The “Wall” as envisioned and promised by President Trump, will not be built without Congress. Although the President and his minions think that it can be done by executive order, they are wrong.

Presidents, past and present, have taken to side step Congress through governing by executive order. Although each party blames the other for this form of governance, the truth is that this isn’t the first time a President attempted to take advantage of Congressional inaction by going the “executive order” route. When President Obama used an executive order to bypass Congress, he was scolded by Senator Ted Cruz who said: “Thankfully, the framers of our Constitution, wary of the dangers of monarchy, gave the Congress tools to rein in abuses of power. They believed if the president wants to change the law, he cannot act alone; he must work with Congress. He may not get everything he wants, but the Constitution requires compromise between the branches”

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