Johnson voting with the Democrats is causing quite a stir.

You have, no doubt, heard by now that South Dakota Congressman, Republican Dusty Johnson voted against President Trump on the border wall issue.  His vote did not go unnoticed back home in South Dakota.

There is now a Resolution rebuking Johnson, being introduced in both chambers of the South Dakota Legislature.  This press release from earlier today:

Resolutions filed in SD Legislature Rebuking Congressman Johnson, Calling on Thune & Rounds to Support Trump

Pierre, SD (March 4th, 2019) – Legislators filed twin resolutions in the Senate and the House rebuking Congressman Dusty Johnson for going against the Legislature’s explicit requests for Congress to support President Trump on Southern border security within Senate Concurrent Resolution 4, and calling on Senators Thune and Rounds to support President Trump on Southern border security.

Senator Lance Russell (R-Hot Springs), the primary sponsor of Senate Resolution 4, stated President Trump, under article II, section 2 of the Constitution, is the Commander in Chief in charge of the US military. President Trump’s emergency order was to the Department of Defense instructing the military to strengthen the security at the Southern border, with monies already appropriated to the military. Such an order is within President Trump’s Constitutional authority as the Commander in Chief, as well as within the 136 statutory emergency powers Congress gave the president under the National Emergencies Act, such as 10 U.S. Code § 2808 which was passed by Congress in 1982.

“Representative Johnson’s specious claims that he is “fighting ever-expanding executive authority” in joining Nancy Pelosi in opposing President Trump’s Emergency Order on border security, belies the President’s Constitutional authority and the delegation of power to the President to declare an emergency under the extensive authority given by Congress to him under the National Emergencies Act. Rep Johnson claims he voted against President Trump’s order with an inference he did so because he feels President Trump is unconstitutionally usurping authority, disrespects the intelligence of South Dakotans.” Stated Senator Russell.

Representative Tim Goodwin (R-Rapid City), the primary sponsor of the House resolution stated “President Trump came to Sioux Falls to campaign for Governor Noem. Marcia and I were there when he singled Dusty out several times and encouraged all to vote for him. President Trump even said he needed Dusty in D.C. For Dusty to side with Nancy Pelosi and not back President Trump, is reprehensible. We are being invaded on our Southern border and President Trump had no choice but to declare a national emergency.”

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The Senate State Affairs will hear Senate Resolution 4 on Wednesday, March 6th, at 1000 AM (click link below for further information)

Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 passed by the SD Legislature

Senate Resolution 4

A RESOLUTION, Rebuking Congressman Dusty Johnson for voting against President Trump’s emergency measures to secure the Southern border, and urging Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds to support President Trump’s constitutional efforts as our military Commander in Chief to do so.

WHEREAS, a state of emergency exists in the United States due to Congress’ failing to perform its constitutional duties of securing our borders and defending the nation against the lawless invasion of this country by twelve to twenty-two million illegal aliens; and

WHEREAS, the South Dakota Legislature identified within Senate Concurrent Resolution 4, the mass amount of horrific crimes American citizens are subjected to due to the illegal alien crime wave from which federal law enforcement is desperately attempting to defend the American public; and

WHEREAS, the South Dakota Legislature passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 on January 24, urging Congress and the President of the United States immediately to address this emergency by providing for the security of our nation by controlling and securing our national borders with appropriate legislation to fund the construction of steel barriers and border control
impediments along with the strengthening of current border control infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, the President of the United States is the Commander in Chief of the nation’s military and is constitutionally empowered to direct and order the defenses of the nation; and

WHEREAS, on February 19, the President issued a presidential proclamation officially declaring a national emergency concerning the southern border of the United States, and ordering the nation’s military to use monies already appropriated to the Department of Defense, to be specifically used to harden the defenses and security of the southern border; and

WHEREAS, on February 26, Representative Dusty Johnson voted for House Joint Resolution 46 to terminate President Trump’s emergency declaration; and

WHEREAS, House Joint Resolution 46 will be heard by the United States Senate; and

WHEREAS, it is the duty and responsibility of the federal government to protect national borders and secure the sovereignty of the United States as well as to enforce immigration and employment laws for the protection of American citizens; and

WHEREAS, the enforcement of existing federal immigration laws, especially those regarding national security, immigration, and employment are necessary for the preservation of the sovereignty of this nation and the well-being of the American people; and

WHEREAS, Congress has been woefully remiss in its duties to protect our national borders and enforce existing federal immigration laws creating a constitutional crisis and national emergency:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Senate of the Ninety-Fourth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that the South Dakota Legislature rebukes Representative Dusty Johnson for his betrayal of national interests in opposing President Trump’s constitutional authority as the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Senate urges Senators John Thune and Mike
Rounds to oppose House Joint Resolution 46 and support the President of the United States in his efforts to immediately provide for the security of our nation by controlling and securing our national borders, as specifically called for within South Dakota Legislature’s Senate Concurrent Resolution 4.

Rep. Johnson should seriously reconsider his course of action.

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