[Carry_Okie]

Trump has shown there are NEW RULES and new expectations.

Empty promises. Anybody with functioning brain cells knows that building said wall starts with "introduce a bill," with the next step beating a string of MALDeF or Sierra Club lawsuits as soon as the President's ink is dry. Said bill had best put the jurisdiction over the fence outside the realm of the Federal courts as a matter of national defense or Trump's WALL isn't going anywhere for years.

I hope whoever is debating Trump drops this on him, because it will show how shallow he really is. Great at marketing, but unlike a corporation, a President does not enjoy the powers of a CEO.

[goodnesswins]

But the complication of legislation is NOT election material unfortunately. And furthermore Trump instills a belief that HE will make it happen. Americans are tired of “CAN’T” and roadblocks....and who knows....

[Hugin]

Empty promises. Anybody with functioning brain cells knows that building said wall starts with "introduce a bill," with the next step beating a string of MALDeF or Sierra Club lawsuits as soon as the President's ink is dry.

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.

[60Gunner]

That's a brilliant idea.

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.

[LS]

Sorry, you are badly misinformed. The "Wall" bill has already been introduced, passed, and approved, and even largely funded. It just hasn't been built due to no executive willing to do so.

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.