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U.S. to Begin Border Wall Construction near Protesters Who Vow to Stop It(D-9 Alert!)
breitbart.com ^ | 2/4/2019 | Idelfonso Ortiz

Posted on 02/04/2019 1:51:30 PM PST by rktman

Various activist groups are protesting the building of a proposed border wall-fence along the banks of the Rio Grande. The barrier is expected to cut through various wildlife refuges like a butterfly center.

This month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced it would begin construction of a wall-fence system running six miles along the border. The system would include a concrete wall that would stand up to an existing river levee and an 18-foot bollard fence on top. The project also calls for the removal of 150 feet of brush in what is considered an enforcement zone. The government would also include detection technology, lighting, an all-weather parallel road, and video surveillance. According to CBP, $145 million has already been awarded for the project.

The wall-fence system is expected to cut through the National Butterfly Center and others. The leaders of the center are fierce opponents to the plan.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; barriers; criminaltrespass
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I wonder if we could get a comment from rachel corie. Oh, unavailable. Okay, watch for bull dozer traffic. And what do "butterflies" do? Uh, fly. The wall isn't going to be THAT tall.
1 posted on 02/04/2019 1:51:30 PM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

I saw Rachel at the pancake house today.
Not as a customer, but as a pancake.


2 posted on 02/04/2019 1:54:07 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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Under even the most optimistic scenario this is going to be tied up in court for years.


3 posted on 02/04/2019 1:54:16 PM PST by NRx (A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
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To: rktman

St. Pancake watch over these protestors. ;-)


4 posted on 02/04/2019 1:54:36 PM PST by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: sparklite2

Oh, is it time for the ceremonial ‘RC pancake’ gathering again?


5 posted on 02/04/2019 1:55:08 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Didn’t you hear? The Wall is going to extend into the stratosphere. Vox said so, so it must be true!


6 posted on 02/04/2019 1:55:12 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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“....the removal of 150 feet of brush in what is considered an enforcement zone” Uh, I call that a free fire zone. You know, for picking off those that would assault the threatened butterfly population. Gnat catchers and lizards and such.


7 posted on 02/04/2019 1:57:13 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Surely the wall won’t stop the butterflies from flying around in the whole sanctuary.


8 posted on 02/04/2019 1:57:57 PM PST by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: Army Air Corps

Is NASA on board with that?


9 posted on 02/04/2019 1:57:59 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Rachel Corrie was only one, maybe if 20 or 30 of them would try stopping the D-9 they could overpower it.


10 posted on 02/04/2019 1:58:30 PM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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make sure the protesters end up on the south side of the wall..


11 posted on 02/04/2019 1:58:31 PM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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No, but some Raid will. It ain’t like they’re actually “making” butter or anything.


12 posted on 02/04/2019 1:59:01 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Every day is a gathering at IHOP.
(Interim Habitat of Old People)


13 posted on 02/04/2019 1:59:22 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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Well, there will be launch platforms on the top of the wall...


14 posted on 02/04/2019 2:00:25 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: an amused spectator

Anoint the protestors with sanctified maple syrup.


15 posted on 02/04/2019 2:01:31 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: NRx
What I would like to see is for the U.S. simply buy all the land about 10-20 miles south of the existing border and turn it into a militarized zone.

If that means Mexicans living in Juarez or Mexicali have to move out, so be it.

There would be no courts or activists to interfere.

16 posted on 02/04/2019 2:02:02 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!!)
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To: cableguymn

"make sure the protesters end up on the south side of the wall.."

And some of them might even become part of the wall...


       


(Just kidding...I think!)

17 posted on 02/04/2019 2:05:57 PM PST by Songcraft
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To: Berosus

Can’t butterflies, well, fly?


18 posted on 02/04/2019 2:07:35 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: rktman

19 posted on 02/04/2019 2:08:03 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Peanutbutterfly and jelly samiches?


20 posted on 02/04/2019 2:10:05 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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