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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFreedom Caucus members tell Trump to back off wall emergency
The freedom caucus are the most hard core racist idiots in the GOP. Prior to trump, the GOP did its best to ignore these idiots. The freedom caucus does represent the racist idiots who make trump's base and so the freedom caucus is actually being listened to by trump. The freedom caucus does not want trump to declare an emergency and trump appears to be listening to the freedom caucus idiots https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/11/freedom-caucus-border-emergency-trump-1096929
A core group of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus is urging President Donald Trump against the explosive step of declaring a national emergency to build his wall.
Multiple Republicans in the conservative group have privately raised their concerns with the Trump administration, fearing it would lead to a years-long legal standoff that Democrats could win while setting a dangerous precedent for the presidency, according to more than a dozen lawmakers and GOP aides. They want Trump to hold out for a deal with Democrats, regardless of how long the partial government shutdown drags on.
Trumps possible pursuit of an emergency declaration on the border divided the caucus during an animated meeting Wednesday night, according to lawmakers who attended the meeting. Members wrestled with constitutional concerns. GOP Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan was reportedly particularly outspoken. Searching for an alternative, the group kicked around other, more legally sound ways for Trump to raise revenue for the wall.
[Trump] has more options on the table than what I have read about, said Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who has sponsored a bill allowing private citizens to make contributions toward building and maintaining border walls. We shared some of those ideas.
Multiple Republicans in the conservative group have privately raised their concerns with the Trump administration, fearing it would lead to a years-long legal standoff that Democrats could win while setting a dangerous precedent for the presidency, according to more than a dozen lawmakers and GOP aides. They want Trump to hold out for a deal with Democrats, regardless of how long the partial government shutdown drags on.
Trumps possible pursuit of an emergency declaration on the border divided the caucus during an animated meeting Wednesday night, according to lawmakers who attended the meeting. Members wrestled with constitutional concerns. GOP Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan was reportedly particularly outspoken. Searching for an alternative, the group kicked around other, more legally sound ways for Trump to raise revenue for the wall.
[Trump] has more options on the table than what I have read about, said Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who has sponsored a bill allowing private citizens to make contributions toward building and maintaining border walls. We shared some of those ideas.
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Freedom Caucus members tell Trump to back off wall emergency (Original Post)
Gothmog
Jan 2019
OP
I saw some concern that a new President Harris could declare climate change an emergency
Gothmog
Jan 2019
#6
I think they still think they're winning this thing and will get trump's wall.
Goodheart
Jan 2019
#4
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)1. Translation: We don't want to get blamed for this
Careful what you wish for, boys.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)3. [Freedom Caucus] 'Members wrestled with Constitutional conerns'
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)2. They don't want Trump to declare an emergency
Because they know that it would set a precedent for Dems to do the same thing and take their precious guns away.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)5. Suspect that 'gun right' issue is a big one on the right, but haven't heard
much about it.
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)6. I saw some concern that a new President Harris could declare climate change an emergency
These freedom caucus nut cases would hate to see that happen
Goodheart
(5,339 posts)4. I think they still think they're winning this thing and will get trump's wall.