Declaring a state of emergency to circumvent the due process of checks and balances to address a non-existent problem and "threat" that has shown decline for the past 10 years. With the challenges facing our country today, it seems odd that we would deem this a necessary and responsible use of our money. Provide that money to border guard training, technology, and enforcement, not in a "shiny, glorious wall" who's total costs for upkeep and repair will far exceed its initial construction cost. Our elected representatives should be concerned that the President is willing to bypass those elected to represent us in order to satisfy his own political agenda.