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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama speechwriter Jon Favreau responds to Lindsey saying Trump should use emergency powers
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Pumped for the next Democratic president to use emergency powers for a Green New Deal (climate emergency), Medicare for All (public health emergency), and a new Voting Rights Act (democracy emergency)!
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Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau responds to Lindsey saying Trump should use emergency powers (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Jan 2019
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SMC22307
(8,090 posts)1. I love these folks throwing it back in GOP faces. (n/t)
SunSeeker
(51,715 posts)2. K & R
dalton99a
(81,590 posts)3. Perfect.
Solly Mack
(90,787 posts)4. K&R
Palisade
(54 posts)5. Sounds good to me!
babylonsister
(171,092 posts)6. Snap! I love it! nt
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)7. and a ban on automatic weapons! 40,000 DEAD in 2017 from gun shots. nt
mastermind
(229 posts)12. and ban the NRA. nt
djacq
(1,634 posts)13. Can you imagine pushing for a "Registery" of all firearms?
shanny
(6,709 posts)8. Careful what you wish for, lindsey...
Glamrock
(11,802 posts)9. Let's not forget gun emergency....
Cha
(297,692 posts)10. Mahalo, Jon Favreau.. Retweeted!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)14. Nothing like setting a precedent.
Be careful what you wish for Lindsey, this could backfire on you and your party bigly.
keithbvadu2
(36,917 posts)15. Precedent for more national emergencies
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211653897
(Tweet)
Pumped for the next Democratic president to use emergency powers for a Green New Deal (climate emergency), Medicare for All (public health emergency), and a new Voting Rights Act (democracy emergency)!
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211653405
NEWS LINDSEY GRAHAM: "It is time for President Trump to use emergency powers to fund the construction of a border wall/barrier."
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211654658
Conservatives Worry 'National Emergency' Precedent Threatens Their Guns
(Tweet)
Pumped for the next Democratic president to use emergency powers for a Green New Deal (climate emergency), Medicare for All (public health emergency), and a new Voting Rights Act (democracy emergency)!
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211653405
NEWS LINDSEY GRAHAM: "It is time for President Trump to use emergency powers to fund the construction of a border wall/barrier."
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211654658
Conservatives Worry 'National Emergency' Precedent Threatens Their Guns
NoMoreRepugs
(9,463 posts)16. Repugs are not really known for being brilliant strategists.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,430 posts)17. let us not forget the national emergency to end uncomfortable shoes
Hekate
(90,824 posts)18. Kick!