National Emergency - How far can Trump take it?

Could you imagine Barack Obama declaring a national emergency to go around congress?

Have we really moved so far as to declare that the POTUS is the sole arbiter of what constitutes an emergency?

Dude, your Avatar is telling...a reply to: links234

a reply to: Plotus

I have an avatar?

originally posted by: links234
a reply to: Plotus

I have an avatar?

Plotus perhaps means the title you picked for yourself, "American Socialist."

originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: Tempter

The real limiting factor here (not that limiting, but certainly a factor which will make the Dems look ridiculous if it comes to this) is that I don't think the POTUS can issue the Wall as a standard Request for Quotes/Plans from civilian contractors. My understanding is, if it ends up being he and he alone who authorizes it as a National Security edict, the Army Corps of Engineers would be the designing and constructing body. That would be a black eye to the Dems because it would mean their hubris and childishness prevented the wealth of this endeavor from being used to supply domestic construction jobs in a region which needs them.

Army can fund sub-contractors as they build the wall.

ETA: FilthyUSMonkey has a more complete answer in a prev post.

a reply to: Byrd

I thought there was some avatar that only other people could see.

I picked the title shortly after the 2010 elections when everyone on this site was screeching about socialism. I'm pretty sure this site only solidified my position on the left because of that.