As we continue to beat the drum about 10 USC 284 as the right solution to secure the border with a wall without shutting down the government or declaring a national emergency, a new face has joined the ranks on Capitol Hill of people promoting the concept.

Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) started asking questions of John Rood, Undersecretary of Defense for policy, on Tuesday.

“Does 10-USC-284 require the declaration of a national emergency before it is implemented?”

“No,” Rood replied.

For background, here’s the latest of five articles we’ve published on the matter.

Law enforcement can have the Pentagon build a border wall without Congress or a national emergency For the last two weeks, we’ve been trying to draw attention to 10 U.S.C. § 284, a provision in the United States Code that allows law enforcement at any level to request support from the Secretary of Defense to build a wall along the border where drug smuggling or transnational organized crime are a problem. For the last two weeks, we’ve been trying to draw attention to 10 U.S.C. § 284, a provision in the United States Code that allows law enforcement at any level to request support from the Secretary of Defense to build a wall along the border where drug smuggling or transnational organized crime are a problem. When it comes to our southern border, just about anywhere without a wall is ripe for criminal activity.

The idea has also been floated by House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows.

My Take

This should be a no-brainer. 10 U.S.C 284 is perfect to allow the President to start building the wall, bypassing Congress and not getting bogged down by the red tape that would wrap up a national emergency declaration.









