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7 hours ago, PhatMack19 said:
When has anyone ever called for a wall from Brownsville to San Diego?
August 25th 2015 in Dubuque, Iowa when asked by a reporter how he would build a 1900 mile wall he said “I’m a builder, it’ll be easy...” I think now it’s down to 1000 miles, but that’s the point. His sands shift faster than Village Creek at flood stage.
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7 hours ago, LumRaiderFan said:
Do you drive on highways?
You must be a fan of eminent domain...smh.
Take the time to see what present and past border patrol folks have to say about this epidemic and the wall. I consider the boots on the ground to be the experts, not the Democrats in Washington.(who actually thought this was a great idea not long ago)
About to be in a deer stand...look forward to continuing the debate later.
Eminent domain (thanks for spelling correction) is government taking of private land for public use with compensation. A lot of people in south Texas will have their land and some homes taken for the wall to be built. Most conservatives find emine domain distasteful at best. Guess it depends on whose ox is being gored.
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1 hour ago, LumRaiderFan said:
5 billion does not make this a centerpiece by a long shot, it’s a drop in the bucket and if a Democrat President was in office the Democrat controlled House would be all over it, their previous statements prove this, as well as it proves their hypocrisy.
They are the ones playing games here and the shutdown is 100% on them.
As far as evidence of our porous southern border, there is plenty of evidence out there and the last caravan will only embolden more of the same and most likely on a larger scale. Community organizing gets more efficient with time.
Build the wall...they work, we all know the opposition has nothing to do with money, it’s because of silly political games from Dems and their hatred for Trump.
Again, where “out there” is the evidence? Walls do work in some places, but a wall from Brownsville to San Diego is outrageous. It would cost over 50 billion and be a terrible waste of resources. You a big fan of imminent domain?
I don’t hate Donald Trump, I just think he’s dangerously unfit for the job.
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2 hours ago, Law Man said:
PhatMack19 made the comment.
I gotcha, Law Man. I just piggybacked on you to put my two cents in.
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7 hours ago, Law Man said:
Bless your hearrt!
I’m a leftie, I own it, and I ain’t going nowhere.
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7 hours ago, LumRaiderFan said:
An invasion has nothing to do with whether the invaders are armed.
Do some research...the numbers coming across (just those that we know about) are alarming.
Definitions of words matter to the courts. What is happening does not meet that definition in my estimation. We need secure borders. The debate should be over what that looks like and how we fund it. Look, you and I are both Americans, we both want what’s best for the country. That debate has been going on since Jefferson and Madison went at it over states rights versus federalism. If the congress had any cojones, and I’m talking both parties here, they’d get the government back open then openly debate, negotiate, compromise, and come up with a plan that realistically addresses the problem. We may need more wall, but I don’t believe it should be the centerpiece. I’d be interested in your sources documenting the tsunami of immigrants you believe is coming at us.
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59 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:
You are wrong, that’s exactly what is happening.
Even your Democrats were calling it a crisis before Trump came along.
Do some research and see how many are crossing our border illegally each year and tell me what you call it.
We haven’t seen the last of these caravans, you can count on it.
I just don’t think crisis equals invasion. Therefore border control falls under powers granted to the congress under Article 1, section 8. I couldn’t find the word border anywhere in Article 4.
I haven’t seen or heard of anyone on the other side of the border using arms against our military. The bad ones don’t get guns until they get here. It’s not an invasion.
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1 hour ago, LumRaiderFan said:
Miriam Webster Dictionary:
definition of invasion: an act of invading, especially of an army for conquest or plunder
That ain’t what’s happening from south of the border.
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51 minutes ago, PhatMack19 said:
Welcome to SETXSports Carey! We have trolls coming from everywhere now.
Expressing a different opinion is trolling?
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8 hours ago, Tigers2010 said:
I guess "he's lying" if he don't close the border if the wall doesn't happen. Call it a lie, am empty threat, a bluff, I don't care. He has said many things I don't necessarily agree with. Has said things I don't think he should have. That doesn't change much for me. It's obvious we need a better immigration policy and a more effective wall. The money he is asking for a drop of water in the ocean compares to the budget and money given to much worse causes. I have a bigger issue with certain people just trying to prevent the President from doing his job. They all have said on record they support it. I have a bigger problem with that than Trump making an empty threat or a bluff. That's just me.
So, I guess you also think it was shameful when McConnell said, on President Obama’s first day in office that his only objective was to make sure he was a one term president. That was a major certain person committed to keeping the president from doing his job.
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On 12/31/2018 at 5:31 PM, LumRaiderFan said:
No it shouldn’t.
Trump is asking for less money for the wall than we spend in one month on food stamps.
Border security is a Constitutional responsibility...food stamps aren’t.
Can you tell me where border protection is in the Constitution? Besides, illegal crossings are at a 46 year low. There is no crisis. Trump is a liar.
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