Cain Proposes Electrified Border Fence

Pravda- NY Times Division ^ | 10/15/11 | Wyatt

[VinL]

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Saturday that part of his immigration policy would be to build an electrified fence on the country’s border with Mexico that could kill people trying to enter the country illegally...

Mr. Cain added that he also would consider using military troops “with real guns and real bullets” on the border to stop illegal immigration.

The remarks were among the most pointed yet by Mr. Cain about illegal immigration, and they come as he is enjoying a surge in national political polls on the back of his victory in a recent Florida straw poll..

It is not the first time that Mr. Cain has floated the idea of an electrified fence. He has told the story many times of a caller to his former radio show who chastised him for talking about building a border fence, saying that such an idea was impractical.

“It’s going to be 20 feet high. It’s going to have barbed wire on the top. It’s going to be electrified. And there’s going to be a sign on the other side saying, ‘It will kill you — Warning.’” At an earlier rally, on the campus of Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tenn., he added that the sign would be written “in English and in Spanish.”

“This nation has always been a nation with wide open doors,” Mr. Cain said at the second rally. “We want to make it easy for people to come through the front door. And we’re going to shut off the back door so you don’t have to sneak into America.”

[freedumb2003]

You have never seen underwater posts? Oil rigs have them...

[muawiyah]

We can probably use Recombinant DNA technology to give sharks perfectly useful naturally grown right out of their own genome the very best in high powered lasers along their electro sensitive lateral lines running down each side.

They'll enjoy the light at night to hunt for game, and they have been known to eat cooked food.

This could be a win win for us and the sharks!

[mylife]

Your frikkin hilarious!

[dfwgator]

Would you be willing to settle for ill-tempered sea bass?

[mkjessup]

Can’t believe so many of you other-wise politically savvy folks fall for his simplistic Ideas

Hey n00b, you claim to be a NYC-Conservative?

That's like George Pataki claiming to be a Reagan Republican.

We know that there is no such thing as 'simple' solutions in the Empire State which has become as corrupt as the rottenest apple to ever fall from a tree, everything has to be complicated in order to grease the palms of everyone involved.

Nice try but no cigar.

[Major Matt Mason]

You mean the 75% of the country that is against ILLEGAL immigration? Not likely. Will he get it done? Probably not because Congress, whether R or D, will not go along with it. They've already proven that. But nothing wrong with running on this issue.

[mylife]

You know it is a legal obstacle to placing federal troops on the border.

[Labyrinthos]

Eric Cartman.

[Labyrinthos]

Eric Cartman.

[mkjessup]

Would you be willing to settle for ill-tempered sea bass?

How about ill-tempered sea bass with brass knuckles attached to their tails?

[org.whodat]

Another amnesty supporting perrywinle sticks its head out from under the rock.

[noprogs]

Was that when Douglas MacArthur and the Army removed the WW1 vets from the Washington Mall?

Was that when tanks were used in Waco?

Does that mean the Constitution Free Zones 100 miles wide around our borders?

Don’t feel bad. Our government hasn’t known what Posse Comitatus means for at least 80 years.

[BobL]

“To 10 - Thanks for a rational post. This is utter lunacy. Killing people who dare seek a better life. “

I just doubt that there are that many “Compassionate Conservatives” who aren’t already lined up with Romney.

[mazda77]

If you knew anything about engineering and construction with a sprinkle of security thrown in, you would know it can be done far easier and less costly than the overcomplicated boondoggles that our wonderful congress has come up with in the past. No matter what kind of ranch you may be talking about, the last time I checked with a surveying crew, the property line stops short of the actual border. They call it an easement. Just like your property line stops well short of the actual pavement on the typical street you may reside.

BTW, I really like being a smart a**. Its a lot better than being a dumb a**.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>If Cain says it, he means it.

Would that be as Governor? Congressman? Mayor? City Council member? Or would that be as radio talkshow host or political neophyte? My money is on the latter.

This is just more hyper-euphorism for Cain. A very sad commentary on conservatism.

[muawiyah]

If we play Mr. Nice Guy they'll take a payoff. If we don't play Mr. Nice Guy we just do it.

It's the failure of the Mexicans to control their side of the border that's the fundamental problem. It's only fair to use their territory to take appropriate action.

[PAConservative1]

How heartless...we should give them in-state tuition instead.

[berdie]

Excellent post!

[Brown Deer]

Can’t believe so many of you other-wise politically savvy folks fall for his simplistic Ideas

Can't believe you're not smart enough to understand his simplistic ideas.

oh, now I see...

You just signed up here last week. ;-)

[TheConservativeParty]

WOOT!

Go Herman Go!