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on Sunday March 17 2019, @07:12AM
from the at-least-the-House-and-Senate-agreed-on-something dept.
from the at-least-the-House-and-Senate-agreed-on-something dept.
breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/15/donald-trump-vetoes-attempt-to-block-national-emergency
President Donald Trump vetoed a bill designed to block his emergency declaration at the Southern Border on Friday, in a ceremony at the White House.
“Today, I am vetoing this resolution,” Trump said. “Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution and I have the duty to veto it. And I’m very proud to veto it.”
Also at CBS News, CNBC, and USA Today.
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Donald Trump Vetoes Attempt to Block his Declaration of a National Emergency
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(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday March 17 2019, @03:41PM
There's so much wrong with that single statement. First, the most expensive wall estimate will far short of the actual cost of the wall. It's standard government accounting these days to vastly understate the cost of such projects. Second, the wall will need to be maintained - at least till some future president kills it. Third, those expensively handled illegal aliens will just find some other way to get it. Fourth, unless someone explicitly cuts that ICE budget, the money will continue to be spent, whether it be on illegal aliens or something else. It's a standard funding rule in the US. Use it or lose it.
Finally, what's going to happen when protestors and smugglers vandalize the wall? The wall designs mentioned are durable [washingtonpost.com], but can be broken down by large groups of people using basic hand tools.