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posted by martyb on Sunday March 17 2019, @07:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the at-least-the-House-and-Senate-agreed-on-something dept.

breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/15/donald-trump-vetoes-attempt-to-block-national-emergency

President Donald Trump vetoed a bill designed to block his emergency declaration at the Southern Border on Friday, in a ceremony at the White House.

“Today, I am vetoing this resolution,” Trump said. “Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution and I have the duty to veto it. And I’m very proud to veto it.”

Also at CBS News, CNBC, and USA Today.


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  • (Score: 2) by DutchUncle on Monday March 18 2019, @09:29PM

    by DutchUncle (5370) on Monday March 18 2019, @09:29PM (#816639)

    It is also the province of Congress to allocate money. Declaring an emergency to speed up processing for an immediate need like natural disaster etc. with the expectation that Congress will follow up on the paperwork is one thing; declaring an emergency to do EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE of what Congress has just voted on is a very different thing. Also not partisan. Every Representative and Senator who has allowed the Executive to accrue king-like power has FAILED.

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