re: 16 states sue trump/federal government over executive overreach

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executive power needs to be curtailed. shouldn't be a partisan issue. Republican and Democratic presidents have both been guilty of it.

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That may be, but it's literally and actually the President's job to protect the country

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states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Michigan, with Massachusetts and Washington

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This is how civil wars start.

The South needs a border fence to defend itself from an invasion in the southern border, and the north is currently suing to make sure the president cannot protect the citizens of the South.

If these are the civil war states, I am not worried at all. I think the rednecks between Texas and Alabama could take every snowflake state listed.

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Stop pretending that the wall doesn't have broad support.

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Perhaps it does, and perhaps it does not, but that is not the issue in the lawsuit. The ISSUES are (basicaallIy:

Is construction of a border Wall an “emergency” for purposes of the NEA?. Few would assert that control of the border is not an important issue, but that does not make construction of a Wall an “emergency. There is certainly evidence that even Trump,did not consider this project to be an “emergency,” but the evidence is not overwhelming either way. It may eventually depend upon who has the burden of proof and what the standard may be.

Is construction of a border Wall undertaken for “law enforcement purposes,” as that term is defined in 31 USC 9705?. Absent a specific Congressional prohibition, it probably qualifies, so the question thus becomes one of whether Congress prohibited such construction.

Is construction of a border Wall undertaken for “roads and fences and ... lighting,” as that term is defined in 10 USC 284?Basically, when does something ceases to be a “fence’” and become a “Wall?”. Trump does not help his argument by insisting thar fences are not enough and calling his project a Wall.

Is construction of a border Wall something that “REQUIRES use of the armed forces,” for purposes of 10 USC 2808?”. In other words, COULD a border Wall physically be constructed without the use of the armed forces.”. COULD an entity other than the military engage in this construction?

Is construction of a border Wall “military construction project() .... necessary to support (deployment) of the armed forces.,” as that term is defined in 10 USC 2808?” In other words, could US troops patrol the border without a big, beautiful 30-foot concrete Wall?

Honestly, most of these questions could go either way.

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I wonder what their standing is.

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I didn’t need to do this, but I’d rather do it much faster.”

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In legal terms, that is called an “admission.”. It certainly does not help or support Trump’s claim that Wall construction is an “emergency” for purposes of 10 USC 2808.

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executive power needs to be curtailed. shouldn't be a partisan issue. Republican and Democratic presidents have both been guilty of it.

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This is the broader, public-policy concern, but it has little relevance to the propriety of Trump’s actions under the NEA as it now exists.

The NEA is crappy legislation and should be substantially revised, but that iis a distinct issue.

Admission that congress isn't doing its job.

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I wonder what their standing is.

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In the three rings of the Ninth Circus, libtards don’t need no stinking standing!