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Grasswire2

(13,575 posts)
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 02:37 PM Jan 2019

George Takei's warning for us on the "national emergency"

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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.
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 OP
Oh my! Botany Jan 2019 #1
K&R smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #2
The tweet itself: JHB Jan 2019 #3
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JHB

(37,166 posts)
3. The tweet itself:
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 05:44 PM
Jan 2019


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.
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