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Trump will sign border security bill, declare national emergency, White House says

posted by martyb on Friday February 15 2019, @03:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the President's-precedents dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

"President Trump will sign the border security compromise package on Capitol Hill to avert another government shutdown and will take the extraordinary step of declaring a national emergency to obtain funding for the border wall, the White House announced Thursday."

https://foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-says-trump-prepared-to-sign-border-security-bill-and-will-declare-national-emergency

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday February 15 2019, @04:17PM (1 child)

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday February 15 2019, @04:17PM (#801619) Journal

    That's why I think it's a better strategy to bank skills & knowledge that nobody can tax and that no government can take away from you. No congress can tax the love you have for your friends and family. No president can get between you and your deity of choice.

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    Washington DC delenda est.
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @04:33PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @04:33PM (#801632)

    A usual part of such events is a purging of "intellectuals" though.:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Purge [wikipedia.org]
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Black_Categories [wikipedia.org]