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The R's in House will vote to fund it; but it will be stopped in the Senate. The popularity of both tRump and the wall have fallen in recent polls and the R's are getting a negative earful on it in their constituent meetings. If he were more popular and if the wall were more popular, R Senators might have backed it, but this WH has too many big money expenditures and the $$$ and support for the wall just isn't there.
Just some red meat thrown at the base to quench the mob. He'll put a couple trucks full of materials, some guys in hard hats working in the desert with lots of news coverage and they'll work on the same 20 miles of it for the next 2 years.
How the heck could any contractor have all the cost estimates in for a 1754 mile wall by the 27th of March?
It's just throwing a bone to the base. They have no money for this. They are issuing what's commonly called an RFI (request for information) which usually means we don't know what we want or how we will pay for it, so you design it and cost it out for us- then we will cherry pick the best of the ideas, try to source funding and issue a request for quote or request for proposal
The real idiocy of this is that in order to do it they need to seize a good deal of land through eminent domain because farmers have refused to sell their land. Here's a google spreadsheet with a list of contested land acquisitions for building the 'fence' and the length of time they took to settle: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=1466917367
The R's in House will vote to fund it; but it will be stopped in the Senate. The popularity of both tRump and the wall have fallen in recent polls and the R's are getting a negative earful on it in their constituent meetings. If he were more popular and if the wall were more popular, R Senators might have backed it, but this WH has too many big money expenditures and the $$$ and support for the wall just isn't there.
Now that we're saddled with him as President, are we on the hook to pay to represent him in the many new to add to the old lawsuits brought against him? Asking because I don't know.
Yep.
If people don't want to have to pay for the defense of the hundreds of lawsuits that will be brought against him year after year by the ACLU, SPLC, sanctuary cities, illegal alien advocates, Muslim terrorist advocates, and every other nutcase anti/un-American liberal/left group out there, then they would do well to suggest to their "resistance" friends not to sue him.
Especially considering the fact that they are not going to accomplish anything anyway.
The R's in House will vote to fund it; but it will be stopped in the Senate. The popularity of both tRump and the wall have fallen in recent polls and the R's are getting a negative earful on it in their constituent meetings. If he were more popular and if the wall were more popular, R Senators might have backed it, but this WH has too many big money expenditures and the $$$ and support for the wall just isn't there.
Trump and the Republicans could pass a law next week authorizing the sanctioning of those who hire employees who do not pass eVerify muster.
Assets could be seized until the correct penalties are assessed.
They could start with the chicken plucking factories, the slaughter houses, the roofing and landscaping companies and work their way through the housekeepers, nannies, and gardeners.
By this time next year, the problem would be solved and revenues would be enhanced.
That won't deter criminals and terrorists from coming here as they aren't interested in jobs. Illegal aliens will still to continue to come here unless we eliminate birthright citizenship for their kids and benefits also as that is another means to support themselves. It has to be a total package including the wall.
Interesting since Trump has not submitted ANY budget legislation to Congress yet...
I guess this is part of the appropriation passed in last Obama term...
So WE are paying for,that because tax money was appropriated...
TONITE ON Rachel Maddow show, mention was made of a GOP Comgressman, forget name but he is the head of appropriations committee, who had a telephone town hall w/some constituents this week...
just big group call where people could ask questions and he made comments...
One person who got on the call list said that this guy/appropriations head said HE wan't OK w/paying for that wall and he had control over the budget...which he does...
There was no,official record of that transcript but at least one person recorded part of the call ...
Unfortunately not the part about paying for,the wall...
But Rachel was asking for anyone else w/a recording to make it public...which is legal in that state...
So maybe it will turn up...
I thought ypu were going have something of value to say but, I stopped right here, "TONITE ON Rachel Maddow show"
As head of the administrative branch His Orangeness can instruct departments to do whatever he sees fit; long as it is legal. Congress controls the purse strings of this nation and thus far no funds have bee allocated for building any sort of wall.
If His Orangeness is moving funds around from previous budgets or whatever Congress can step in and stop that as well.
Without Congress there cannot be any process of eminent domain which will be needed as much of the border with Mexico runs along private property. That was the huge stumbling block with the last time this foolishness ( a fence) was begun.
Oh and there will also need to be various environmental impact studies including wildlife. Wait now; it also will include the Rio Grande since US and Mexico have various treaties regarding water rights.
Wouldn't be a bit surprised if that rat Bannon was behind this; pandering to the meanest Orangeness supporters to show they are doing *something*. If Congress does not play ball the likely plan is to strong arm them with threats of the Street, or some other bullying tactics.
"His Orangeness"
I sure hope you don't think people will take you serious.
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