Republicans can relax: The border emergency isn't 'executive overreach'

Despite not usually being the most adept thinkers, Republicans, unlike Democrats, at least attempt ideological consistency. That’s why they’re now tripping all over the supposed “executive overreach” question posed by President Trump’s emergency declaration on the border.

The Washington Post last week reported that “Trump’s bid to circumvent Congress puts GOP lawmakers … in the position of having to choose between their party’s leader and their self-described opposition to executive overreach.”