Posted on 07/13/2016 9:56:18 AM PDT by fifedom
See my post #80. Add Flake and McCain to my politicians who are bad on the border issue. McSally has been a disappointment.
Thanks for the background information...Good to know and perhaps helps us to understand the motivations of some of these politicians.
Not strong enough. The Wall will happen and Mexico will pay for the wall.
He’s employing reverse psychobabble it’s propaganda for the minorities so they will stay home watching Tv.
We built the largest building in the world in 18 months... in a swamp. The Empire State Building took about a year to build. The Hoover Dam was named one of the Wonders of the World in the 1930s.
Building a concrete panel wall is not rocket science and I bet Trump has already sent out surveyors, engineers and contractors in preparation to build it.
I don’t care who pays for it. The 6 billion Hillary lost would pay for half of it. Obama gave Iran 150 billion, and people are concerned with the cost when illegals are costing us 460 billion per YEAR?!
Obama gave Iran 150 billion,....I’m certainly not a fan of the usurper, but he did NOT give Iran a 150 billion dollars. He did release money that was sequestered by us (which is bad enough) but taxpayers did not pay for it (supposedly).
I cannot understand why one of our guys would say such a stupid thing, even if it’s true, which he cannot possibly know. Why?
Gee, I guess the glasses really were just to make him look smart.
Rick Perry doesn’t seem to be much help, and his gubernatorial predecessor seems openly now for “Arkansas’ Woman of the Year in 1983”.
And minefields, lots of minefields.
AFAIK, the United States Constitution is brand new under the sun, had never been done before, and changed history.
[United States Constitution is brand new under the sun]
The U.S. Constitution is based on GOD’S laws, which existed before time.
Yeah, but where do you see it ever before in human law, as it is here?
GOOD EXPLANATION on Nothing New Under the Sun (I learned something)
Question: “What does it mean that there is nothing new under the sun?”
Answer: Ecclesiastes 1:9 is the origin of what has become a common proverb, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” The verse reads like this: “What has been will be again, / what has been done will be done again; / there is nothing new under the sun.” As a modern idiom, “there’s nothing new under the sun” is often used as a world-weary complaint against life’s monotony. When Solomon wrote the statement, he was emphasizing the cyclic nature of human life on earth and the emptiness of living only for the “rat race.”
The phrase “under the sun” is used 29 times in Ecclesiastes and nowhere else in Scripture. The intended meaning in Ecclesiastes is that what happens “under the sun” in a life separated from God is universal—the point of view in Ecclesiastes is an earth-bound perspective.
To say there is nothing new under the sun means there is nothing really new on the earth. All the activity of a man during his lifetime is lost in the grander scheme of things and will soon be forgotten (Ecclesiastes 1:11).
To say there is nothing new under the sun does not ignore inventions or advances in technology; rather, these innovations do not amount to any basic change in the world. In Solomon’s time, many advances took place in society, but, from the larger perspective of life, human nature has remained and always will remain the same.
The context of Ecclesiastes 1 discusses how the earth operates. The sun (verse 5), wind (verse 6), and water (verse 7) continue to function as they have in the past. Despite human efforts (verse 2), the world continues unchanged. Part of the writer’s frustration from this observation is that “no one remembers the former generations, / and even those yet to come / will not be remembered / by those who follow them” (verse 11). People tend to forget the past, repeating its mistakes as a result.
Does the fact that there is nothing new under the sun mean that people should not try to improve themselves, the lives of others, or the world around them? The entire book of Ecclesiastes should be read before jumping to any conclusion. In the end, Solomon writes this: “Now all has been heard; / here is the conclusion of the matter: / Fear God and keep his commandments, / for this is the duty of all mankind. / For God will bring every deed into judgment, / including every hidden thing, / whether it is good or evil” (Ecclesiastes 12:13–14).
In other words, life involves more than what happens “under the sun.” Living for God and His glory is the goal of life. Those who do not seek this goal will be judged. Even our good deeds that have gone unnoticed in this life are seen by God and will be rewarded in the future. This knowledge should result in a life lived for God, with a deep love for others and desire to make a difference.
Jeremiah 29:11 says, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” The Great Commission also gives a specific mission for the Christian life: “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19–20). The Christian life is not meaningless. There may be nothing new under the sun, but Jesus promises, some day, to make all things new (Revelation 21:5).
http://www.gotquestions.org/nothing-new-under-the-sun.html
A few years ago congress was promising to build a wall. Now we KNOW they were lying.
I don’t believe they will build a wall either but there are ways to make the border more secure, sensors, drones and rapid response border patrols. Mexicans don’t have to pay for it either, after he shuts down the department of educations you will have the funds and you can hire more border guards.
He's suggesting that the Rio Grande belongs to Texas too, and they're not going to wall it off from ranchers and farmers. Meaning a literal wall is not going to be built in Texas.
On one small part of the wall we should put an outline of Rick Perry carved into the top part of the structure.
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