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2019-03-04 Home Front: Politix

The Senate Can Amend Effort To Block Trump's Border Emergency Declaration

[The Federalist] Life is full of mysteries. Does a tree make a sound when it falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it? What lies beyond the edge of the observable universe? Can senators amend a resolution of termination under the National Emergencies Act?

Well. Maybe not that last one. Some questions may not have answers. Others have yet to be answered. But we already know senators can amend a resolution of termination.

Why? Because the Senate hasn’t yet said they can’t. It’s as simple as that.

WHAT’S THE CURRENT DEBATE
Some Republicans believe that they can amend a resolution to terminate a presidential emergency declaration. However, many suspect that those amendments must be germane to the underlying resolution. Some worry that adding non-germane amendments to the resolution could risk its privileged status and thus make it subject to the filibuster.

This week, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) acknowledged that he and his colleagues are trying to determine if amendments are in order and, if so, whether they must be germane to the underlying resolution. "We’re checking right now with the parliamentarian whether it’s amendable."

Since 1935, the Senate’s parliamentarian has advised senators on the rules and practices that govern their proceedings. The parliamentarian can be especially helpful in situations like this where, in Johnson’s words, "there’s all kinds of gray area."

But it is good to remember that senators can also answer these questions for themselves. This is because the parliamentarian is not an oracle. She does not practice divination. When senators ask her a question, she looks to the rules for the answers. And so can they.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-03-04 07:30|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 Two questions arise:
1) Can we just make shit up?
2) If President Trump does something, is it always wrong?

Posted by SteveS 2019-03-04 10:51|| 2019-03-04 10:51|| Front Page Top

#2 If President Trump does something, is it always wrong?

If he does nothing, he is also wrong.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-03-04 11:42|| 2019-03-04 11:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Congress has the "Powers of the Purse" under the US Constitution and the steady growth of the Imperial Presidential Power™ is a matter that should be looked into. Bombing Libya or Building a Wall, maybe it is past time for some reassessing...?

Posted by magpie 2019-03-04 15:29|| 2019-03-04 15:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Yet another of life's mysteries: that trees have bark, but don't bark, while dogs don't have bark, but they do indeed bark.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2019-03-04 17:06|| 2019-03-04 17:06|| Front Page Top

#5 While a strongly approve of Congress reigning in spending it seems like an excuse at this point since the bulk of them haven't cared about spending over anything and in this case it might save a ton of money in the fairly short run as it's likely to slow the flood of illegals while it is being built and it won't require much money to maintain.

Posted by rjschwarz 2019-03-04 17:51|| 2019-03-04 17:51|| Front Page Top

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