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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.
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posted on
02/04/2019 1:51:30 PM PST
by
rktman
To: rktman
I saw Rachel at the pancake house today.
Not as a customer, but as a pancake.
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posted on
02/04/2019 1:54:07 PM PST
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: rktman
Under even the most optimistic scenario this is going to be tied up in court for years.
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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.)
To: rktman
St. Pancake watch over these protestors. ;-)
To: sparklite2
Oh, is it time for the ceremonial ‘RC pancake’ gathering again?
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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?)
To: rktman
Didn’t you hear? The Wall is going to extend into the stratosphere. Vox said so, so it must be true!
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posted on
02/04/2019 1:55:12 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: rktman
“....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.
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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?)
To: rktman
Surely the wall won’t stop the butterflies from flying around in the whole sanctuary.
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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.)
To: Army Air Corps
Is NASA on board with that?
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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?)
To: rktman
Rachel Corrie was only one, maybe if 20 or 30 of them would try stopping the D-9 they could overpower it.
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posted on
02/04/2019 1:58:30 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
To: rktman
make sure the protesters end up on the south side of the wall..
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posted on
02/04/2019 1:58:31 PM PST
by
cableguymn
(We need a redneck in the white house....)
To: Berosus
No, but some Raid will. It ain’t like they’re actually “making” butter or anything.
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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?)
To: rktman
Every day is a gathering at IHOP.
(Interim Habitat of Old People)
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posted on
02/04/2019 1:59:22 PM PST
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: rktman
Well, there will be launch platforms on the top of the wall...
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posted on
02/04/2019 2:00:25 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: an amused spectator
Anoint the protestors with sanctified maple syrup.
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posted on
02/04/2019 2:01:31 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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.
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!)
To: Berosus
Can’t butterflies, well, fly?
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posted on
02/04/2019 2:07:35 PM PST
by
hanamizu
To: rktman
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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.)
To: Jeff Chandler
Peanutbutterfly and jelly samiches?
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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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