The Briefing Room
General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: TomSea on February 17, 2019, 03:09:39 pm
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Viewpoint: Why Trump may win his legal fight over border wall
The latest chapter of Washington dysfunction has culminated in drastic action by the president in order to deliver his key campaign promise. But as his opponents shake their heads and counter-punch through the courts, the historical lessons do not bode well for them, writes Jonathan Turley, professor of constitutional law at George Washington University.
President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to build his long-promised border wall was met with a torrent of condemnations and threats from Democratic critics, including preparation for another heated court fight.
American politics have not been so bitter and divided since Benjamin Franklin and John Adams were forced to share the same bed in 1776.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47258779 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47258779)