycophant.
Sasse’s remarks here clearly meet the criteria of what jack was asking to see.
What “criteria?”
“Let me see ONE Republican Senator denounces the move”
He did in the article you were posting about.
God you’re desperate.
I missed a comma.
My comment was on the post itself .Read the whole comment .
I specifically mention Amash, Graham and Alexander.
It was sarcasm directed at the fact that ONLY one Republican Senator had condemned your party’s leaders action.
Of course, you know this.
We are all used to your games.
I thought you said that you wanted to see one Republican Senator denounce the move. The sarcasm was not detected. My posts are sometimes misunderstood too for similar reasons. I was also half-asleep when I first read it. Misunderstandings are usually easy to clear up.
And either you missed a comma again, or believe I am G-d. I will go with the former.
Well ,My comma problems aside, I specifically said in my post that
“Hopefully “ other Republican Senators would come forward in the days ahead.
You ,more than I, should hope so too.
Former Republican George Will has characterized Trumps Administration as a”gangster presidency.”What happened yesterday only reinforces that view .
The ironing of all the Republicans being silent is that many of them do not even philosophically agree with Trump’s stimulus plan, let alone his executive action.
More GOPer’s NOT happy with Trump’s effort to walk around Congress…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican who recently tested positive then negative for the coronavirus, said he didn’t know whether his state would pay a quarter of Trump’s $400 weekly payments. He thanked the president for doing something but, as a former congressman and senator himself, put the onus on Congress to act.
“I’m confident that Congress can do something,” DeWine said on CNN. “They really need to do it. They need to pull together.”
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