task0778
Diamond Member
Trump getting his wall, which I think should happen, and the possibility that he is allowed to appropriate funds for purposes that Congress didn't intend. One the one hand, we should build that wall, and shame on the Dems and the Repubs for not doing so long before now. But on the other, declaring a national emergency and attempting to spend our tax dollars on anything that Congress has not appropriated funding for isn't right either. That's too much power in the hands of the President, something the Constitution was designed to prevent IMHO.
Sure, the Congress did authorize the building of a wall on the southern border. Twice, in 2006 and 2013.
In 2013, the bill was $46 billion, and included 700 miles of fencing. And now they can't even spend $5.7 bil? Clearly, this is not about the efficacy of the wall but a political battle against Trump's re-election in 2020. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either misguided or lying. It is well known that the Dems supported the wall in significant numbers BT (Before Trump), but now it's immoral and won't work? Bull fuckin' shit.
And the Repubs in Congress are at fault too. Back when they controlled the House they should've passed legislation to fund the wall and forced the Senate Dems to vote against it. The fact that they did not makes them no better than today's Dems; the GOP put their interests an that of their party above the rest of us, the same as the Dems under Pelosi are doing today. Fuck 'em all, we are being ill-served by these lyin', dishonorable bastards.
So - at the end of the day Trump says he has $8 bil in funds from different sources that he says he can redesignate to build the wall. We'll see if the Courts allow that to happen. I expect it won't be long until the first lawsuit is filed, may have already been done. I suppose that this issue will be front and center in the 2020 election debates; we'll see how it goes.
Sure, the Congress did authorize the building of a wall on the southern border. Twice, in 2006 and 2013.
In 2013, the bill was $46 billion, and included 700 miles of fencing. And now they can't even spend $5.7 bil? Clearly, this is not about the efficacy of the wall but a political battle against Trump's re-election in 2020. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either misguided or lying. It is well known that the Dems supported the wall in significant numbers BT (Before Trump), but now it's immoral and won't work? Bull fuckin' shit.
And the Repubs in Congress are at fault too. Back when they controlled the House they should've passed legislation to fund the wall and forced the Senate Dems to vote against it. The fact that they did not makes them no better than today's Dems; the GOP put their interests an that of their party above the rest of us, the same as the Dems under Pelosi are doing today. Fuck 'em all, we are being ill-served by these lyin', dishonorable bastards.
So - at the end of the day Trump says he has $8 bil in funds from different sources that he says he can redesignate to build the wall. We'll see if the Courts allow that to happen. I expect it won't be long until the first lawsuit is filed, may have already been done. I suppose that this issue will be front and center in the 2020 election debates; we'll see how it goes.