https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/11/freedom-caucus-border-emergency-trump-1096929
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Freedom Caucus members tell Trump to back off wall emergency
Conservative hard-liners fear the move would lead to an uncertain legal battle while
setting a dangerous precedent for the presidency.
By MELANIE ZANONA and SARAH FERRIS 01/11/2019 10:51 AM EST
Updated 01/11/2019 11:38 AM EST
（共和党内の強硬保守派の議員連盟の）フリーダム・コーカスのメンバーはトランプ
大統領に、国境の壁に関わる非常事態宣言をひかえるように主張
議員等は大統領の非常事態宣言と壁建設が、不透明な長期の法的闘争になる事を恐れ、
大統領職の危険な先例を作るとする

A core group of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus is urging President Donald Trump
against the explosive step of declaring a national emergency to build his wall.
Multiple Republicans in the conservative group have privately raised their concerns
with the Trump administration, fearing it would lead to a years-long legal standoff that
Democrats could win while setting a dangerous precedent for the presidency, according
to more than a dozen lawmakers and GOP aides. They want Trump to hold out for a
deal with Democrats, regardless of how long the partial government shutdown drags on.

Trump’s possible pursuit of an emergency declaration on the border divided the caucus
during an animated meeting Wednesday night, according to lawmakers who attended the
meeting. Members wrestled with constitutional concerns. GOP Rep. Justin Amash of
Michigan was reportedly particularly outspoken. Searching for an alternative, the group
kicked around other, more legally sound ways for Trump to raise revenue for the wall.

“[Trump] has more options on the table than what I have read about,” said Rep. Warren
Davidson (R-Ohio), who has sponsored a bill allowing private citizens to make
contributions toward building and maintaining border walls. “We shared some of those
ideas.”