Blog Stage Two.

On Saturday, February 15th, Fox News published an article titled "Trump Declares National Emergency to Build Border Wall". The article is about the current situation in regards to Trumps unflagging attempts to gain funding and support to build a wall on our southern border. It illustrates the current situation by providing some context about the five week long government shut down, and the origins of the current trends in opinion on both political sides of the aisle. The reason why I think that people should read this article is because it properly captures the blatant hypocrisy of Trumps actions.  Trump claims to be a republican that abides by certain philosophical tenets, yet he is currently breaking one of the central maxims of what I believe to be proper conservative philosophy. That is, not exerting or expanding federal power on the part of ones own goals or principles. Allow me to clarify, I do believe that we should have a border. But my problem lies with how Trump is currently attempting to employ every method at his disposal to accomplish this goal. This article properly captures the ramifications of Trumps actions. He has received criticism from both Democrats and Republicans for his attempts to coerce his political  enemies into submission i.e. (The Government Shutdown, Declaring a State of Emergency). Neither of these of things have shown any sign of working. In fact the opposite could be said. It further accentuated the negative characteristics of Trumps presidency, and has lead Democrats to gain more social traction in the political atmosphere while we our at the cusp of our next presidential election. In conclusion, people should read this article because it properly captures how ostensibly positive political campaign promises can manifest as desperate and tactically inept actions.