Posted on 02/15/2019 8:59:04 AM PST by Rusty0604
A key provision in the spending bill being presented to President Trump for signing stipulates that the federal government give specific Texas border counties the opportunity to derail any efforts to build barriers, fencing, or walls by simply opposing the construction of the border security measures–but many of the specified counties have a long and recent history of top officials taking bribes from the Mexican Gulf Cartel. Ultimately, the bill allows county offices with historic ties to the Gulf Cartel to stop U.S. border barriers from being constructed in the region. Local government officials spoke out against the building of additional border barriers and have relied on the judgment of local law enforcement officials. As Breitbart News reported, the bill being presented to President Trump has a stipulation that would require the approval of local governments in order to move forward with the construction of any border barriers. However, the three counties where the border barriers were expected to be built are Starr, Hidalgo, and Cameron–three counties that in less than 20 years have seen five sheriffs and numerous top law enforcement officials sent to prison for receiving bribes from the Mexican Gulf Cartel, or other acts of public corruption.
The following are a few of the top law enforcement officials who were sent to prison or are currently being tried in corruption...
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That stipluation only applies to funds from this bill. It would have no impact on any lengths of wall built using emergency powers.
I think the bill says it only applies to money that is included in this specific spending bill. It does not cover walls built using other funding sources. The real tragidy of this bill is that it prohibits deportation of any illegal that claims they might, someday, be a sponsor of an unaccompanied illegal alien child. It’s a crap sandwich brought to you by the republicans.
Free pass for child traffickers.
A friend of mine suggested running the wall AROUND those towns.
Our cartel connected Congress needs an overhaul.
I’m more worried about Mexican Cartel-connected Speakers Of The House and that crooked crowd.
So do the authors of this provision of the spending bill.
This spending bill is the biggest pile of crap I’ve ever seen our legislative branch create in my lifetime.
It’s even worse than Obamacare.
It is a declaration of war on the American people.
The Uniparty committed TREASON by voting for this.
They should have their heads on poles for it.
Well, if new AG Bill Barr is on his game at all, then he’ll have investigations done on the key people in these towns and counties and find the (inevitable) corruption. These folks can be advised that they have a rather obvious choice, and I’m betting that they’ll choose to allow the wall to be built whilst still collecting various bribes that they get on a regular basis.
FYI, I live in South Texas (San Antonio, not on the border), and I promise everyone on this thread that every single mayor and county commissioner on the border is as corrupt as the police chief of Mexico City.
No easy access to conveniently turn a blind eye to = no more bribe money.
The cartels are just the middle man. The big player is China.
They should have their heads on poles for it.
When the President signs it, does he share in the guilt?
Man, the spin is strong on this one...
The President will build the wall along the border, and those who oppose it will simply have to purchase more Depends to get through day to day life.
“The President will build the wall along the border, and those who oppose it will simply have to purchase more Depends to get through day to day life.”
The wall will take years to build. And likely be torn down by the coming democrat demographic majority.
Anyone who wants to will already be in country. The bill guts interior enforcement.
“When the President signs it, does he share in the guilt?”
IF the president signs it, I will consider it the worst mistake of his presidency.
He did the best he could to stop the Uniparty from stealing this nation.
But, no, not, with a veto-proof majority voting for it. It’s out of his hands.
I think he should send it back to them via pocket veto, and politely tell them the new restrictions on enforcement make things worse and that the lack of funding has turned this growing crisis into a national emergency.
Congress has become a terminal cancerous tumor killing this Republic.
Okay, then you don’t want the wall. Good to know.
He should also ask for a Continuing Resolution so they have time to sort it out.
Ask the few conservative legislators to prevent his veto from being overridden.
If the president can build the wall with other money, it would be better to get NO money on this appropriations bill than to accept it with all of the strings attached AND new restrictions.
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