The Incredible Disappearing Border Fence
My syndicated column today follows up on my blog post yesterday about the bipartisan border fence-gutting. The episode, I note, is an object lesson in gesture politics and homeland insecurity. It’s a tale of hollow rhetoric, meaningless legislation and bipartisan betrayal. And in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses, it’s a helpful learning tool as you assess the promises of immigration enforcement converts now running for president.
Next time you hear a leading presidential candidate try to woo you with his nine-point immigration enforcement plan or his secure ID plan or his Secure Borders platform, point to the Incredible Disappearing Border Fence. Poof! That is what happens to election-season homeland security promises.
Why would theirs be any different?
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GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, who has walked the talk, has a section on his website on construction of the 14-mile fence on the San Diego border.
The Border Patrol describes being under attack:
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From what I heard on Fox news this morning the border patrol says that violent attacks are up approximately 80% lately. How many Americans have to be killed, maimed, or injured by those willing to do the crimes most Americans won’t do until the lying crapweasels in our Government will protect this nation’s sovereignty? My Congress critters better stay the hell out of the public’s sight when they come home to enjoy their all expense paid (by us) Christmas vacations. The folks in Idaho and serving at the local Air Force Base are not too happy about this sellout.
They throw a rock SHOOT THEM PIEORD !!!
It’s a good thing these guys aren’t in charge of securing Israel.
What a bunch of idiots.
My son was in the Border Patrol for years before he transferred to another branch of the government. I know there were times when he would have given his left arm for a fence to help keep the “uninvited” out. And when he did try to enforce the law, the courts would just turn the illegals loose and “send them home” just in time to joint the next batch of illegals crossing the border.
What good does it do for people who try to enforce the laws on the books to see their efforts shot down by the insane libs on the bench?
A fence would be an entirely different proposition – if it’s properly alarmed to indicate breaks, then it wouldn’t HAVE to show up in court every couple of weeks to defend it’s actions.
It’s time for congress to actually do something foreign to their nature – keep their word.
The only candidates who haven’t flip-flopped on this issue are Hunter and Tancredo.
You just can’t trust the rest of them. Especially now, with the gutting of the fence bill.
I don’t care who is up in the worthless Iowa polls, Hunter or Tancredo will get my vote in the Primary.
(PS. Where’s the ACLU when these Border Agents are attacked? I’m sure some of them have Hispanic forefathers.)
lol twiggman, do pie’s melt them or something?
Incoming! Pie Ordinance!
Why waste good pie AJ…
Interesting that our Border Patrol agents can come under violent attacks on a daily basis but can’t do anything overt to address the situation. It seems that these are attacks on our soverign citizens not to mention our law enforcement officers. If an American citizen were to attack a law enforcement officer on this side of the border they would be shot. Period. No questions asked. Screw these scum, give the Border Patrol a shoot to kill order when violently attacked. Since we won’t be building a fence we must do something to ensure the safety of our law enforcement officials. In this country the IRS can break down your door and shoot you for a perceived resistance to paying taxes.
Vote all these scumbags out of office! Check voting records and make your decision
This would be a great place for those super-high powered water cannons. They’re mobile, so you can just roll along and fire at will whenever a rock comes flying our way.
Goodness, you had to get him going on food!
You can’t shoot them – YOU will go to jail. Pay attention!
We can solve much of this by building military bases along the border. If they break into the base they will be shot. Problem solved. I do realize that this is not feasible for the entire border but it could reduce the work load for the Border Patrol. I still support a fence but unfortunately have no confidence in our government to actually build one.
Common sense approach?
This just goes to show that our elected leaders are NOT looking out for the American people. I think that even if by some miracle, Hunter or Tancredo somehow got elected POTUS, the special interests and North American Union advocates would render even them helpless on this issue.
Not only is the fence being abandoned, but millions of our tax dollars are going into funds to pay for defense lawyers for illegals. This is treasonous legislation, and a perfect example of taxation without representation.
Whether we realize it or not, we’re at war with our politicians. The overwhelming majority of Americans want secure borders, but the politicians on BOTH sides of the isle are willing to sacrifice anything, including the security of our nation for their own greed. It began with NAFTA, and will end with the NAU.
Until we, the LEGAL citizens of the US take a stand, we’re going to lose our freedom, our Constitution, and the sovreignty(sp) of our beloved nation.
The primary is where you can truly vote your consience.
Saw it phorased here or somewhere else, Tanc-Hunter would make a great bumper sticker. Great team too!
Iowans concerned about their state and nation shouyld vote for either in the primary.
E.D.S. Entitlement derangement syndrome.
Mexico said today that 68% of their citizens leaving to the U.S. are doing so illegally … and that over 50% of those were hiring smugglers (coyotes) to get them into the U.S.
Violent attacks against Border Patrol agents along the Arizona border are up 38% since October 1 … In the an Diego sector they are now 4 times the number as before October 1 …
If Congress doesn’t get off their collective rear ends soon people in the border states are going to solve the problem themselves …
We are being invaded the same as if it were a foreign military and these dolts are too stupid to acknowledge the problem …
As I have said before … unfortunately … until some one of these “elite” lose a member of their own family or are directly impacted as the rest of us are … nothing is going to get done … period … exclamation point … end of discussion …
Oh how I wish Hunter had a better campaign going. These are the things he ought to be capitalizing on, but he never (or Tancredo for that matter) can seem to get the word out (and when he does there’s something else more “newsworthy” like the clinton hostage situation).
