Mexican Tariffs
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I agree that bending the rules leads us down the slippery slope, but it is also true that the President has enormous inherent authority when we are talking about an issue as crucial as border security. It amazes me that "principled conservatives" will argue that the President can start WW III without congress' approval but cannot do anything to stop a border invasion. The military builds everything from schools, hospitals, prisons and border walls all over the globe but somehow it is a Constitutional crisis if they do it on our own border.
And if 100,000 plus illegal immigrants a month rushing the border and taking advantage of our system is not a crisis, I have no idea what a real crisis would look like.
I hope you don't mean me when you refer to "principled conservatives" argue the President can start WWIII. I don't believe that for a second.
We are going to follow laws because unless, Congress changes it, it will stay on the books. The best President Donald Trump can do is reduce the effect of bad laws thru Executive Orders. He cannot change the laws by himself. That is the job of Congress. Unfortunately, we cannot hope for Congress to do its job. It is more concerned about impeaching President Trump by any means necessary rather than, doing their jobs to secure the borders and enforce our laws already, on the books!
Show me where I supported Obama on something I am criticizing Trump for? You like to make generalizations...
Uh...duh! No shit. I don't get erect for politicians like you guys here and swallow all they say blindly (except maybe AOC on the erect part). I doubt, question, dislike all of their ways and their hypocritical followers.
I get "erect" for politicians and swallow everything they say blindly?
Apparently you don't read many of the things I say. I don't see any point in continuing a conversation with you if you're going to be accusing me of doing the opposite of what I am about.
No, sorry if it came out that way. What I meant was there is a giant chorus of mainly republicans who seem to think the President can launch attacks on foreign countries who displease him for one reason or another and he doesn't need congress' ok to do so. Indeed, they criticized Trump for not doing so in Syria when there are Russian troops and aircraft there at the invitation of the host government. They wanted Trump to face off with the Russians over some incident involving a boat off Ukraine. They want him to invade Venezuela.
At the same time, they claim that he has no authority to put troops on our own border or do anything to shore it up without specific approval from congress.
That's precisely what it was: A generalization. I never accused you of anything.
Ah, I see. Agreed.