On Friday, President Trump announced that he would be signing a national emergency declaration in order to give him the power to allocate funding for a border wall without Congressional approval. Trump’s intentions to sign the national emergency declaration came even as both Republicans and Democrats urged him to avoid making such a move, claiming that it would set a dangerous precedent for future presidents.
A number of lawsuits arguing against the Constitutionality of the emergency declaration are expected, with the American Civil Liberties Union and the State of California already saying they will challenge the declaration in court.
New Jersey’s Attorney General, Gurbir Grewal, is apparently also considering filing a lawsuit against Trump. In a Friday tweet, Grewal wrote “Now more than ever, we should be building bridges, not walls. The only emergency today is a President who refuses to adhere to the rule of law. We’ll see you in court.”
If Grewal ultimately does decide to file such a lawsuit, it will be interesting to see what grounds he believes New Jersey has to sue over the matter. New Jersey is not a border state like California, the State suing Trump, is. Nor is New Jersey an advocacy group like the ACLU for illegal immigrants. So what New Jersey’s part in all this is remains unclear.
Attorney General Grewal has a history of championing civil rights issues, especially in terms of minorities. Grewal clearly sees the building of a wall along the southern border as a civil rights issue, on in which the rights of the immigrants are being infringed upon, and thus is an issue in which he is interested in stepping in on.
Another possible motivation for Grewal is higher office. While I believe he has been doing a masterful job as New Jersey’s Attorney General, it would not surprise me if he looked to attain higher office, especially if, say, Cory Booker became President and there would be an open Senate seat. Suing the Trump administration over the national emergency declaration is one easy way to get more national attention and kudos from national Democrats, a big plus in a blue state like New Jersey.
NJ has a host of internal problems. Suing the President of the United States would surely present a huge distraction, and tie up resources that could be put to better use fixing our school systems, infrastructure and fighting local bias based organizations. Look to your own backyard Mr. Grewal.
suing the presidents? hes the first president to actually to get things done!! perhaps focus on emulating him and get somethings done for the good of your continuants as well!! instead of wasting tax payers money on your silly law suites!!
finally we have a president that wants to protect us and seal off the south border, and you want to sue him? what happened to common sence?? shame on you!!
“Corey Booker became President and there would be an open senate seat”
What have you been drinking??? Corey Booker will not get even close to the WH. (As POTUS)
Does anybody besides me get the feeling that “They” constantly go after President Trump, because he makes them look bad?
The Mueller Probe has spent millions of taxpayer dollars trying to find evidence of a crime that President Trump supposedly committed (or was involved in), all with no results.
Maybe Grewel, like the rest of these schlumps should actually do his job, instead of trying desperately to find a crime that never happened.