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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sun Mar 3, 2019, 03:33 PM Mar 2019

Rand Paul's vote likely gives Senate enough to oppose national emergency declaration

Rand Paul's vote likely gives Senate enough to oppose national emergency declaration

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/03/politics/rand-paul-trump-national-emergency-declaration/index.html

(CNN)The Senate likely now has enough votes to pass a measure blocking President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration after Sen. Rand Paul signaled his support for the resolution of disapproval.

"I can't vote to give extraconstitutional powers to the President," the Kentucky Republican said Saturday, according to the Bowling Green Daily News.

"I can't vote to give the President the power to spend money that hasn't been appropriated by Congress," Paul said, according to the newspaper. "We may want more money for border security, but Congress didn't authorize it. If we take away those checks and balances, it's a dangerous thing." He was speaking to the Warren County Republican Party.

The resolution introduced in the House passed the chamber on Tuesday, with 13 Republicans voting with Democrats.
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Rand Paul's vote likely gives Senate enough to oppose national emergency declaration (Original Post) Miles Archer Mar 2019 OP
The question is would they over ride a veto? still_one Mar 2019 #1
I am surprised Cornyn doesn't vote no. He's got a lot of Texas border landowners pissised off nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 #3
Good point Laura still_one Mar 2019 #5
The veto is a P.R. risk for Trump... Miles Archer Mar 2019 #4
Just saw this. It is great. Makes trump look bad- house and senate vote Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 #2
I wonder how hard cocaine Mitch will work on him? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2019 #6

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
4. The veto is a P.R. risk for Trump...
Sun Mar 3, 2019, 04:06 PM
Mar 2019

...he will most likely do it, if it comes to that, but he's already been "advised" against it. Then again, he was "advised" against the "emergency" in the first place. I have my doubts about the Senate Republicans getting behind a "veto override."

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
2. Just saw this. It is great. Makes trump look bad- house and senate vote
Sun Mar 3, 2019, 04:04 PM
Mar 2019

Against him.

Brings stupid emergency back in news. We will go from 24 hrs to 48 hrs. Woo-hoo

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