How Trump's emergency declaration will help progressive Democrats trample the Constitution

Rand Paul's constitutional critique of border wall emergency is also smart politicking

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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A lot of conservatives who can usually be counted on to invoke the Constitution can't stand Rand right now. That would be Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who broke with President Trump on using national emergency powers to fund border wall construction.

"Phony constitutionalist Rand Paul," tweeted popular radio talk show host Mark Levin. "Faux constitutionalism," concurred fellow commentator David Webb.

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W. James Antle III

W. James Antle III is the politics editor of the Washington Examiner, the former editor of The American Conservative, and author of Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped?.