Fence cuts through to heart of river life

Houston Chronicle ^ | Oct. 1, 2007 | JAMES PINKERTON

[BabsC]

See how they do things here in Georgia.....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1899827/

[SwinneySwitch]

Ping!

If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.

[Calpernia]

That caught my eye too.

Something isn’t right there.

[Calpernia]

Oh no. The butterflies seem to be in grave danger.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871061/posts
Border fence seen harming ocelots, butterflies

[Calpernia]

You may want to highlight this on the TownCrier:

>>>Already, surveyors have been tracking down property owners, in some cases offering them $3,000 for permission to survey the land.<<<

[deport]

If the government wants to build something and needs to survey an easement on your property, I kind of doubt that they need to ask your permission or pay you money to do so.

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I’d hope they ask/seek permission, etc because until the eminent domain process is actually completed the property is still private and belongs to the individual.

[Calpernia]

Eminent domain is not surveying. Eminent domain isn’t even established until the surveying is done. And the surveying would be done regardless of whether eminent domain is even an issue.

[deport]

So what else is new?

[Calpernia]

I would say being paid $3,000 is very new.

[deport]

Have you learned anything else that maybe new to you?

[Liberty Valance]

"...on the banks of the Rio Grande, its clear water gurgling over sandstone slabs..."



LOL! if you can get passed the raw sewage from Nuevo Laredo and every other crap hole along the Mexican side of that river.

[Calpernia]

Why yes. Thank you for asking. I learned from this thread that pigs actually do fly.

[deport]

You are learning alll kinds of new things aren’t you?..

[Calpernia]

;)

[ryan71]

Let’s all vote on every social issue. For example:

We all vote on having or not having a fence. If you vote “for” the fence, you pay $5 to support our hospitals, schools, police, etc. If you vote “against”, you pay $1,000. Simple.

If you vote “for” government healthcare, you taxes go up 20%. If you vote “against”, 0%.

If you vote “against” drilling for oil, new refineries, or nuclear power, you pay $6/gallon of gas. If you vote “for”, you pay $1.

Choice, choice, choice. The left love choice. Let’s give them a choice on every issue.

[deport]

take care..... Have to go do a little work....

[Graycliff]

Well if my ranch had river access and the Gov fenced me off it, I’d be a little more than pissed. Kinda like buying lake front or ocean front property and having the Gov put up a fence between you and it.

[deport]

Well if my ranch had river access and the Gov fenced me off it, I’d be a little more than pissed.

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I think that’s part of the howl from the locals or at least some. They will have water access for cattle, agriculture etc fenced. I guess it depends upon where the fence is run in relation to the river but at some point people and animals will be blocked in order to keep illegals from coming on in.