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ow that President Trump has declared a national emergency to circumvent Congress and build his wall, Republican legislators face a time for choosing: Support Trump or the rule of law.
thebulwark.com/a-defining-mom… via @BulwarkOnline
ow that President Trump has declared a national emergency to circumvent Congress and build his wall, Republican legislators face a time for choosing: Support Trump or the rule of law.
thebulwark.com/a-defining-mom… via @BulwarkOnline
The upcoming vote on the emergency order will be a defining—if not the—defining vote of this Congress and it will test the GOP’s commitment both to constitutional norms and to limited government.
With Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s abdication of his institutional and constitutional responsibility, who will step forward to make the case and organize other Republican senators to uphold the rule of law? Who will speak for the non-autocratic wing of the Republican party?
