{"id":118664,"date":"2019-03-14T15:22:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T19:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=118664"},"modified":"2019-03-14T15:22:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T19:22:48","slug":"rinos-working-against-trump-on-border-security-side-with-treasonous-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=118664","title":{"rendered":"RINOs Working Against Trump on Border Security Side with Treasonous Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Senate Votes 59-41 To Reject Trump Border Emergency<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>The Republican-led\u00a0Senate has voted to block President Trump&#8217;s emergency declaration to allocate funding for a southern border wall\u00a0by a margin of 59-41.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/D1pAxwWWwAAQD8v.jpg?itok=FaFpEtJH\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/D1pAxwWWwAAQD8v.jpg?itok=FaFpEtJH\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/D1pAxwWWwAAQD8v.jpg?itok=N_0UcFNR 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/D1pAxwWWwAAQD8v.jpg?itok=N_0UcFNR 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/D1pAxwWWwAAQD8v.jpg?itok=N_0UcFNR 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/D1pAxwWWwAAQD8v.jpg?itok=N_0UcFNR 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/D1pAxwWWwAAQD8v.jpg?itok=N_0UcFNR 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/D1pAxwWWwAAQD8v.jpg?itok=FaFpEtJH 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/D1pAxwWWwAAQD8v.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6ab5b5e7-5b60-46b3-b917-d8986b216abd\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has promised to issue the first veto of his presidency, which the Senate lacks a 2\/3 majority to overturn.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A big National Emergency vote today by The United States Senate on Border Security &amp; the Wall (which is already under major construction). I am prepared to veto, if necessary. The Southern Border is a National Security and Humanitarian Nightmare, but it can be easily fixed!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1106144173458161664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>I&#8217;ll do a veto. It&#8217;s not going to be overturned<\/strong>,&#8221; Trump told reporters on Thursday. &#8220;<strong>It&#8217;s a border security vote.<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1106144173458161664\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Trump has framed the border crisis as a matter of national security, Democrats and some Republicans argue that his Feb. 15 national emergency to circumvent Congress over border wall funding is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve GOP senators\u00a0broke with President Trump, joining Democrats to overturn the\u00a0national emergency declared last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The vote on Thursday pit Mr Trump against some of the most prominent members of his own party and will force him to issue the first veto of his presidency if he wants to proceed with taking money from other federal agencies to fund wall construction.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to some Senate Republicans who have bucked Mr Trump in the past like Maine\u2019s Susan Collins and Alaska\u2019s Lisa Murkowski, Thursday\u2019s 59 to 41 vote saw a wider array of party stalwarts turn against the president, including Utah\u2019s Mitt Romney.<\/p>\n<p>In total, 12 Republicans voted for the measure, including Mike Lee, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Lamar Alexander. &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/71a2214a-466d-11e9-b168-96a37d002cd3?emailId=5c8aa2b79cfec50004fbc27d&amp;segmentId=3d08be62-315f-7330-5bbd-af33dc531acb\">FT<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is not a vote against border security,&#8221; said Romney ahead of the vote. The Utah senator argued that he was concerned with the precedent which would be set by the White House using an executive order to move forward with a policy widely rejected by Congress, adding &#8220;For the executive branch to override a law passed by Congress would make it the ultimate power rather than a balancing power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The full list of Republicans who joined with Democrats against Trump, via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/trumps-national-emergency-declaration-blocked-senate-6417f4e4-837e-4fa5-8c46-127a957a07dd.html?stream=politics&amp;utm_source=alert&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=alerts_politics\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lamar Alexander (Tenn.)<\/li>\n<li>Roy Blunt (Mo.)<\/li>\n<li>Susan Collins (Me.)<\/li>\n<li>Mike Lee (Utah)<\/li>\n<li>Jerry Moran (Kan.)<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)<\/li>\n<li>Rand Paul (Ky.)<\/li>\n<li>Rob Portman (Ohio)<\/li>\n<li>Mitt Romney (Utah)<\/li>\n<li>Marco Rubio (Fla.)<\/li>\n<li>Patrick J. Toomey (Pa.)<\/li>\n<li>Roger Wicker (Miss.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trump did not answer when reporters asked if there would be consequences for Republicans who went against him &#8211; however a White House official said that Trump wouldn&#8217;t forget when senators ask him to attend fundraisers or provide other help, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/national-international\/Senate-GOP-Effort-on-Trump-Border-Wall-Seems-to-Crash-507113731.html?ffsdsdfd\"><em>NBC Bay Area<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Developing&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-03-14\/senate-votes-59-41-reject-trump-border-emergency\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-03-14\/senate-votes-59-41-reject-trump-border-emergency<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Votes 59-41 To Reject Trump Border Emergency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118664\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}