Romney released a statement revealing he will vote for a resolution that would nullify Trump\u2019s national emergency declaration and make it harder to secure the\u2026<\/b>
\nRomney released a statement revealing he will vote for a resolution that would nullify Trump\u2019s national emergency declaration and make it harder to secure the southern border. The Senate will vote on the resolution on Thursday, which President Trump has said he will veto. The House passed the bill in February.
\u201cThis is a vote for the Constitution and for the balance of powers that is at its core,\u201d Romney said. \u201cFor the Executive Branch to override a law passed by Congress would make it the ultimate power rather than a balancing power.\u201d
Romney continued:
Romney has become the sixth Senate Republican to announce that they will vote to nullify Trump\u2019s national emergency. He first signaled his position in January, before Trump signed a bill ending a partial government shutdown that did not contain a requested $5.7 billion for border barriers.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) announced Wednesday that he, too, will vote against the national emergency after the White House declined to support his legislation that would limit a president\u2019s national emergency authority.
Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) also announced that they will vote against the national emergency.
These senators have said they oppose any form of executive overreach, which includes former President Barack Obama\u2019s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) illegal alien amnesty.
However, one federal district judge ruled in August 2018 that DACA was illegal, whereas many lawyers have argued that Trump has the authority under the National Emergencies Act of 1976 to reappropriate money to build the wall.
Romney\u2019s announcement comes as a Morning Consult\/Politico poll suggests that nearly three-quarters of Republican voters would more likely vote for a candidate if they backed Trump\u2019s national emergency on the border.
In an interview with Breitbart News this week, President Trump said he found it \u201chard to believe\u201d that any Republican would vote against his efforts to secure the border.
Rep. Mo Brooks said in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News that any constitutional concern over Trump\u2019s emergency declaration amounts to \u201cpure, unadulterated B. S.\u201d<\/p>\n