Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says he will back a resolution that blocks President Trump’s declaration of an emergency at the southern U.S. border, giving it the votes needed to pass but not enough to turn back a presidential veto.
Mr. Paul, a Republican, announced his decision during a Saturday speech at Western Kentucky University, according to the Bowling Green Daily News.
“I can’t vote to give the president the power to spend money that hasn’t been appropriated by Congress,” Mr. Paul said. “We may want more money for border security, but Congress didn’t authorize it. If we take away those checks and balances, it’s a dangerous thing.”
He joins Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina and 47 Democrats in backing the disapproval measure, giving it majority support.
The House already moved to overturn Mr. Trump’s declaration. The 245-182 vote was a major rebuke of the president, though there was there’s more than enough GOP support to sustain his veto.
A similar scenario is now set to play out when the Senate votes this month.
Mr. Trump declared an emergency to shift around federal funds and build his U.S.-Mexico border wall, after Congress didn’t give him the amount he wanted. He says the wall is needed to thwart drugs and deter illegal immigrants.
Democrats and some Republicans say it’s a power grab that skirts Congress‘ constitutional power over the nation’s purse strings.
It is my sincere desire to provide readers of this site with the best unbiased information available, and a forum where it can be discussed openly, as our Founders intended. But it is not easy nor inexpensive to do so, especially when those who wish to prevent us from making the truth known, attack us without mercy on all fronts on a daily basis. So each time you visit the site, I would ask that you consider the value that you receive and have received from The Burning Platform and the community of which you are a vital part. I can't do it all alone, and I need your help and support to keep it alive. Please consider contributing an amount commensurate to the value that you receive from this site and community, or even by becoming a sustaining supporter through periodic contributions. [Burning Platform LLC - PO Box 1520 Kulpsville, PA 19443] or Paypal
-----------------------------------------------------
To donate via Stripe, click here.
-----------------------------------------------------
Use promo code ILMF2, and save up to 66% on all MyPillow purchases. (The Burning Platform benefits when you use this promo code.)
Best way to know a man is by the company he keeps. Susan Collins. Lisa Murkowski. Thom Tillis. Draw the short straw again, Rand? You fucking douchebag.
Rand Paul is of course right in spirit, but he’s quixotically tilting at Constitutional windmills. That document has long since been abrogated and he is falling into the Alinsky trap: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” This is for all of the marbles and he’d best realize it soon.
Articles o C, it also looks like Rand forgot that Congress gave POTUS all the authority he needs some years back.
Good point! Thanks…
SamFox
Funny how these same guys always gave Obama a pass when he declared emergencies.
Yo, mods, I can’t give thumbs up but I can reply. Is there a glitch or am I doing or not doing something?
I clicked on the T-up, but nada.
Thanks.
SamFox
“Muh principles,” Rand Paul speech.
Thanks, Rand.
Maybe they’ll shoot you last?
Too Rands credit. If his neighbor couldn’t knock any sense into him , no one can.
You mean to Rand’s neighbors credit!
Cuck cuck cuck…..
rand may have just lost his national stature–
I’ll go ahead and disagree with the other commenters (to this point). Paul is upholding the Constitution. What those who disagree with Paul are saying is, “If Trump does it, it’s okay to shit all over the Constitution, but if the Democrats do it, that’s terrible!” If you think a wall is more important than the US Constitution, you need to check your priorities.
If you’re playing by the rules and losing badly against a group that isn’t, you’re the idiot that needs to check his priorities.
Bob P. You’re an idiot
Wow, you should join a debate team. You’d make a great Democrat.
He’s right-right now, despite the narrative, illegals continue to pour into this country. If we were to suddenly stop all immigration, it wouldn’t fucking matter, it’s too late. We’ve set off a ticking demographic time bomb.
The immigration insanity is so perverse we actually allow 100s of 1,000s of moslims to LEGALLY immigrate here each year. Who in their right mind says hey, lets allow millions of people who believe in moon gods, FGM, hanging gays from cranes, honor killings and suicide murderers to put up shop next door????
And these assholes in DC think Trump is the worst thing ev-VAH to come down the pike. HA!
I’m almost at the point to just say fuck it, let’s just get to the settling up part of this deal.
You forgot to mention the mooslems already in elective office. The border is not the only place there are broken floodgates.
Up voted you, so what we gonna do to fix things now? Elect Barry Sotero to a 3rd term?
Trump’s not spending money that hasn’t been appropriated. He’s redirecting money within the defense budget that HAS been appropriated, in accordance with the rules established by the duly-passed National Emergencies Act of 1976. Rand Paul is just flat-out wrong.
Now if T could only get his hands on all the $$$ that pays for Congressional perks-all the way from free haircuts to countless junkets then that would get their attention big time. Watch all the piggies scream. Even those mooselem bitches.
Anonymous, THUMBS UP! Since I can’t do it by clicking the icon here you go.
SamFox
Iska W, Ahhh! Fresh air!! Someone finally gets it! You are right, Rand is wrong. So is Bob P.
