Netizen, I urge you to go back to Cornyn's actual statement. the press report (as is typical) distorted the whole statement Cornyn made. Cornyn was *defending* the 'virtual fence' concept as practical alternative to an unfunded mandate, not attacking it!
Cornyn is 100% behind the border security bill just signed today.
Cornyn also know we need to DO MORE ... see:
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060725-120341-9795r.htm
It's about time we DEFENDED THE GOP MAJORITY so we can move forward on this. Senator Kennedy will *not* be the one to do anything on this.
But shortly before recessing late Friday, the House and Senate gave the Bush administration leeway to distribute the money to a combination of projects -- not just the physical barrier along the southern border. The funds may also be spent on roads, technology and "tactical infrastructure" to support the Homeland Security Department's preferred option of a "virtual fence."The loopholes leave the Bush administration with authority to decide where, when and how long a fence will be built, except for small stretches east of San Diego and in western Arizona. Homeland Security officials have proposed a fence half as long, lawmakers said.
Two weeks before an election is too late to pretend to be serious about doing his job, when he has ignored his job for nearly 6 years!
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion." Article IV Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution.