***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[IATT]

 

[niketalker23]

https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-act...inst-using-national-emergency-for-border-wall
Senate GOP warns Trump against using national emergency for border wall
Senate Republicans are warning President Trump ahead of his State of the Union speech against using a national emergency declaration to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

GOP lawmakers warned that declaring a national emergency would be met with resistance on Capitol Hill, where Congress could try to block Trump by using a resolution of disapproval.

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the No. 2 Senate Republican, said that he and "a lot of my colleagues" have concerns about the precedent Trump would set if he declared a national emergency to construct the border wall.

"There's a lot of reservations in the conference about it and I hope they don't go down that path," Thune told reporters.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is close to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), told reporters that declaring a national emergency would be a "dangerous step" that likely wouldn't allow Trump to build the wall border wall because it would get bogged down in court and challenged in Congress.

Concerns and reservations aka not going to do a god damn thing those pos spineless cowards.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Don't worry. dwalk31 finna post the RNC's statement condemning Steve King and demanding his resignation any day now.

 

[whywesteppin]

Don't worry. dwalk31 finna post the RNC's statement condemning Steve King and demanding his resignation any day now.

DUE PROCESS

But seriously... they want to to go after Fairfax now. We will, as soon as we finish getting rid of everyone else. So after Trump, King, etc are out, I will be THE FIRST to call for Fairfax to resign.

That's how we should do it from now on. Get in line.

 

[IATT]

 

[whywesteppin]

AOC Bae:

 

[aepps20]

AOC Bae:

Coal Gang has to intervene. Comrade whywesteppin is being seduced by Libbie conjecture and innuendo. METH. I support the right to intervene because that right hasn't always been afforded to people that look like Tyrone Biggums.

 

[Belgium]

What kind of inheritance taxes are y'all looking at?
This is what I had to pay on mine for a straight line succession.
3% on the bracket of €0,01 to €50k
9% on the bracket of €50.000,01 to €250k
27% on the bracket of higher than €250.000,01

If the inheritance is between brothers/sisters you can be subject to a tax rate of 55% in the third bracket.
25% on the bracket of €0,01 to €35k
30% on the bracket of €35.000,01 to €75k
55% on the bracket of higher than €75.000,01 I'd be heated if I was subject to this

 

[dwalk31]

Why do you remind me of that idiot Paris Dennard?

Probably because I'm conservative

Don't worry. dwalk31 finna post the RNC's statement condemning Steve King and demanding his resignation any day now.

Several high ranking Republicans have condemned the statements made by Steve King. For years. Trump has condemned racism, in all forms, repeatedly.

 

[dwalk31]

DUE PROCESS

But seriously... they want to to go after Fairfax now. We will, as soon as we finish getting rid of everyone else. So after Trump, King, etc are out, I will be THE FIRST to call for Fairfax to resign.

That's how we should do it from now on. Get in line.

So you don't believe the woman?

 

[iamdef]

But has he been arrested yet?

 

[dwalk31]

Going to be interesting to watch the State of the Union tonite.

 

[AEA18]

Ohhhhhh..... returning the kids is what will traumatizes them..... confused there for a bit....

No surprise that this administration believes the kids would be better off with white adoptive parents.

 

[whywesteppin]

Coal Gang has to intervene. Comrade whywesteppin is being seduced by Libbie conjecture and innuendo. METH. I support the right to intervene because that right hasn't always been afforded to people that look like Tyrone Biggums.

Big Mama said, boy, you can't hurry love
You just have to wait
Ooohhh, Love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take

 

[dacomeup]

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Does Tomi have Anasazi blood in her? Don't want to make assumptions but she seemed to have a close relationship with Rusty who has several native associates

 

[dwalk31]

The physical barrier for sure getting erected. What a waste of time the shutdown was.

 

[Belgium]

The physical barrier for sure getting erected. What a waste of time the shutdown was.

