Former Republican lawmakers urge Congress to block emergency declaration

[struggle4progress]

By JACK CROWE
February 25, 2019 8:34 AM

A group of former Republican lawmakers urged Congressional Republicans to block President Trump’s emergency declaration in an open letter released Monday.

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Five former Senators and 19 House members signed the letter, which was first published by Politico, calling on Congress to support a joint resolution ending the national emergency Trump declared earlier this month.

“We who have signed this letter are no longer Members of Congress but that oath still burns within us,” the former lawmakers write. “That is why we are coming together to urge those of you who are now charged with upholding the authority of the first branch of government to resist efforts to surrender those powers to a president” ...

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/former-republican-lawmakers-urge-congress-to-block-trumps-national-emergency-declaration/

[Freethinker65]

1. Good that they got this in The National Review

That conservative mag serves as talking points for many right leaning voters that actually read.

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2. Horse long gone, but they're locking that stable door tight

"We . . . are no longer Members of Congress, but . . ." Yeah, that and five bucks will get you a mocha. How about some of your still-seated Republican colleagues rear up on their hind legs and challenge this lawless administration?