Bob & Rand seem to forget the NEA of ’76 that you mentioned. CONGRESS passed it. Bob & Rand also forgot that a lot of other national emergencies have been called. They also haven’t flashed on a biggie. If Mr. T does anything truly illegal, the dimms would have a field day. Mt. T has to walk on eggshells.
No one seems to notice that many illegals bring diseases with them. One, tuberculosis, once defeated here, has been brought back. This TB is antibiotic resistant. And is being spread. HERE in the USA!
SamFox
are we being over run by illegals who commit crime & receive various forms of welfare?
is it the job of potus to defend the nation & the nation’s borders?
is that not a national emergency if no one is defending the nation or the borders?
TampaRed, THUMBS UP! Since I can’t do it by clicking the icon here you go.
SamFox
replace the batteries in your wireless mouse, fox
Not a wireless mouse. Icons are normal now. May be Google messing with me. Been having trouble with Goog for a while now.
SamFox
Trump has the authority. Congress gave it to him and they can’t take it away without changing the laws. That’s not going to happen.
Trump also has quite a few actions available to him that he doesn’t need Congresses approval for as part of the Executive Branch functions. Just because Paul says something is unconstitutional does not make that so. He is conflating spending with emergency executive action. Won’t fly.
Oh, so you are saying that EVERY other expenditure conducted by the Executive Branch IS approved by CONgress? LOL. Too phunny.
They gave him that power in 1958 – complete presidential control of defense-related appropriations – in PL 85-804.
Bob, I think you and Sen. Paul would make more sense if any of several shortcomings of Congress were to be first corrected:
1) campaign finance
2) judicial legislation
When in the middle of a firefight that is not the time to be wondering about all the rules.
Trump’s declaration was all a sideshow anyway. Of course he cannot spend what he was not allocated by Congress. Now he will blame Congress and come out smelling great to his “base.” Meanwhile, the welfare state that entices all the illegals, continues unabated.
He doesn’t have to spend money that hasn’t been appropriated.(“Allocating” is an almost meaningless process, it’s appropriating that matters.) The money has been appropriated. Trump is just shifting it around – as allowed by the law passed by Congress. Plus he’ll first use the $1.3B that was specifically appropriated two weeks ago while the court challenges to the “emergency” are working their way through the courts.
late last spring or early summer my congressman had a blurb in his weekly e newsletter–
there was approximately $12 b in appropriated but unspent $ in the budget & it was being redirected to this or that to do all these wonderful things–
everyone should call their republican congressman & ask why that $ wasn’t spent on the wall–
Iska & Tampa, THUMBS UP! Since I can’t do it by clicking the icon here you go.
SamFox
At he Conservative Tree House &/or Last Refuge, there is an article that gives a recent historical background on this situation that pretty much happened when 0balogny was prez.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/03/03/rand-paul-announces-he-will-vote-with-democrats-against-president-on-border-emergency-declaration/
There is a lot going on that most of us know little about.
SamFox
sam,
i’m glad you posted that link–
i didn’t know all the details but i did know that there were lots of shenanigans around the immigrant kids–
however,i had never heard about rand shooting at trump targets–
Tell me again how the Senate won’t vote to convict if(when) Trump is impeached. Motherfuckers like Cory Gardener and Joni Ernst will jump at the chance.
F Rand Paul for now and forever…… He has been officially exposed as a deep state recipient of dirty money to thwart a wall. Yeah, stand up and talk about your scripted fake libertarian beliefs, but your a total fraud. Glad you got your ass whipped and suffered like you did…. Apparently it was the Karma and well deserved.
What a POS this guy is but oh, he gives Obama everything and apparently never denied Obama and G.W. s 20 some odd Emergency Declarations for foreign aid. Didn’t realize you were representing Israel Rand …….
Congress absolutely gave the President the authority to declare a National emergency. That is not in dispute. Under that declaration, the President may take the steps that he outlined. That is very well spelled out in the law. Paul simply does not agree with the law and is using Pelosi’s flawed argument to justify his vote. It doesn’t. He is doing a John McCain and we all know it. Just like with McCain’s vote, it is not going to mean anything in the end. Obamacare will die and the emergency declaration will stand. Also, in both cases, people will not forget. Never Trumper Republicans are just as dangerous as radical Dems. Vote them out. Their grandstanding does not keep us safe, it harms all of us.
Rand is like Bush the lesser.
A real disappointment.
Rand = Israel first bootlicker
Rand = Transparent controlled opposition
Thom Tillis is a fag. Fucking pretentious unnecessary “h” in his name motherfucker.
The traitor needs to go mow his lawn.
The patriot act cedes the President all the Congressional authority he needs.
That’s great Rand. I just wanted you to know I can’t vote Republican anymore. After voting R in 1976 I have been there through thick and thin.
But not anymore. Once President Trump is gone, I will never vote Republican again. I will only vote socialist in the future.
No way through but I through by fire. By defeating the peaceful ballots cast by Americans you have condemned us to violent revolution.