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Trump will sign border security bill, declare national emergency, White House says

posted by martyb on Friday February 15 2019, @03:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the President's-precedents dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

"President Trump will sign the border security compromise package on Capitol Hill to avert another government shutdown and will take the extraordinary step of declaring a national emergency to obtain funding for the border wall, the White House announced Thursday."

https://foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-says-trump-prepared-to-sign-border-security-bill-and-will-declare-national-emergency

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday February 15 2019, @03:52PM (7 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 15 2019, @03:52PM (#801587) Journal

    True, passive security measures don't actually "do" anythingl. But, if we do like Israel, and put armed troops along the wall, then the wall becomes far more meaningful.

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  • (Score: 2) by ilsa on Friday February 15 2019, @07:15PM (6 children)

    by ilsa (6082) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 15 2019, @07:15PM (#801726)

    That is true. Of course, that border is pretty darn big so it will take a lot of guards to cover the whole distance. I don't even want to know how expensive THAT would be.

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday February 15 2019, @07:34PM (5 children)

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 15 2019, @07:34PM (#801735) Journal

      There are already more than enough guards in Texas to do the job. We don't make the guards trudge the length of the border, wearing out their boot soles, though. Choppers and jeeps, SUV's, maybe even some ATV's. Fort Hood has it all, ready to rock and roll.

      That argument against using troops for police action? Not applicable. We are being invaded, so the army can legitimately be used to defend against the invasion.

      Cost? No one counts the cost when they want to send those troops overseas to bomb brown people's homes. I think maybe we could save some money using those troops to patrol the wall. No bombs necessary, just small arms. It's highly unlikely that we would ever see an incident that required a heavy machine gun.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @08:18PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @08:18PM (#801758)

        That argument against using troops for police action? Not applicable. We are being invaded

        bullshit

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @11:45PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @11:45PM (#801839)

          We are being invaded

          bullshit

          Nah, just Runaway's craven cowardice.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @08:40PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @08:40PM (#801769)

        We are being invaded, so the army can legitimately be used to defend against the invasion.

        ...by people seeking jobs and a better future for their kids. Everybody run for your lives!!!

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 16 2019, @07:49PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 16 2019, @07:49PM (#802152)

          And their very first act in the USA is to commit a crime. Off to a good start.

      • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday February 16 2019, @12:42AM

        by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday February 16 2019, @12:42AM (#801864) Journal

        I'm more partial to the Rawkit Lawn Chair than the Heavy Machine Gun myself, but to each their own...

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