First... I kinda agree with the premise of Pelosi's statement. Things like this start a precedent.
It's always my first argument against anything.
i.e. Yeah it may not be bad to change something for now, but what precedent does it set for the next person or persons who want to change something.

It's why I push back on more gun limits (like restricting types of guns or certain clips or whatever) it creates a stepping stone for the next person to move it further.
We're seeing it with abortion... and while I have always been a pro-choice guy, the newer laws allowing for more late term abortions and relaxed laws on it kinda make me sick. And none of it would have ever happened without Roe v Wade.

But I digress...
Illegal immigration has already "cost" taxpayers 5 times the amount Trumps wanted for border wall funding. Dems want to play partisan politics and that crap goes both ways in D.C.
I don't like it, but Trump should do what he needs to get this done.
Personally I think he should just declare the emergency and not sign that stupid bill that has excessive spending in it.
1100 pages I think it was or some crazy crap? I'd say no to that much reading every time.

I'm not sure if any POTUS has ever declared a national emergency because he couldn't get Congress to cooperate with his agenda... but I do know executive orders and actions have been used and overused by every sitting POTUS since I can remember.
364 by Clinton
291 by W
276 by Barry

Since 1976 POTUS' have declared 59 states of emergency not related to weather events and disasters.

Many of which have to do with FOREIGN affairs.
Yeah..... real good use of presidential power.

Please stop complaining about stuff this POTUS is doing if you didn't complain about the previous POTUS when they did it.
Not just Obama either..... W, Clinton, HW, Carter....
All of them have misused or overused or abused their power.

If anyone thinks the one after Trump won't do more of the same.... you're a fool.

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