As expected, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s national emergency proclamation. The vote was 245 to 182 with 13 Republicans voting against the President. The matter now goes to the Senate where Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Maine Sen. Susan Collins have indicated that they will likely join Democratic members to rescind the order. However, even if passed, there is a need for a supermajority to override the promised veto from President Trump.
While I have previously written (here and here) that the law heavily favors Trump in making this declaration, I also believe that Congress should use its authority to rescind the order.
The Democratic measure would reverse the implementation of the president’s controversial proclamation and his access $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build his long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.