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Donald Trump can fund the border wall without congressional approval
USAT | December 24, 2018 | Brett M. Decker and James Renne

Posted on 12/24/2018 10:31:40 AM PST by conservative98

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/24/donald-trump-shutdown-congress-approval-build-border-wall-spending-column/2402442002/


TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; buildthefence; congress; daca; dreamact; dreamers; nationalsecurity; schumershutdown; trump; wall
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To: conservative98

The problem is not raising the money but the authorization to spend it. Trump can have all the money in the world but he cannot spend a dime of it with authorization from Congress.


21 posted on 12/24/2018 12:59:21 PM PST by Petrosius
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To: libstripper
More information...

The Wall is different than the 25 Billion Dollars in Border Security. The complete Wall will be built with the Shutdown money plus funds already in hand. The reporting has been inaccurate on the point. The problem is, without the Wall, much of the rest of Dollars are wasted!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 24, 2018


22 posted on 12/24/2018 1:08:03 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Looks like he’s really getting serious.


23 posted on 12/24/2018 1:47:35 PM PST by libstripper
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To: libstripper

BUILD THE WALL, THE VOTERS ARE BEHIND TRUMP!!


24 posted on 12/24/2018 2:45:21 PM PST by rxtn41
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To: conservative98
The Wall will never get built - even if Congress does appropriate the money.

First step - federal judges will issue environmental injunctions, or discrimination injunctions, or both.

Ted Kennedy's INA 1965 forbids immigration policies that discriminate on the basis of national origin or religion, which is how the Left stopped Trump's Executive Order to block immigration from terrorist countries.

Trump has shown no inclination to do anything about judicial obstruction except to follow the usual multi-year appeal process. Since Trump uses pro-immigration Department of Justice lawyers to argue his case, the final verdicts are already in.

Trump does have the option to ignore the injunctions and spend un-budgeted Executive Branch funds to build The Wall, but he would have to risk impeachment.

Most likely, even that potential solution would fail....

Trump has retained so many Obama appointees, and Trump has appointed so many center-left executives, the Deep State bureaucracy will block, obstruct, or slow walk every decision he makes about The Wall.

25 posted on 12/24/2018 2:59:47 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: conservative98

What if people just start building it?


26 posted on 12/24/2018 3:39:02 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: conservative98

Let’s do whatever it takes. We can pay for it ourselves if necessary.


27 posted on 12/24/2018 4:07:39 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: backwoods-engineer
You’re foolish if you think any state can leave the union at this point. Later, perhaps, when the economy has crashed and millions are dead or starving, but not now. The iron hand of FedGov will come down on any state that tries it.

FedGov ain't gonna do squat over secession by any state.

This isn't 1861. Americans no longer have the stomach to kill each other over the purely political question of union. In fact, without the issue of slavery being involved, it's doubtful the American people would have fought the civil war at all.

28 posted on 12/24/2018 4:33:28 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: backwoods-engineer

“You’re foolish if you think any state can leave the union at this point....”

I agree - there is no right to secession. That question got settled in 1865.


29 posted on 12/24/2018 4:49:26 PM PST by enumerated
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To: libstripper

Send $5. The number of supporters means more than the money.


30 posted on 12/24/2018 5:14:51 PM PST by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: Redleg Duke

Especially after there were 2 different votes-—2006 & 2013 to fund & build the WALL.

Now- there are even more illegals inside our borders, thanks to Obama & Pelosi & Schumer, and it is winter.

Sure would be fun is someone printed up about 2000 business cards with Nancy Pelosi’s address & a map to get to her house & handed them to illegals found in the USa.


31 posted on 12/24/2018 5:35:37 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: backwoods-engineer
The iron hand of FedGov will come down on any state that tries it.

ewwwww the iron hand of the FERAL Government. I am scared and am sure Texas is as well.

32 posted on 12/24/2018 6:22:29 PM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: Jacquerie

“Agree. Let the shutdown run. Let the rats explain why. No lose situation for either DJT or our country.”

The stronger Trump stands, the more popular he will be. It’s the wavering and “maybe” and equivocation that drives people away.


33 posted on 12/24/2018 6:28:44 PM PST by Personal Responsibility (If we disarmed democrats gun violence would decrease by 90%.)
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To: conservative98

We can do it out of the military budget per the 2006 authorization bill.


34 posted on 12/24/2018 6:59:36 PM PST by tbw2
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To: bagster
Learn the Constitution re: vested powers of POTUS re: matters of NAT SEC.

It's NOT that we ALL here at FR haven't read or learned the Constitution. It's that the UNIPARTY doesn't want to follow the Constitution.

35 posted on 12/25/2018 7:19:23 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: conservative98

Thanks for posting the link to USA Today...


36 posted on 12/25/2018 9:06:32 AM PST by entropy12 (One million LEGAL immigrants/year is too many, without vetting for skills, Wealth or English skills.)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Ditto!!!


37 posted on 12/25/2018 9:07:01 AM PST by entropy12 (One million LEGAL immigrants/year is too many, without vetting for skills, Wealth or English skills.)
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To: Baynative

That would be FAN-TAS-TIK!!!


38 posted on 12/25/2018 9:07:53 AM PST by entropy12 (One million LEGAL immigrants/year is too many, without vetting for skills, Wealth or English skills.)
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To: bagster

Yes, and that is main reason Mattis is being replaced. Mattis does not favor a Wall.


39 posted on 12/25/2018 9:11:13 AM PST by entropy12 (One million LEGAL immigrants/year is too many, without vetting for skills, Wealth or English skills.)
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To: conservative98
Liberals/Democrats/GOPe 2019 Strategy, plan, mantra: “No Borders, No Walls, No USA anymore!!!!
40 posted on 12/25/2018 10:18:00 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Liberals/Democrats/GOPe's 2019 Strategy, plan, mantra: “No Borders, No Walls, No USA at All!)
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