{"id":38153,"date":"2019-07-27T01:55:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T01:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=38153"},"modified":"2019-07-27T01:55:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T01:55:52","slug":"scotus-says-potus-can-use-defense-funds-to-build-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=38153","title":{"rendered":"SCOTUS says POTUS can use defense funds to build The Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=BuildTheDamnWall%20%23SCOTUS%20%23MAGA%20%23POTUS&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/border-wall-gty-ps-190104_hpEmbed_3x2_608.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38155\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/border-wall-gty-ps-190104_hpEmbed_3x2_608-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/border-wall-gty-ps-190104_hpEmbed_3x2_608-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/border-wall-gty-ps-190104_hpEmbed_3x2_608.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This judicial ruling might raise a hackle or two among some congressional Republicans. I now will explain.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5 to 4 that it&#8217;s all right to spend Defense Department funds to build The Wall along our southern border, giving Donald Trump a victory in his ongoing fight with those who oppose The Wall.<\/p>\n<p>Why the GOP objection? Get a load of this: When he was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Republican Mac Thornberry &#8212; my former congressman &#8212; criticized openly any effort to redirect appropriated Defense money to build The Wall. Thornberry said wall construction is not part of the military&#8217;s mission. He opposed any effort to turn our troops into construction workers.<\/p>\n<p>A lower court had said any such move would violate federal law.<\/p>\n<p>I happen to agree with the lower court.<\/p>\n<p>Congress appropriates Defense Department funds to pay for military missions. Trump has said the immigration &#8220;crisis&#8221; on our southern border is a national security matter. Thus, he is willing to divert those funds to build The Wall he believes is necessary to curb illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>I am wondering how Thornberry, who represents the 13th Congressional District of Texas, is going to respond to the high court&#8217;s ruling that pokes the former committee chairman in the eye.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=BuildTheDamnWall%20%23SCOTUS%20%23MAGA%20%23POTUS&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This judicial ruling might raise a hackle or two among some congressional Republicans. I now will explain. 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