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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America criticize President Trump’s unusual press conference decision to declare a national emergency to work around Congress and free up $8 billion for a border wall – although they appreciate his desire to confront illegal immigration and smuggling. They also react to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cheering Amazon’s decision to scrap plans for a new headquarters in New York, agreeing that crony capitalism is bad but marveling at how little she seems to understand about basic economics. And they yawn and laugh as former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld launches a GOP primary challenge to President Trump.
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DAPA was invalidated by the Texas court. Was DAPA part of a Presidential emergency? No. So not the same thing at all.
Can Congress pass a law further circumscribe Presidential emergency powers? Yes. Yes, it can.
Will Congress amend the Presidential emergency authorization laws before the Wall Emergency gets through the court? I’ll let you know if I live that long.
The problem with requiring “the right way” (which in this case means showing deference to Congressional dysfunction) is that Congress has constructed immigration law and funding with a clear aim of creating an unworkable system that prevents real security at the border.
Last I checked, the President is in charge of foreign policy and national defense. I consider security at an international border to fall into both of those categories. So before we bitch about the scandal of Trump exercising the power to authorize an emergency based on the very broad law written by Congress 40+ years ago, let’s also recognize the greater scandal of Congress decades-long obstruction of the President’s duty and authority to effectively secure the border.