The Wall. The Shutdown

President caved. He says he'll use executive authority to do it they don't fund it next month.

He said that for the last month too.

So why didn't he just use executive authority already? Why drag out the fight? If it's an emergency, get it done now. He needs to stop the threats and just finish the fight. I can't believe he went through the last month and came out with NOTHING but the same old threat..

I'ma do it.

No really guys, I'ma do it!

Seriously, don't test me, I'ma do it!!!

Ok, you can have what you want now, but if you don't give me what I want later, I'm seriously gonna do it this time. I'm serious guys, don't test me.

They already tested him and he failed. What a shame so many people went without pay for NOTHING.

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Originally Posted by hollohas

President caved. He says he'll use executive authority to do it they don't fund it next month.

He said that for the last month too.

So why didn't he just use executive authority already? Why drag out the fight? If it's an emergency, get it done now. He needs to stop the threats and just finish the fight. I can't believe he went through the last month and came out with NOTHING but the same old threat..

I'ma do it.

No really guys, I'ma do it!

Seriously, don't test me, I'ma do it!!!

Ok, you can have what you want now, but if you don't give me what I want later, I'm seriously gonna do it this time. I'm serious guys, don't test me.

They already tested him and he failed. What a shame so many people went without pay for NOTHING.

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I'll preface this by saying I'm not a Trump fan, nor am I a wall fan.

I think the reason this came up now, instead of during a time when the GOP controlled the house and senate, is that Trump knows this is a huge issue for his base and does him more good as an issue than as a completed promise. I'd also mention how many people are blaming this shutdown on the democrats, despite Trump himself going on TV and claiming responsibility preemptively for any shutdown that happened. I really don't think he will suffer any blowback for the suffering of employees going without pay, he was able to get people in a frenzy again about the wall (on both sides), and he can go back to his base showing how hard he fought for his wall, but those mean old democrats wouldn't back down. I would be very curious to see whether or not he actually tries the emergency angle, and if so whether it goes through or is quickly tied up in the courts.

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Originally Posted by waffles

I would be very curious to see whether or not he actually tries the emergency angle, and if so whether it goes through or is quickly tied up in the courts.

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Even if he did that and it did get tied up in court, at least then he would have followed through on his threat.

No one takes a man seriously if he's known for empty threats. Why would anyone not just tell him to eff off in the next "negotiation" when they know that if they push back enough he'll just give in. He blew it.

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Originally Posted by fitz19d

So I'm hoping Deranged Pelosi caves soon.

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Originally Posted by Gman

Nah. Trump will cave first.

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I'm still puzzled why the Republicans waited 2 years to go for the wall especially after they lost the mid term ?

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Originally Posted by StagLefty

I'm still puzzled why the Republicans waited 2 years to go for the wall especially after they lost the mid term ?

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Same reason the D's under obama with a majority did nothing (thankfully) about gun control. Like they threatened to.


Politics.


It's never been about getting things done, since Bush II. It's become a blame game of who didn't support the opposing teams ideas.
Throw in a R party who's still butthurt an outsider won.
Honestly, that's the shame of all this shit today. IMO there's a legislature full of McCain's and Flakes.

It's the ass clown circus. I hear this every time I watch the news or read about politics:
https://youtu.be/6HV1B2CpAaQ