If you support "national emergency" to bypass Congress, you are an enemy of the Constitution

[G Grasshopper]

Originally Posted by Roadking2003

So, you only support EOs by Obama? Got it.

BTW, what part of the constitution says the President cannot issue an EO?

We are talking about emergency declarations, not executive orders. Obama did make several emergency declarations, but not one was an end run around the congress, which has SOLE power over authorizing spending (appropriations.) In not one case did Congress under Obama refuse to spend on something Obama wanted, so he went ahead and declared an emergency so that her could authorize the spending himself.
What Trump is trying to do is take that power away from Congress, the definition of a power grab.

[Oldglory]

Originally Posted by G Grasshopper

We are talking about emergency declarations, not executive orders. Obama did make several emergency declarations, but not one was an end run around the congress, which has SOLE power over authorizing spending (appropriations.) In not one case did Congress under Obama refuse to spend on something Obama wanted, so he went ahead and declared an emergency so that her could authorize the spending himself.
What Trump is trying to do is take that power away from Congress, the definition of a power grab.

Congress has the sole right to change and make immigration laws also but Obama bypassed them so it's the same thing. I already posted that the DAPA that Obama implemented was later determined to be unconstitutional so why the double standard for Trump by you lefties? As a matter of fact, it's merely your opinion that Trump violated the Constitution by declaring a national emergency the court has yet to rule on that.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by Oldglory

Note how the left didn't seem to be outraged when Obama bypassed congress by implementing DACA and DAPA by EO? Even the courts ruled that the latter was unconstitutional. It's yet to be determined by the courts if Trump calling an national emergency was unconstitutional yet the left has decided that it was. Hypocricy anyone?

Great point. Hypocrisy is OK with some people when it suits their purposes.