Posted on 09/24/2015 6:43:45 AM PDT by Kaslin
Walker was just a poor candidate to start with. His regional record and lack of charisma did not translate to the national stage. In addition he simply appeared to have no core beliefs.
Wrong. The fence was authorized and funded back in 2006 and is still on the books. Just nobody has wanted to build it. As for the lawsuits, Trump can issue an Executive Order declaring it a national security emergency and just do it. And I believe he would.
As for someone dropping that on him, you think it hasn't been already? I've heard interviewers make that point, and his response is "Believe me, I'll get it built." The biggest half of leadership is having the will to use the power you have.
Well reasoned argument, but I do have one quibble with your salient point:
If we are to demand that our candidates “DO” something, Trump is in trouble. Why? Because the things that Trump has done are the antithesis of what we want for a President. He’s spoken about a need for more gun regulation, he’s used eminent domain improperly, he’s supported the Clintons, he’s used H1B visas to bring in foreign workers. The thing we like about Trump is his laser like focus on immigration. However, that is just talk right now.
So, if our demand is for candidates to DO something, I do not believe that any will meet our criteria.
Wrong. It has been stopped by the courts. It is effectively no longer on the books, nor was what was authorized complete.
As for the lawsuits, Trump can issue an Executive Order declaring it a national security emergency and just do it. And I believe he would.
Not within his powers, unless you want to develop dictatorship in this country. Is that your goal?
As for someone dropping that on him, you think it hasn't been already?
Quote it.
The biggest half of leadership is having the will to use the power you have.
Under divided government, the biggest part of leadership is knowing how to get it done under the rule of law. Abuse of "emergency powers" (we've been under emergency powers since 1933) is the first step to absolute tyranny. I cringe at the thought of Democrats in power after your boy has pulled stunts like that.
Trump could put on his Commander-in-Chief hat, order the wall built by the Seabees and Corps of Engineers as a military operation under the supervision of SecDef. Detach MPs and Marines from nearby installations for patrol and garrison. Gird and cover it with razor tape, trenches, mines, and machine guns with clear interlocking fields of fire, and man it up like the 38th Parallel in Korea.
Uh, pursuant to what declaration of war? The courts have stopped such military operations before. No, the best step is to take the jurisdiction over border enforcement out of the hands of the Federal courts. Hell, put the jurisdiction over ALL aliens outside the Federal courts and set up a second set of courts for handling deportations. It still takes Congress to get it done.
BTW, I’d use detained illegals to build the fence. There’s a certain justice in it.
What I’d like to see the Governor do is this:
How about traveling around the country to other RED states, and show them how to defeat the UNIONS ..??
He could give them a boiler-plate plan to help relieve their states from the burden of union pressures.
I think it would be a great success .. and help him later on if he decides to run for President again.
A tiny issue of Posse Comitatus Act...
I prefer the Constitution, thank you.
His immigration plan would be precisely what I want in a president.
What he would do on the positive side would far outweigh anything negative. But standing still, which is what virtually everyone else offers, is just not an option. Nation won't be here in four more years.
Actually, though, there are ways to get legislation done. LBJ was a master. Trust me, there are deals to be made that will advance ANY agenda . . . if you are willing to pay the price. Some of my ideas would involve steep prices at the outset, but in the short run get our agenda advanced and in the long run pay off huge.
Including the Gun Control Act of 1968? No thank you.
And it's laughable how "they're gonna GET Trump in the next debate." Someone will "drop these" on Trump.
A great example of how a chief executive makes a constitutional end run around congress is the Panama Canal. Read the history of how that was done, how congress's own commission didn't accomplish anything, and how TR singlehandedly got the whole project working.
yep, gonna be sooooooo much better with one of the other duds. Oh, yeah, btw, Cruz cannot get above 8% so don’t put him in the mix.
Yes but the question was “what has he DONE” and I was pointing out that such a meter, when applied to all, leaves Trump behind the pack.
Sorry, you are badly misinformed. It was only 700 miles, and you knew it. It stopped in the courts pursuant to environmental treaties.
I take it you admire dictatorship and benevolent despotism. I prefer the Constitution.
Because the media give the free air time to Trump. He's their boy, all 'doth protesteth too much' to the contrary.
Oh, now it’s the media’s fault. Never can be the candidate’s fault.
But, have fun. I know I will with Pres. Trump.
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