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BumRushDaShow

(127,331 posts)
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 07:56 PM Dec 2019

Federal judge blocks use of billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build border wall

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)A federal judge in Texas blocked the Trump administration from using billions of dollars in Pentagon funds for the construction of the border wall. Judge David Briones of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas said Tuesday that the administration cannot use military construction funds to build additional barriers on the southern border.

In September, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper authorized diverting of $3.6 billion in military construction funds for 11 wall projects on the southern border with Mexico. The Pentagon said at the time that half the money was coming from deferred projects overseas, and the other half was planned for projects in the US.

The lawsuit, brought by El Paso County, Texas, and Border Network for Human Rights, argued that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he issued a national emergency declaration to gain access to additional funds for his border wall, despite receiving $1.375 billion from Congress. The complaint also alleges that the declaration doesn't meet the National Emergencies Act's definition of "emergency" and pushes back against Trump's remarks that border barriers led to a drop in crime in El Paso. The President's emergency proclamation was a blatant attempt to grab power from Congress.

Today's order affirms that the President is not a king and that our courts are willing to check him when he oversteps his bounds," said Kristy Parker, counsel for Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit which represented the plaintiffs, in a statement. At issue is the military construction funds that have been diverted to build a border wall. In October, Briones found that the plaintiffs had standing to bring the case because of they've suffered harm as a result. The ruling doesn't apply to the use of other funds for the wall, including counter-drug and Treasury Forfeiture Funds, that have been designated for wall construction.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/10/politics/federal-judge-military-construction-border/index.html

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Federal judge blocks use of billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build border wall (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 2019 OP
BRAVO!! onetexan Dec 2019 #1
Stopped for now bluestarone Dec 2019 #2
Good news! gademocrat7 Dec 2019 #3
So what's next? lordsummerisle Dec 2019 #4
Well, according to this article in Slate, it's permanent. Although, I'm not sure how or why. SKKY Dec 2019 #11
Hurray!! Hulk Dec 2019 #5
Excellent iluvtennis Dec 2019 #6
We got lucky this time, but... Pluvious Dec 2019 #7
Neener neener dotard Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2019 #8
This is a HUUUUGE deal. Gothmog Dec 2019 #9
K&R Scurrilous Dec 2019 #10
Fucking time someone question whether stumpy.. Maxheader Dec 2019 #12
It Is Sane VS Evil And Crazy colsohlibgal Dec 2019 #13

Pluvious

(4,278 posts)
7. We got lucky this time, but...
Tue Dec 10, 2019, 11:01 PM
Dec 2019

25% of federal judges are now the Groper's (and McConnell McFuckFace's) chosen.

Maxheader

(4,366 posts)
12. Fucking time someone question whether stumpy..
Wed Dec 11, 2019, 10:29 AM
Dec 2019

even has the authority to do half the shit it does...trade wars..moving
the navy around, threatening other countries...declaring progress in
all the negotiations..in afghanistan, n. korea, china..and on and on..

let the justices in this country put cheetox against the wall on these issues
if congress won't...



-Trump overstepped his authority

-declaration doesn't meet the National Emergencies Act's definition of "emergency"

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
13. It Is Sane VS Evil And Crazy
Wed Dec 11, 2019, 10:57 AM
Dec 2019

You can imagine the response by our evil insane child leader, he will call this Judge crazy and deep state scum.

This guy is benefiting Nixon who will no longer hold the Title of our most corrupt crazy President.

We are in a full blown crisis that Orange Neo Nazi type Creep is like a wounded animal now, who knows what lies ahead.

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