I joined @ThisweekABC to discuss the government shutdown and the President’s plan to declare a nat'l emergency to pay for his proposed border wall. He is shutting down the gov't to break his signature campaign promise - that taxpayers weren’t going to have to pay for the wall. pic.twitter.com/oglk7azYKA— Rep. Adam Smith (@RepAdamSmith) January 6, 2019
Zero Hedge: Key Democrat Admits Trump Has Authority To Declare National Emergency To Build Wall
Democratic Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, admitted that President Trump has the authority to declare a national emergency and have the military build a wall along the US-Mexico border.
ABC's "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos asked Smith "Does President Trump have the ability, have the authority to declare a national emergency and have the military build his wall?"
"Well, unfortunately, the short answer is yes," replied Smith. "There is a provision in the law that says the president can declare an emergency. It’s been done a number of times, but primarily it’s been done to build facilities in Afghanistan and Iraq. In this case, I think the president would be wide open to a court challenge saying, where is the emergency? You have to establish that in order to do this. Beyond that, this would be a terrible use of Department of Defense dollars."
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WNU Editor: California Democrat Congressman Adam Schiff has a different take .... Schiff: Trump lacks power to declare wall emergency (CNN). What's my take? It all comes down to the following .... do you believe millions of migrants from the Americas who want to move to the U.S. without respecting U.S. immigration laws are a threat? For many Democrats and the media they do not see this as a threat. For others .... they do see a crisis .... After years of Trump's dire warnings, a 'crisis' has hit border but generates little urgency (LMTOnline). As to the polls, when asked specifically about illegal immigration the numbers support President Trump's position that this is a crisis, but are split on what to do about it .... Poll: 8-in-10 call illegal immigration a ‘problem,’ 58% say ‘serious’ (Washington Examiner). My prediction .... millions of Central Americans want to live in the U.S., and if given the chance almost all of them will leave today. The U.S. is not even remotely prepared to accommodate this influx of people.
