Emergencies Do Not Trump the Constitution
by Ron Paul After Congress rejected President Trump’s request for 5.7 billion dollars for the border wall, the president declared a national emergency at the southern border. Present Trump claims this “emergency” gives him the authority to divert funds appropriated...
Is a Presidential “State of Emergency” Constitutional?
My inbox is being inundated with the question de jure: “If President Trump declares a ‘State of Emergency’ to build the wall on the border of Mexico, is that Constitutional?” I am certain that is not the right question or perhaps not the right way to ask...