Posted on 04/01/2008 11:54:22 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration will use its authority to bypass more than 30 laws and regulations to finish building 670 miles of fence along the southwest U.S. border by the end of 2008, federal officials said Tuesday.
Invoking the two legal waivers, which Congress authorized, will cut through bureaucratic red tape and sidestep environmental laws that currently impede the Homeland Security Department from building 267 miles of fencing in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, according to officials familiar with the plan. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly about it.
The move is the biggest use of legal waivers since the administration started building the fence, and it will cover a total of 470 miles along the Southwest border, the department said. Previously, the department has used its waiver authority for two portions of fence in Arizona and one portion in San Diego.
"Criminal activity at the border does not stop for endless debate or protracted litigation," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said in a statement. "These waivers will enable important security projects to keep moving forward."
As of March 17, there were 309 miles of fencing in place, leaving 361 to be completed by the end of the year to meet the department's goal. Of those, 267 miles are being held up by federal, state and local laws and regulations, the officials said.
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This should be trumpeted loudly (as needed) when the greenies whine about how the fence will disrupt some delicate ecosystem.
With McCain in office, and a democratic Congress, the gate will be opened to allow them in with a waive of some new id card, so thefence will be meaningless by that time.
The main goal of a North American Union has not changed, as we live in a one party contry with NAU as its goal.
“And do you believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny?”
Thus the qualifier.
I hope the steroids would be 100,000 armed citizens, with full armament, and the option of armor and air support from the National Guard.
It’s never too late. Just get the liberals out of the way! I want to see those water stations torn down in Ca. I hope it’s in my lifetime.
About time!
This isn’t just environmental laws that are waived.
This also streamlines the takings of private land along the border.
You owe it to yourselves to become educated about this! This could be YOUR home next!
“What about all the illegal aliens that are already in our country?”
If you listen to McCain or Limbaugh, and assume either or both speak the RNC line, they intend to do nothing.
“No one is talking about deporting 12 million people” is what both of these dimwits have to say.
“After the 670 miles are built, they will just use this to pass comprehensive immigration reform. “
That’s what I think as well. The traitor class doesn’t plan on giving up.
The needs of many, outweigh those of the few.
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