House Votes to Block Trump's Border Emergency Declaration

[BumRushDaShow]

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Source: New York Times



WASHINGTON -- The House voted on Tuesday to overturn President Trump's declaration of a national emergency on the Mexican border, with more than a dozen Republicans joining Democrats to try to block his effort to divert funding to a border wall without congressional approval.

The resolution of disapproval, which passed 245-182, must now be taken up by the Senate, where three Republicans have already declared their support, only one short of the number needed for Congress to ratify a stinging rebuke of Mr. Trump's efforts.

It remains highly unlikely that opponents will muster the votes to overturn a promised veto of the resolution. But passage of a measure to assert Congress's constitutional authority over spending is sure to bolster numerous lawsuits that maintain that Mr. Trump's declaration is an unconstitutional end run around Congress's lawful power of the purse.

"Is your oath of office to Donald Trump or is it to the Constitution of the United States?" Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked her Republican colleagues in a speech on the floor ahead of the vote. "You cannot let him undermine your pledge to the Constitution."

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/us/politics/national-emergency-vote.html

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Looking at that vote count, there are 8 votes missing (1 I know one missing is that NC GOPer due to the fraudulent election in a district). This should have been unanimous among Democrats but apparently it wasn't (or there were people not voting/not there).

EDIT - per hlthe2b, vote breakdown

Majority vote
Vote to Block Emergency Declaration
Yes No Not voting
Democrats 232 0 3
Republicans 13 182 2
Total 245 182 5
Members can change their votes while voting is in progress.


Note: There are currently three vacancies in the House.

Edit to add link to the roll call vote (with names) - http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll094.xml

[volstork]

1. "Is your oath of office to Donald Trump or is it to the Constitution of the United States?"

This, unfortunately, remains to be seen for many members of Congress, House and Senate members alike. I know where a large number of republicans will land...

[Dave Starsky]

8. That was very eloquently stated.

Because that's exactly what this is all about. Do you support a current orange clown who plays like a president, or do you support the Constitution that the country was founded upon?

[FBaggins]

2. Only one short in the senate?

Someone thinks that it wouldn’t be filibustered? Or that the senate will necessarily bring it up for a vote at Ll?

[COLGATE4]

3. It only needs 51 votes. Not subject to a filibuster.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. I *think* I recall seeing something from Schumer about this being a "special" resolution

that requires a vote within 18 days of receipt. I.e., it's not standard "legislation" in and of itself but is a provision in the Act that authorized the President to declare an "emergency", where Congress is authorized to call for a vote to repeal any "emergency" declaration. However the resolution is still subject to the veto.

[hlthe2b]

4. NYT Breakdown:

Majority vote
Vote to Block Emergency Declaration
Yes No Not voting
Democrats 232 0 3
Republicans 13 182 2
Total 245 182 5
Members can change their votes while voting is in progress.


Note: There are currently three vacancies in the House.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Thank you for that roll call!

[hlthe2b]

10. Here are the 13 yes voting Republicans

Republicans
Francis Rooney Fla. 19
Y
Thomas Massie Ky. 4
Y
Justin Amash Mich. 3
Y
Fred Upton Mich. 6
Y
Elise Stefanik N.Y. 21
Y
Greg Walden Ore. 2
Y
Brian Fitzpatrick Pa. 1
Y
Dusty Johnson S.D.
Y
Will Hurd Tex. 23
Y
Jaime Herrera Beutler Wash. 3
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers Wash. 5
Y
Jim Sensenbrenner Wis. 5
Y
Mike Gallagher Wis. 8

[BumRushDaShow]

14. I figured Fitzpatrick

He is barely in that seat, which really should have gone blue (PA-8, Bucks County)

But Sensenbrenner, Amash, and of all people, Upton, are a surprise!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. That makes the State of Washington almost unanimous

Only Dan Newhouse voted to support Trump's action

[Honeycombe8]

22. 13 Republicans have gumption and decided to protect their Congressional authority.

182 Republicans continue to be chickens. They won't even defend their own authority over the govt's budget.

[shanny]

7. So, 13 Republicans voted to uphold their Constitutional oath of office.

I'm so impressed.

btw: who are the 3 missing Democratic votes?

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Found a link to the actual roll call

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll094.xml

The 3 NV Democrats were -

Cohen
DeFazio
Frankel

[Angleae]

16. Steve Cohen (TN), Peter DeFazio (OR), Lois Frankel (FL)

[Honeycombe8]

23. So those 3 Democrats weren't present? I hope that was it. nt

[jpak]

11. Clap...Clap...Clap....

[keithbvadu2]

12. Put the republican Senate on record supporting Trump's Fake National Emergency.

[unc70]

13. NC is missing two congressmen

In addition to the ninth district fiasco, Rep Walter Jones died a few weeks ago. The special election to replace him will likely be concurrent with the ninth district do over.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Ahhh.... thank you!

Forgot about the one who died!

[mitch96]

18. So if we don't get the votes in the house and senate.....

tRump just vetos the bill and he gets his wall money? So are we just pissing up a rope here?
m

[BumRushDaShow]

19. There are still lawsuits ongoing

so it's not entirely in vain. The arguments in the lawsuits center around whether the declaration is even valid since what is being called a "national emergency" really isn't one and then there is the issue of reprogramming money that had already been designated by Congress for specific things (not "wall" ). A judge could technically put a halt to the whole thing until the cases work their way through the courts.

But they would still need 2/3rds in each chamber to override a veto for this particular resolution, so with 3 vacancies in the House, that would theoretically be 288 (if all others who didn't vote, voted) and 67 in the Senate.

[cstanleytech]

20. Hey I think we should support the Repugnants if they want to set the precedent of allowing a

President to declare something an emergency to do an end run around Congress and we should accept it as a gift.
After all the next Democrat could use it to do a number of things like for example a National Supreme Court Emergency and enlarge the court and add 6 spots.
Followed up by a National Healthcare Emergency and declare medicare for everyone followed by a National Violent Gun Deaths emergency and so on and so on.
So really we should thank the Repugnants because they will be the ones that made it possible by giving the President the consent to do whatever he wants like a King.

[Honeycombe8]

25. The S.Sct. SHOULD be larger! National Emergency! nt

[forklift]

21. If the AssholeOTUS vetoes it

there might be more republicans who would join. Although it might be wishful thinking.

[Gothmog]

24. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Rhiannon12866]

29. Please, no!

Elise Stefanik is mine, Paul Ryan acolyte.

[Miguel M]

26. I wonder what the veto override vote will be, after the Orange Anus vetoes it.

[olddad65]

27. Can congress pass a resolution to declare Trump's presidency a nationa disaster?