They will be forced to vote Thursday on President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency. This was supposed to give cover to Republicans, enabling them to stand with Trump’s national emergency while creating the impression that they are generally concerned by the issues raised by the president’s abuse of power. Republicans wanted Trump to endorse it and then would consider standing with him on the disapproval vote. And Republicans will not be able to vote to limit national emergencies later, to give themselves political protection from Thursday’s vote. Dionne Jr.: The real national emergency is the triviality of our politicsJennifer Rubin: There’s an emergency — and it’s Trump’s power grab

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2019 20:14 UTC