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keithbvadu2

(36,778 posts)
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 08:03 PM Sep 2019

Trump legacy - declaring a BIGLY national emergency. GOP campaign commercials?

Trump legacy - declaring a BIGLY national emergency. GOP campaign commercials?

He has opened the door to national emergencies for gun control, medical insurance coverage and much more.

Just imagine GOP commercials touting a fear of a democrat Prez following his example.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211625295

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016223252
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What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency

From seizing control of the internet to declaring martial law, President Trump may legally do all kinds of extraordinary things.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/presidential-emergency-powers/576418/

Comments have been made about seizing land for his wall by guns rather than through the courts.

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