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| 16 States file lawsuit seeking to block Trump's national emergency declaration |
| 2019-02-19 |
| [The Hill] A group of 16 states filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block President Trump's move to declare a national emergency to get funding for his proposed southern border wall. The states, 15 of which have Democratic governors, called the situation at the border a "manufactured crisis." "President Trump has veered the country toward a constitutional crisis of his own making. For years, President Trump has repeatedly stated his intention to build a wall across the United States-Mexico border," reads the suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The states are asking the court to permanently enjoin the Trump administration from building a border wall without an appropriation by Congress, permanently block the administration from diverting federal funding toward construction of a border wall; and declare the national emergency declaration unlawful. The suit says the states are bringing forth the injunction "to protect their residents, natural resources, and economic interests from President Donald J. Trump’s flagrant disregard of fundamental separation of powers principles engrained in the United States Constitution." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 Didn't the Courts rule that the FEDERAL government has sole jurisdiction over the border back when Arizona tried to enforce border security on it's own? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2019-02-19 14:51 |
| #13 1st, if you aren't a border state you have no say. 2nd, the border is controlled by the Federal government, if you aren't the Federal government you have no say. So who's left? I guess Mexico can complain. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2019-02-19 13:42 |
| #12 building a border wall without an appropriation by Congress, I though Congress did appropriate funds - $20B - several years ago, when a bunch of Dems voted for it. Pre-Trump, of course. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-02-19 13:22 |
| #11 Turley: Why Trump Will Win The Wall Fight |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2019-02-19 12:53 |
| #10 If this were a Cash Cab Red Light Challenge, and had to name 12/16, could have done it in one breath. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-02-19 12:43 |
| #9 What standing do they have? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-02-19 12:42 |
| #8 In addition to Maine, California, and New York, the group of states also includes Delaware, Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-02-19 12:22 |
| #7 Morning news had same number, no names as well. Lazy, crap reporting. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-02-19 10:37 |
| #6 So the other 31 National Emergency declarations from Bush and Obama where they also directed funds during the declaration were ok. But this one is a bridge too far? Fuck off and die, all of you. You are all in a state of sedition and need to be crushed. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-02-19 10:18 |
| #5 ...and the one 'Republican' governor? My money's on my homeboy, Charlie Baker (MA). |
| Posted by: Raj 2019-02-19 09:14 |
| #4 Which 16 States? Seems some basic reporting would help the matter. Wonder if it'll be kicked out based on standing (IOW, if you're not a border State, you have no standing). |
| Posted by: BA 2019-02-19 09:09 |
| #3 Have them all arrested for aiding and abetting a foreign invasion of the United States. Once convicted, build a gallows at a border crossing and hang them. Leave the corpses there til they rot and come part. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-02-19 07:10 |
| #2 16 states. It was 11 that self identified over a 150 years ago that didn't want to be part of the United States. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-02-19 06:45 |
| #1 Have we now reached point we no longer deserve a President Trump or the freedoms our forefathers fought and died for ? I fear these evil bastids may try and foment a conflict or great war in order to push their mischief into the memory hole. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-19 06:37 |