Donald Trump plans to bypass Congress and declare a “national emergency” to build his border wall.

This is a gut check moment for what kind of country we want to be. Congress must put the good of the country before the good of the party and check this power grab by President Trump -- which it has the power to do.

In fact, the National Emergencies Act -- one of the reforms we helped pass after Watergate --  safeguards against precisely this sort of authoritarian abuse of power. Congress needs to check this president’s abuses -- and if they aren’t willing to, members of Congress and others who stand to be hurt by Trump’s actions should turn to the courts to stop him.

We need to stand united against this President’s repeated attacks on the values we share as Americans. Tell Congress to decisively reject Trump’s abuse of power.