Letter to the Editor: In Response to John Heuser’s letter concerning Tim Walberg

April 1, 2019

To the editor;

The American system of checks and balances was established to keep one branch of the Federal Government from over reaching in their powers. The Congress gave the Executive Branch, in this case the President, the power to declare a National Emergency when he deems fit. The Act empowers the President to activate special powers during a crisis but imposes certain procedural formalities when invoking such powers. Congress has the ability to stop the president by congressional act. They did that and it was VETO’D. No one can possible deny that there is a National Emergency at our Southern Border. Trump did not start it. We have anywhere from 12 to 25 million illegal immigrants living in our country. The cost to the Federal and State governments is between $100 and $400 Billion dollars a year, depending on who you chose to believe. Congress has ignored this issue for over 50 years because democrats want a new voting bloc and republicans do not want to be seen as hard hearted. Drugs, gangs, human traffickers and other criminals are pouring over the border. Tim Walberg is doing what the voters have asked him to do and support the Constitution and the president and the people of his district. If he had lost the election I am sure the democratic congresswomen would have voted against the President. The real question is, “why did two republican congressmen in our state vote against the National Emergency?” Why did both our senators vote against the National Emergency? Is it because they want open borders or do they just hate the president. When will get our heads out of the sand and fix the problem on the Southern Border.

Donald Vescoso
Manchester MIchigan

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