Amash: Trump Cant Claim Emergency To Get Around Congress

(The Detroit News) Melissa Nann Burke and Beth LeBlanc Jan. 31 2019 8:29 a.m. Michigan Republican Rep. Justin Amash this week criticized the idea of President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to secure money to build his Southern border wall. @POTUS cant claim emergency powers for non-emergency actions whenever Congress doesnt legislate the way he wants Amash tweeted Monday. Amash who represents the Grand Rapids area was responding to a statement by Sen. Lindsey Graham R-South Carolina that Trump must declare an emergency for the construction of the wall  if lawmakers fail to reach a deal on border security. Graham who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Twitter that previous presidents deployed troops to the border so whats the difference between troops securing the border and troops constructing barriers to secure the border?