Posted on 01/12/2019 2:04:56 PM PST by Moseley
The political world has been dominated this week by speculation about whether President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency in order to reprogram approximately $5.7 billion of federal funds from other purposes to the construction of some part of a border wall or barrier along the country’s international border with Mexico.
So we will end up with Trump declaring a national emergency and reprogramming funds to build a border wall, this author predicts.
How could this unfold, in practical details? What and how could Trump actually do to make this happen?
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It is important to be specific. Different parts of the work and different sections of the border may come under different considerations and analysis. What does it take to build a barrier along the international border with a foreign country? Think about the steps involved. Some of those steps are strongly military in nature.
Various stages in the construction process might be funded in different ways. This author strongly recommends that Sen. Ted Cruz and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have Texas take — by eminent domain — an easement along the border. That would make any landowners’ disputes a purely State matter in Texas courts, not a federal matter in the Ninth Circuit.
The various steps of clearing a strip of land maybe 1,000 feet wide, building an access road (where it does not exist already), moving in construction equipment, moving in mobile trailers for temporary housing for workers, moving in food, water and supplies for workers — these might all be funded in different ways from different funds similar to those purposes.
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You are correct about the effort and all requirements involved.
Click the link in post #20 and scan thru a little of it to see.
It is a large project but who says it will be quick?
The only thing we know is that the sooner it begins, the sooner it will get done.
However, over time and even since that 2015 Environmental Assessment, I am certain that a massive amount of work has been done to survey and analyze every mile of the border.
Studying and analyzing every mile of the border was necessary even apart from building a wall.
Meanwhile, the courts have already denied the environmental challenges.
Having the funds to do it would be a good start.
With that in mind,is it possible Trump is stalling for time?
Like you suggested there is a lot to it...including legal battles and so on.
As a bonus Trump exposes the lefries and DEMOcrats for the pathetic self serving sell outs they really are.
As a bonus Trump exposes the lefries and RINOcrats for the pathetic self serving sell outs they really are.
Retarded auto correct..must be designed by lefties?
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