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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeorge Takei's warning for us on the "national emergency"
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George Takei
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Prepare, all good citizens. If Trump declares a National Emergency in order to fund his wall, the House and the Senate are empowered under the 1976 National Emergencies Act to repudiate it. We will face a constitutional crisis if the Senate simply rolls over. We must mobilize.
7:47 PM - 5 Jan 2019
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George Takei's warning for us on the "national emergency" (Original Post)
Grasswire2
Jan 2019
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Botany
(70,643 posts)1. Oh my!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2. K&R
JHB
(37,166 posts)3. The tweet itself:
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George Takei
?Verified account @GeorgeTakei
Prepare, all good citizens. If Trump declares a National Emergency in order to fund his wall, the House and the Senate are empowered under the 1976 National Emergencies Act to repudiate it. We will face a constitutional crisis if the Senate simply rolls over. We must mobilize.
?Verified account @GeorgeTakei
Prepare, all good citizens. If Trump declares a National Emergency in order to fund his wall, the House and the Senate are empowered under the 1976 National Emergencies Act to repudiate it. We will face a constitutional crisis if the Senate simply rolls over. We must mobilize.
TimeToGo
(1,366 posts)4. True