Even senior Republican bootlickers have doubts.
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-act...inst-using-national-emergency-for-border-wall
Senate GOP warns Trump against using national emergency for border wall
Senate Republicans are warning President Trump ahead of his State of the Union speech against using a national emergency declaration to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

GOP lawmakers warned that declaring a national emergency would be met with resistance on Capitol Hill, where Congress could try to block Trump by using a resolution of disapproval.

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the No. 2 Senate Republican, said that he and "a lot of my colleagues" have concerns about the precedent Trump would set if he declared a national emergency to construct the border wall.

"There's a lot of reservations in the conference about it and I hope they don't go down that path," Thune told reporters.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is close to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), told reporters that declaring a national emergency would be a "dangerous step" that likely wouldn't allow Trump to build the wall border wall because it would get bogged down in court and challenged in Congress.

Congress has until Feb. 15 to get a deal on funding for the border wall and to prevent a second shutdown, which would impact roughly a quarter of the government. The president is demanding $5.7 for the wall; Democrats have rejected money for a concrete wall but signaled some openness to fencing or other barriers.

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), a member of the conference committee tasked with finding a deal, told reporters that a national emergency wouldn't be his preferred route.

"I wouldn't prefer one. I believe we should continue to work toward the legislative solution," he said. "I do believe that the president's probably got the power under the Constitution and maybe under the statue to do that, but I would rather us do it."

Trump has refused to rule out declaring a national emergency if Congress isn't able to reach a deal on wall funding, despite public pushback from Republicans including McConnell.

He hinted to reporters on Friday that they should "listen closely" to his State of the Union speech.

“I don't take anything off the table. I don't like to take things off the table. It's that alternative. It's national emergency, it's other things and you know there have been plenty national emergencies called,” Trump separately told CBS News's "Face the Nation," asked if he would shut down the government.

Democratic leadership hasn't announced that they would force a resolution of disapproval vote if Trump declares a national emergency, though Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said last month that he and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would "look at any legislative way to stop it."

Democrats would likely be able to pass the resolution easily through the House and kick the fight to the Senate, where Schumer would be able to force a vote.

McConnell reportedly warned Trump that a resolution blocking his emergency declaration would be able to get enough GOP votes to pass, forcing the president to issue his first veto.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), while caveating that she didn't know what Trump is going to, said she is "in general opposed to the president using the national emergencies act."

"I don't think the intent was for it to be used in this kind of situation. And as a member of the Senate I'm very concerned if the president believes that he can reallocate or repurpose appropriations for which we have designated very specific purposes," she said.

"It also is in my judgement of dubious constitutionality," Collins added. "So I don't really think it gets him to the goal."

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told reporters that he would be studying the issue, including what it meant for the "constitutional division of power."

Republicans have tried to stick closely to Trump during the months-long fight over the border wall, which remains a potent issue among the party's base. But there have been growing fractures about shutdown strategy after GOP senators became increasingly anxious during the 35-day partial funding lapse.

Trump would likely have some GOP support if he declared a national emergency.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has repeatedly told reporters that he doesn't think it would "be the end of Western civilization," while also saying last week that he didn't know how he would vote on an effort to block the declaration.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) acknowledged that Trump circumventing Congress on the wall fight divides Republicans, but urged his colleagues to line up behind the president.
"It seems to me that he's gonna have to go it alone, but there could be a war within the Republican party over the wall," Graham said.

He added that "any Republican who denies the president the ability to act as commander in chief, you're going to create a real problem within the party."

 

[boris]

The physical barrier for sure getting erected. What a waste of time the shutdown was.

*Allegedly.

 

[RustyShackleford]

From wall, to fence, to physical barrier

 

[whywesteppin]

So you don't believe the woman?

Due process. We have a backlog of sexual predators in elected office.

 

[dwalk31]

From wall, to fence, to physical barrier

All of those words/phrases are literally synonymous

 

[whywesteppin]

From wall, to fence, to physical barrier

The wind will be the final solution.

Blow away, ignored content.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

From wall, to fence, to physical barrier

Each with an individual pompous sense of pride.

All of those words/phrases are literally synonymous

 

[Mark Antony]

Plant that hedge!