Posted on 01/21/2021 11:48:41 AM PST by BeauBo
I (Biden) have determined that the declaration of a national emergency at our southern border in Proclamation 9844 of February 15, 2019 (Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States), was unwarranted. It shall be the policy of my Administration that no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall. I am also directing a careful review of all resources appropriated or redirected to construct a southern border wall...
...pause work on each construction project on the southern border wall, to the extent permitted by law, as soon as possible but in no case later than seven days from the date of this proclamation...
...The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security may make an exception to the pause, however, for urgent measures needed to avert immediate physical dangers or where an exception is required to ensure that funds appropriated by the Congress fulfill their intended purpose...
...develop a plan for the redirection of funds concerning the southern border wall, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law. The process of developing the plan shall include consideration of terminating or repurposing contracts with private contractors engaged in wall construction, while providing for the expenditure of any funds that the Congress expressly appropriated for wall construction, consistent with their appropriated purpose. The plan shall be developed within 60 days from the date of this proclamation.
(Excerpt) Read more at whitehouse.gov ...
But it does halt all Border Wall work within a week, until they come up with their plan. They say 60 days, but I'd expect delays.
Order from illegitimate un-elected “president”.
Which takes precedence? The contracts or this executive whim?
“Which takes precedence? The contracts or this executive whim?”
Govt. can cancel contracts pretty much any time it wants.
Here comes the TRAITOR piece of excrement opening the doors of the fort from within while under attack. My hatred for this execrable pile of filth grows daily.
Immediate halt to all border wall projects (but SecDef or Sec DHS can waive) within the next seven days, until they have a new plan (which they aspire to have within 60 days).
The money diverted by the emergency declaration seems certain to be pulled back, but the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Congressional appropriations for the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo Sectors seems to still have a good shot at executing for levees, roads, lights, cameras, alarms - maybe even bollards.
Have to assist all those future deamonrat voters. 🤮
““Which takes precedence? The contracts or this executive whim?””
The President has the authority to halt work or terminate contracts for the convenience of the Government. The Government is responsible to compensate Contractors for all reasonable costs incurred.
The US Army Corps of Engineers, who are the Contracting Activity for all of the Border Wall Projects, has confirmed that all of the contracts include the standard clause, allowing for termination for the convenience of the Government.
Thanks Pence
Walls won’t mean anything when they throw the gates open.
Bitem needs to go.
“Walls won’t mean anything when they throw the gates open.”
Instead of “Open Sesame”, the magic word will be “Asylum”.
It will probably take six months to get people appointed, change policy, and fund all the logistics - as well as for COVID to blow over. After that, it is “Katie bar the Door!” The bum’s rush to pack swing States and Districts will be on in earnest.
“Immediate halt to all border wall projects (but SecDef or Sec DHS can waive) within the next seven days, until they have a new plan”
Sounds like the contracts remain on hold, until the Administration decides what to do.
So do all the workers remain on the payroll during that time, expending funds for no value?
Ready, Fire, Aim.
Chaos.
Posturing is the first priority. Perhaps the only.
An opportunity for injunctive relief, if we have any people bright enough to play the left’s game back at them in a friendly jurisdiction and judge.
Remember how the infamous Hawaii judge was ever ready to stop wall progress? Our turn. Didn’t Texas say they’d be acting on these?
Now get ready for the onslaught .
> The President has the authority
Tell that retroactively to all the leftists who got rulings stopping Trump’s every move. Keep #resist alive :)
Wa Po reports:
“The funding appropriated by Congress since 2018 is enough to pay for 298 miles of barrier, about 71 miles of which have been completed, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures.
That would potentially oblige the Biden administration to complete up to 227 additional miles of border wall.”
What better way for the CCP to export unwanted excess population millions than to fly them to Mexico, and just let them cross the border - and you thought all those South of the border types were bad ...
Way more than Pence you should be thanking the multiple GOP State legislatures in swing states, no less, that abdicated their power over electors to mostly unelected bureaucrats.
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