Yesterday the House approved a resolution of disapproval on President Trump's "national emergency" to fund his border wall by a vote of 245-182. Simply put Trump usurped the power of Congress by declaring his intention to spend $5.6 billion that was previously rejected by the Congress. 182 Republicans voted against the resolution that had President Obama done a similar thing not only would they have voted for the resolution they would have immediately started impeachment proceedings. To my mind these Republicans are moral eunuchs and deserve to be defeated in the 2020 election. They failed to uphold their oaths office to support and defend the Constitution, especially Article I which gives Congress the power of the purse.
However, standing up intense pressure from the White House and Leader Kevin McCarthy 13 Republican Representatives voted for the resolution. I call them the magnificent 13. They are libertarian Justin Amash (MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Mike Gallagher (WI), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA), former CIA agent Will Hurd (TX), Dusty Johnson (SD), Thomas Massie (KY),former leadership member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA), Francis Rooney (FL),
veteran member Jim Sensenbrenner (WI), rising star Elise Stefanik NY), veteran member Fred Upton (MI) and former leadership member Greg Walden (OR). These magnificent 13 members ought to be complimented and financially supported in future elections.
Let's hope the Republican members of the Senate have more backbone than their House counterparts and vote to support the resolution of disapproval when they vote in a few weeks.
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Good thoughts, David. I see you mentioned a couple of Michigan reps ..we are making some good turn around in Michigan!
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