Originally Posted by: USFSFed 
Hello all,
I'm not with the IRS but work for the Forest Service and like many of you, I am furloughed. As much as I hate to say it, declaring a National Emergency might be the best option in terms of getting us all back to work with pay. Just want to get back to work and start earning paychecks again. I don't care about anything else.
Just let the courts figure it all out. Then the POS POTUS can declare a political victory (as can Pelosi/Schumer).
I understand your point of view. But if he does the "Emergency" route that would, I feel, get us back to work. But the problem is that this would basically say to Congress "you are irrelevant" since any President could invoke an emergency.
Isn't everything really an "emergency"? Think about before the ACA we had 50 million uninsured. If YOU (or someone close to you) was uninsured and/or sick facing financial ruin that's an emergency. And remember we had 50 million uninsured. So a more "Liberal President" could declare and emergency and set up Single Payer or Medicare-for-all. It would then once established be very hard to get rid of.
Then there's climate change. Sounds like another emergency!
Now a president could NOT pass an emergency and do something unconstitutional. I heard rightwing hate radio Mike Gallagher say a Democratic President could "take away all our guns". This would run up against the 2nd Amendment and fail. So would declaring and emergency and rounding up the Democrats or Hispanics and hearding them into camps.
But getting legislation passed and funded that would NOT violate the constition would be possible after Trump takes this step.
Can you imagine every 4 to 8 years having the political landscape transformed so such a degree? That kind of rapid change would be a disaster.
Change is fine. As long as change isn't ALWAYS happening.
Now to the wall. USA Today did a piece on it, here's a link to the piece
https://www.youtube.com/...dNg&feature=youtu.beYou have a huge section that runs through a river. Do we build it on OUR side of the border keeping OUR people away from the river too. This is Texas remember, water is kind of important there. We can't build it on Mexico's side, unless they invade Mexico. Then there's steep canyons and mountains to deal with. So there are large parts of the wall's route that you REALLY can't build a wall on.
I am amazed more hasn't been said on this in the media!
Edited by user Friday, January 11, 2019 12:27:42 PM(UTC)
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