JimRob has recently asked for more civility.
And Christmas is at hand!
Posted on 12/19/2018 10:53:56 AM PST by 11th_VA
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP reasserted a directive Wednesday – that the Pentagon quietly dismissed last week – that the military will assume responsibility for building a wall along the southern U.S. border.
Trump's announcement follows reports that the president withdrew his demand for $5 billion in funding for a border wall amid a lack of support in Congress as lawmakers seek a funding compromise that will keep the government open. Trump also repeated claims that a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico will generate revenue that will fulfill his campaign promise of forcing America's southern neighbor to pay for the wall.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicated Tuesday that the administration was looking for other elements of the government that could fulfill one of the president's signature campaign promises.
"Mexico is paying (indirectly) for the Wall through the new USMCA, the replacement for NAFTA!" Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to the revised version of the North American Free Trade Agreement that he has rebranded as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. "Far more money coming to the U.S. Because of the tremendous dangers at the Border, including large scale criminal and drug inflow, the United States Military will build the Wall!"
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Army headquarters currently overseeing domestic operations along the U.S. border deferred questions to the Pentagon, which did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
But on Dec. 11, following Trump's initial claims that he would direct the military to begin wall construction, Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis said, "to date, there is no plan to build sections of the wall."
"However, Congress has provided options under Title 10 U.S. Code that could permit the Defense Department to fund border barrier projects, such as in support of counter drug operations or national emergencies."
The statement from a department that regularly touts its ability to respond to directives immediately was seen as a way to push back on an unplanned demand from the president without openly contradicting the commander in chief.
Trump has hinted at the idea of using the military to pay for or build the wall, including in March. Federal agencies, however, cannot reappropriate funds without congressional approval. And top legislators on Capitol Hill have questioned whether Trump's authority to deploy the military could extend to building a permanent barrier.
[ "The real issue here is the money. There is nothing in the DOD budget that I could recognize as authorizing them to build a wall. I don't know where they get the authority," Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, said, according to The Washington Examiner.
Trump has previously used his executive power to deploy the military in support of domestic border issues without an apparent funding mechanism. In October, shortly before the November midterm elections, he announced that thousands of U.S. service members would temporarily deploy to border crossings in Texas, Arizona and California and unguarded portions of the southern border to help build fencing and wire barriers, and provide logistic support to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Trump claimed this was a necessary response to a caravan of hundreds of migrants approaching the U.S. from Central America.
Top military officials, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, pushed back at the time on Trump's assertions that the military would serve as a police force, saying its responsibilities were limited to logistics and support roles.
That deployment is expected to cost tens of millions of dollars, which will likely come out of the Defense Department's operating budget.
Seemed like he died prematurely.
The point you, bert, I and some others make is that it just isn't that difficult to build "the Wall"; in relative terms, it is not a "heavy lifting" project.
Sadly, from a border security standpoint that makes not building the Wall a matter of gross negligence.
Oh Gee, can we get Judge Sullivan to rule against this as well. Seems like he is the only judge ruling against Trump and his crew these days.
What, you're not in shape for an armed revolt? Start lifting weights and going for runs.
I could probably pull duty on a Rebel warship.
JimRob has recently asked for more civility.
And Christmas is at hand!
Indeed...
Hope springs eternally.
Yep
Thank you for the apology I have never even heard of that site.
Like many people who live and/or work across the border Ihave almost a century and a half cross border family history. Runs from Texas to the Pacific.
Many do international business dealings. Many in CBP. Two family members involved in three shooting incidents over the decades. Many have been. Victims of criminal aliens.
Long time border residents consist of one huge family with the very best of Mexican and American culture. It is found no where else that I know of and beautiful.
But illegal immigration affects them first and for much longer. Unless they get radicalized by the media and schools they are the greatest supporters of border security and control of immigration.
People who do not know the border's culture, geography and daily reality know more than the media.
Hope that is educational.
Mad Dog Mattis quickly became Twinkle Toes Mattis when Trump gave him six months to discharge all trannies, instead he gave a few sex change surgeries out instead.
Well yes, yes they can. They can have their own Bank and Post Office that they defraud on a regular basis.
He doesn't have them and they won't give them to I'm, so there.
Meant to write knows more than media. 5
blood in the streets...... that is the recourse
///////////////
That’s the last recourse, I agree.
Before it comes to that, how about we fund a war chest of cash for any trucker, FedX, UPS driver, oil worker and pay them to stop working until the wall gets funded. How about a cash fund for the legal defense for all Americans who refuse to pay taxes until the wall is funded. How about occupying the capital building with mothers and children until the wall is funded. How about creating education teams who will supervise children so parents can keep the kids out of government schools until the wall is funded.
WE ARE THE FUCKING WORKERS, PRODUCERS AND TAXPAYERS THAT KEEP THIS COUNTRY FUNCTIONING. THEY USE US LIKE MULES THEN SPIT IN OUR FACES. TRUMP STOOD UP FOR US. THEY ARE SHITTING ON HIM AND US. ITS TIME TO SHUT THE FUCKING COUNTRY DOWN ON OUR TERMS. THESE SCUMBAGS CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT OUR COMPLIANCE!
Pardon my all caps and profanity but we are in charge of business as usual. They know we work hard and feed our families and love our country. They are counting on us doing that while they refuse to work and openly subvert the constitution and destroy this nation. If they are going to make us Venezuela we could at least take all their free stuff away and all their luxuries we work for and go down fighting.
Military won’t support it and Courts will tie it up anyway. Nothing will be done as far as a wall or border security.
You obviously did not see Jim Rob’s recent request:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3713751/posts
At 8-PM Wednesday evening, the balance is at $1.4 Million...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.