Telconi wrote:Spirit of Hope wrote:I mean he has declared the emergency, and is almost certainly going to go forward with attempting to build the wall using funds allocated that way. We will have to see how this plays out in the Courts, House and Senate. I can still say I think it is a worrying overreach of power, and I hope congress fixes it eventually. I really don't like the idea of a president being able to take funding from FEMA and the Department of Defense to use as he sees fit, including the ability to seize private property, when congress has specifically denied that funding. In this situation a president only needs to deny the opposition a 2/3rds majority and they can do a lot.
The fact that it's an overreach is exactly why I want him to do it.
You want the president to overstep the intent of the law? I mean is it just that you want him to do this specific project? Do you want a more powerful presidency? Do you hope this will force congress to fix the law at hand?