Sixteen states are suing the Trump administration in reaction to the President's decision to declare a national emergency in order to get the funding needed for a border wall. This suit is the most recent one that the White House is facing over Trump's announcement. Most of these lawsuits argue that the Trump administration is bypassing Congress's constitutional authority over federal funding and damaging states is the process.
This article relates to US history because Trump's decision goes completely against the checks and balances system. Utilizing a national emergency to get funding money marks an unpreceded expansion of executive power. Since Congress declined to fund the wall, many have argued that Trump's emergency declaration is a way of getting around the legislature.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/18/18229702/california-national-emergency-lawsuit
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