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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News' Chris Wallace Repeatedly Nails Stephen Miller on National Emergency: 'Answer My Question!'
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-chris-wallace-repeatedly-nails-stephen-miller-on-national-emergency-answer-my-question/But Miller had an especially tough time getting around one line of questioning.
Wallace began by schooling Miller on the U.S. Constitution, telling him I know that you are a constitutional conservative, and you believe that the constitution should be interpreted as written, then proceeding to read to him from the Constitution. Article 1 section 9 clause 7 of The Constitution, as written, No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law,' he read.
Isnt what President Trump want to do a clear violation of what the founders, what James Madison talked about, was giving Congress the power of the purse? Wallace asked.
Miller countered by citing the National Emergencies Act, which actually doesnt overrule the constitution. Wallace interrupted him.
But lets talk about national emergency, national emergencies have been declared 59 times since 1976 when the law was passed, the National Emergencies Act, Wallace said. Can you point to a single instance, even one, where the president asked Congress for money, Congress refused to give him that money, and the president then invoked national emergency powers to get the money?
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Miller tried to dodge the question again, telling Wallace These authorities specifically refers to the use of military construction funds. Other emergencies, for example, were declared
Wait, Wallace said, cutting Miller off again. If you want to talk about military military constructions, do you know how many times military construction has been invoked as a National emergency? Twice. Twice. Once by George H.W. Bush during the middle of the Gulf War, and the second time by George W. Bush right after 9/11. This is hardly comparable to either of those.
Miller tried to change the subject again by asking Wallace an unrelated question, but Wallace was not having it.
You know, the joy of this is I get to ask you questions, you dont get to ask me, Wallace said, and added Answer my question. Can you name one case where a president has asked Congress for money, Congress has refused, and the president has then invoked national powers to get the money anyway?
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After one more shot at dodging the question, Wallace concluded So the answer is no, there hasnt been a single case like this.
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Video at the link.
spooky3
(34,527 posts)Your inner John McEnroe.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)tee muthafucking hee on that one.
stonecutter357
(12,698 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Cirque du So-What
(26,028 posts)groundloop
(11,534 posts)oldsoftie
(12,673 posts)THIS is certainly a legit story.
cstanleytech
(26,357 posts)Aristus
(66,527 posts)samnsara
(17,665 posts)mahina
(17,758 posts)I would very much like him to be called out for it and show it wasnt him. Id like him to have to answer for it every time he steps outside of apartment for the rest of his life
Or out of his cell.
TNNurse
(6,931 posts)I went and found the video but the thought of seeing or hearing Miller is intolerable, so thanks for the transcript.
Stuart G
(38,458 posts)mgardener
(1,825 posts)Till the mass of stupid Americans, AKA Maga Americans, realize all the money for the wall will be taken from the military.
Perhaps they will spontaneously combust. One can only hope.
Akacia
(583 posts)There are so many, but he makes my skin crawl. I could imagine him cheering when children were ripped from their parents arms at the border and him enjoying watching people suffer. There is not a shred of decency in the man as far as I can tell.
SWBTATTReg
(22,205 posts)as bad as rump.
PatSeg
(47,750 posts)of his father in him after all. He can be a tough interviewer when he wants to be.
And why on earth does the White House still send Miller out to do interviews? Every time so far has been a total disaster.
orleans
(34,097 posts)but, imo, all those assholes deserve each other