02-26-2019, 02:14 PM
(02-26-2019, 02:08 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I just don't see any basis at all for a claim of an emergency.
It can't be an economic emergency because the Trump has created the greatest economy in the history of the country.
It can't be about drugs because the drugs are smuggled by plain, boat, and motor vehicle through existing check points. A wall would have no effect on that.
It can't be about crime because the numbers show that immigrants do not commit crimes at a rate significantly higher than US citizens.
So if you think he has a good chance what do you see as the basis for the claim of emergency?
You're looking at this incorrectly. I agree that there is no real basis for an emergency claim, but the courts won'y adjudicate that. The courts have often given deference to the executive on matters of judgement like that and this court certainly won't change course in that way. The questions will focus on the actual legal authority of the movement of funds and what not, but the question of whether it is an actual emergency or not won't be looked at.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
