Posted on 03/26/2018 9:16:08 AM PDT by 11th_VA
Washington, D.C. (Accredited Times) — We are in an extreme emergency, comrades. I repeat. An extreme emergency. Mayday, mayday, mayday. All progressives to xer posts. All progressives to xer posts.
OK, now sit down for a minute because I don’t want you to faint.
Donald Trump is building the wall. Yes, the full f*cking wall. As in: “Wooohoooo, ‘Murica First! Let’s kick out the Moslims and Mexicans! MAGA!” That wall. We are now officially in the greatest crisis since Joan Rivers disclosed Michael Obama’s sex change.
After Congress passed the massive Consolidated Appropriations Act, both the accredited and unaccredited media told us that progressives won bigly because the Act contained no funding for the wall. Nancy Pelosi even assured us that “Democrats won explicit language restricting border construction to the same see-through fencing that was already authorized under current law.”
Then Trump perplexingly signed the Act into law. Had Trump betrayed his “America First” base? Had Trump seen the error of his ways and become a progressive? Apparently not, because the orange bastard is now building the very wall that Nancy Pelosi said he couldn’t build. Oh, and by the way, progressives just gave away the only real leverage that we had to force Trump to pass an amnesty for DREAMers. In other words, this is a complete f*cking nightmare.
Let me walk you through everything.
As an initial matter, Pelosi is technically correct that the Consolidated Appropriations Act contains explicit language imposing restrictions on border wall construction with respect to certain funds. Section 230 of the Act (starting on page 673) states: “Of the amount made available in this Act under ‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements,’ $1,571,000,000 shall be available only as follows . . .” (emphasis added). Section 230 then lists a limited number of border fencing projects, including “$251,000,000 for approximately 14 miles of secondary fencing . . . along the southwest border in the San Diego Sector,” “$445,000,000 for 25 miles of primary pedestrian levee fencing along the southwest border in the Rio Grande Valley Sector,” “$196,000,000 for primary pedestrian fencing along the southwest border in the Rio Grande Valley Sector,” and “$445,000,000 for replacement of existing primary pedestrian fencing along the southwest border.” Overall, Pelosi is right that the Act substantially restricts Trump’s ability to use this money for the “Great Wall of Trump.”
Trump, however, has apparently outsmarted Pelosi and the Democrats — which probably shocks you as much as it shocks us. Although the Act undoubtedly restricts Trump’s ability to use certain “U.S. Customs and Border Protection” funds for the wall, nothing stops Trump from using the massive military funds that he also received under the Act for exactly the same purpose. And now Trump has flat-out stated via Twitter (where else?) that he plans on doing just that:
Because of the $700 & $716 Billion Dollars gotten to rebuild our Military, many jobs are created and our Military is again rich. Building a great Border Wall, with drugs (poison) and enemy combatants pouring into our Country, is all about National Defense. Build WALL through M! - 6:33 AM - Mar 25, 2018
Yes, you read that correctly. Trump has ordered his deplorables to “build” the “WALL” through the “M” — i.e., the military.
Last year, Democrats attempted to remove Trump’s ability to spend defense authorizations for border security. But, shockingly, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and his goons on the House Rules Committee removed the Democrats’ proposed prohibition from the final bill. As a result, there is literally nothing stopping Trump from using ordinary defense funding for border security and defensive fortifications along the Southern border.
Complete. F*cking. Disaster.
Progressives, of course, can challenge Trump in court. But with only four Democrat-appointed Supreme Court Justices, it would be extremely difficult to block construction, particularly given that the President, as Commander-in-Chief, has broad discretion in spending defense appropriations for fortifications and national security.
In yet another tweet, Trump also promised to start construction “immediately,” noting that the $1.6 billion is a “downpayment” and that the “rest of the money will come” (presumably from defense appropriations in light of his prior tweet):
Much can be done with the $1.6 Billion given to building and fixing the border wall. It is just a down payment. Work will start immediately. The rest of the money will come - and remember DACA, the Democrats abandoned you (but we will not)! 6:42 AM - Mar 25, 2018
We are seriously screwed. This is honestly more sickening than the dolphin rape article that MDB posted the other day. I think I’m going to throw up.
Excellent - I was hoping to see some leftist heads exploding today. Nice way to perk up a Monday. :-)
National security BEGINS with border security.
trav777 trav777 I am incredibly triggered. Fortunately, I was out in DC last night (for real) and saw MANY anti-gun marchers in the bar I was at. I have to say I was so heartened to see the absurdly low testosterone levels in that room. It warmed my heart to see progressive youth so effeminate and nonmasculine. Gives me great optimism for the future. I saw many young anti-gun men there, some in apparently cis-hetero relationships with womyn, who would not have been at all out of place at a Pride Rally. Those Buzzfeed guys have nothing on our progressive youth! #accredited-times-pick
:-)
Nice to see the Left freaking out - Let's hope it's true !!!
This is satire, though, right?
Michael Obama’s sex change?
And this is an unbelievable cession coming from such a left-wing source: “But with only four Democrat-appointed Supreme Court Justices, it would be extremely difficult to block construction, particularly given that the President, as Commander-in-Chief, has broad discretion in spending defense appropriations for fortifications and national security.”
The majority of Americans want the Border Wall. Did that sink in? MAJORITY! The global Democrat-Communists have hamstrung our duly elected President and the majority of Americans on this issue long enough.
Thank you, President Trump & Congress!
and remember DACA, the Democrats abandoned you (but we will not)!
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Abandon DACA, it is an illegal program started by an illegal President for illegal aliens who illegally entered our country ILLEGALLY!
The underlying story, however, is legit, although I had missed the news:
“Because of the $700 & $716 Billion Dollars gotten to rebuild our Military, many jobs are created and our Military is again rich. Building a great Border Wall, with drugs (poison) and enemy combatants pouring into our Country, is all about National Defense. Build WALL through M!”
Heck, that’s downright even-tempered compared to some of the spittle-throwing hysteria we’ve had on FR the last few days.
Red Castle-Green Castle is in their address.
Thank you Q!
Until a federal judge bans the wall as “unconstitutonal-ish.”
Use the border zone for Predator training. The military needs practice in using drones in tracking people infiltrating on foot. The illegals crossing the border provide free volunteers.
THANK YOU, GOD...!! :-) :-) :-)
What you say is no doubt the truth, however, it could pay huge dividends if President Trump stood up for them. These children did not actually break the law, their parents did, and many of them know no other country but this country. He still must follow through on his promise to remove all the other illegals who did not sign up for DACA, & did not qualify under DACA. Some times you must give just a little to gain a lot in return. Unlike Ann Coulter, I have not given up on this President.
“The global Democrat-Communists have hamstrung our duly elected President and the majority of Americans on this issue long enough.”
You left out the “lynchpin” in this effort, the GOPE! They are scum and need to be removed from office.
Never try to out smart President Trump!
Trumpie wins again!!! America, Trumpie is our one and only chance to survive as a free democratic nation republic. Both the entire Democrat & Republican Party Establishments, scum & vermin, low lifes, seek full power and control over every move we make. They have some nerve calling Trump, Hitler, when they themselves are much more...they are Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, North Korea, Iran, the PRC combined!!!
Americans, pay heed to Trumpie, or your freedom will shortly die!!!
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