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Eyeing The Wall: Trump Team Surveys Texas For Building Spots
chron.com ^
| Dec. 19, 2016
Posted on 12/20/2016 6:27:32 AM PST by Helicondelta
In advance of taking office in January, Donald Trump's transition team has people surveying the Texas-Mexico border for places to build a wall. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, says while some areas don't want the structure, they're being told to submit ideas anyway.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; borderwall; fakenewws; intrumpwetrust; texas; trump; trumptransition
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To: BereanBrain
Please do tell us all about the Big Bend and why Abbott’s looney.
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posted on
12/20/2016 6:58:49 AM PST
by
SanchoP
To: Helicondelta
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, says while some areas don't want the structure, they're being told to submit ideas anyway
We've wanted the border enforced for 30+ years. Trump won. Feel free to step aside, Hank. Or, be a part of the process.
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posted on
12/20/2016 6:59:28 AM PST
by
SunStar
(Democrats piss me off!)
To: SanchoP
To: Helicondelta
As much as I want the wall built, I do have one worry: if we build it north of the Rio Grande (which I assume we would), does this mean that we are de facto ceding the river to Mexico? How will we gain access to the water with the wall in place? Pipes? How will we keep Mexico from shutting off the pipes from “their” side of the wall?
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:00:30 AM PST
by
bus man
(Loose Lips Sink Ships)
To: Helicondelta
Abbott has said he doesn't wan't a large wall pushing through Big Bend National Park, which abuts the border. National Parks belong to the federal government. The states don't have much of a say about what is done in them. Big Bend is one of the few places where Trump can build his wall and not have to buy the land first.
To: bus man
As much as I want the wall built, I do have one worry: if we build it north of the Rio Grande (which I assume we would), does this mean that we are de facto ceding the river to Mexico? How will we gain access to the water with the wall in place? Pipes? How will we keep Mexico from shutting off the pipes from their side of the wall? It doesn't alter where the U.S./Mexico border is but a wall will shut off access to the river. How people will get water from the river probably hasn't been thought out yet.
To: central_va
There is a new invention to move water form rivers to the cattle.You may want to spend your tax dollars for thousands of little water projects but I don't.
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:04:07 AM PST
by
semimojo
To: The Sons of Liberty
Call it a “handling surcharge” on cash wire transfers. My prison uses the same idea. A surcharge on phone usage pays for our tasers and tear gas. Talk away, fellas!
CC
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:04:13 AM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
To: SanchoP
Please do tell us all about the Big Bend and why Abbotts looney. Would you build a boat and leave a big hole in the bottom?
To: Paladin2
Paint it white and draw little penguins on it, the climate will go nuts ‘spliaining to us about how algore was right and forget all about the wall.
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:05:58 AM PST
by
bigbob
(We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
To: Leep
The cattle can only drink directly from the river?No, but that's where the water is.
I can't see the government engineering pumping and water storage infrastructure for every ranch along the Rio Grande.
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:07:00 AM PST
by
semimojo
To: Helicondelta
“while some areas don’t want the structure, they’re being told to submit ideas anyway.”
Rattlesnake pits with punji stakes?
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:07:33 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/PBS/CNN/FOX are THE LEGACY MEDIA)
To: Helicondelta
some areas don't want the structureInclude a mini-mall with a Starbucks, an In-N-Out Burger, and free wi-fi. People love all those. Done and done.
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:07:44 AM PST
by
jiggyboy
(Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: Henchster
yeah whatever...obviously you haven’t learned anything about Texas which explains your ludicrous statement...
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:07:57 AM PST
by
SteveinSATX
(Anti-liberalism 24/7)
To: redfreedom
Exactly. A US National Park should NOT be a “safe space” for an invasion of the United States.
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:07:59 AM PST
by
samtheman
(Voted Trump)
To: Helicondelta
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:08:07 AM PST
by
faucetman
(Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
To: BereanBrain
Do you live in that area? I don’t think you do.
To: Fai Mao
Big Bend National park is among the most inhospitable places on North America. I seriously doubt they would need a wall there because there are no people, no infrastructure and both sides of the Rio Grande are lined with cliffs. The illegals have to walk 120 miles through a desert. That isn't an area where illegals cross. You don't think that as they cut off the easier crossing points that people won't, by necessity, start using the more difficult ones?
To: Oldexpat
“We need to start by putting troops on the border to supplement the border patrol.”
The Nat. Guard will love January/Feb on the border.
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posted on
12/20/2016 7:08:42 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/PBS/CNN/FOX are THE LEGACY MEDIA)
To: Helicondelta
Don’t forget Arizona please. Easy build, the open land makes for an easy build and the ranchers will be grateful
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