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Curtis hill. good morning to you, sir. thank you for coming on america s newsroom. good morning. sandra: does the president have the legal authority to declare an emergency? well, the president of the united states is the commander-in-chief and he has the absolute authority to declare an emergency. the authority to declare an emergency doesn t necessarily mean that s the order that ought to be taken. and i would caution that even the president doesn t want to take this action. keep in mind that the president was very clear when he ran for office that border security was a top priority and he has made that clear in these last several weeks and months. so the option is there because he wants to secure the border and protect this nation. jon: the framers of the constitution also gave the members of the house and senate the power of the purse essentially to dispense money for the nation s needs. the president is not the guy who is supposed to be writing the checks. absolutely. ....

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