Trump's Natioal Emergency Declaration an Abuse of Executive Power, Says Rice U. Political Scientist
February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 15 -- Rice University issued the following news release:
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday to fund the building of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump's decision, said Rice University political scientist Mark Jones, is "more akin to the abuses of executive power we are accustomed to seeing by presidents in flawed presidential democracies than in the United States." The declaration "adds some weight to . . .
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday to fund the building of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump's decision, said Rice University political scientist Mark Jones, is "more akin to the abuses of executive power we are accustomed to seeing by presidents in flawed presidential democracies than in the United States." The declaration "adds some weight to . . .