For all the talk about giving the president emergency authority to shut down the southern border, it actually ended up being the Senate bill’s least consequential provision when it was finally released on Sunday.

Not only does it not apply to unaccompanied minors, not only does it sunset after three years, not only does it not force President Joe Biden or Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to do anything, but it even empowers Biden to cancel a border emergency determination at any time for any reason.