I have to imagine that if McCain-Feingold weren’t around, he would have raised alot more than the $25,000 he did in November.
Wide open border and Border Patrol under attack. If the officers defend themselves, they go to jail. What is this government doing? We have politicians willing to destroy this country all for power and votes. Shameful and criminal.
Just one of many reasons not vote for McCain. He’s gone against core Republican prinicples far too many times to be trusted as a president.
Hunter or Tancredo – spread the word and give them your support now.
Even if the Border Patrol was authorized to defend themselves against lethal attack, they’re generally outgunned – They don’t carry assault rifles on patrol, only handguns. Their vehicles do have the standard assortment of shotguns, but there are a lot of places those vehicles can’t go.
Future congressional border solution:
Sharks with frickin lasers on their heads…
Oh – sorry – no water…
Sharks
Vote for Fred…He’ll make Hunter or Tancredo Director of Homeland Security and the other the head of the Border Patrol Agency or maybe the INS. Sadly, Hunter or Tancredo don’t have the chance to actually win the nomination that Fred does.
I don’t have the exact stats but I will go on the line and say that the illegals kill more Americans in a year than died on 9-11-01.
If the border patrol was able to use leathal force on these scum bag’s attacking them I guarantee they would stop.(Dead in their tracks)
I’ll volunteer for sniper duty, UHRA!, let me go break the old ghilley suit out. That will be my community service for the coming year. Merry Christmas America.
On December 19th, 2007 at 11:59 am, orlandocajun said:
Vote for Fred…He’ll make Hunter or Tancredo Director of Homeland Security and the other the head of the Border Patrol Agency or maybe the INS. Sadly, Hunter or Tancredo don’t have the chance to actually win the nomination that Fred does.
lol
Your forgetting the Rio Grande so we will need rabbits, and sharks.
I read on Fox News that Argentine ants have invaded California. Any day now, the government there will pass a law authorizing a barrier without funding, declaring sanctuary areas, daycare centers and free vet care. Any disagreement will be met with, “It’s a Federal problem.”
Ultimate Solution to 3 separate problems … please follow carefully …
Problem 1. The Southern Border
Dig a new navigation canal from the Texas Gulf Coast to San Diego Bay. Make sure the water line is about 20 feet straight down from each side. Place fencing along both sides of the new canal. This would not be for security but for safety due to the dropoff into the canal, and would give a presence at each canal lock to help with watching the border. This would also be an alternative to going all the way to Panama to get our ships from one coast to the other.
Problem 2. Florida alligators endangered
Since we would now have all that water on the southwestern border let’s take all those endangered alligators from the Florida swamps and relocate them to the new canal along with some water mocassins and assorted other reptiles.
Anyone stupid enough to swim across that deserves what ever happens to them.
Problem 3. New Orleans flooding
Take all the earth we removed to build the canal out west and use it to raise the level of the city of New Orleans. No more being below sea level means no more broken levees to flood the city.
Just thought I would give everyone something new to think about today …
Hocus Pocus!
Now you see it, now you don’t.
And yes, David Copperfield is a Democrat!
25 Americans die each day at the hands of Illegals.
The Argentine ants are just doing the work American ants won’t do.
Actually, Hawkeye, they eat American ants,and when they run out, they go vegetarian. Ought to be a big hit with the Ca. liberals.
You got that right. They show the video of the police officer tasing the guy after pulling him over for a traffic stop and people say ‘he could have had a weapon’, and ‘he should have done what the cop said’.
Here we have blatant anarchy, and none of these cop lovers are on here saying that these guys are ‘lucky they didn’t get shot’ like the American citizen speeders in this country.
It is a shame that foreigners have more rights than American citizens. It’s not rocket science. All they need is a protective fence and the situation would be resolved. Washington DC does not care about the safety of the USA.
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
English essayist & juvenile novelist (1898 – 1963)
DesertLover it will never work! It makes too much sense and we know how the Government feels about commons sense approaches to solving a problem.
Lawyers to pay for this kind of crap?? Boy, if only I could get my hands on one of those
Congresscritters, I mean, crapweasels, er, um, nevermind. Not trying to incite any violence I would enjoy kicking the out on their @$$. Does that make me a bad person?I’m on your side 30 let’s go !
Ironic that we can”t come up with $3 billion for the double fence, but we pledge $1.5 billion to give to Mexico to help them in their “drug war”.
On your worst day, you couldn’t be a bad person – take a good look at the examples we have in front of us here: Reid, Pelosi, Shrillary, etc., etc. The list goes on and on. What makes you want to aspire to their status?
Thanks twiggman. I am at my wits end with these titular members of our Congress.
Their debauchery knows no bounds. This may be a contradiction in terms but damn it. I’m pissed.
Thanks for the vote of confidence cpodug!I forgot to put a smiley face after what I wrote in post #35. I have no desire to align with that scum in any way, shape or form.
30 This is the time that most people would cut and run.. just give up.. most People here on this site know now is the time to step it up. And I know I don’t want to get in your way. Go get em,I’m with you for what it’s worth.
Why would they want to build a fence? I’m referring to BOTH Dims and Republicans. This is their future voting bloc!
Thanks twiggman!
I bet if we spent the $3 billion on the fence, we would probably not have to spend the $1.5 bil on the “drug” war. At least not THAT much.
Duncan Hunter is the only choice for conservative/republican’s and to solve this border/illegal immigration issue! People should start calling their local talk show programs and pushing him up in the polls. The more people talk about him, the more national attention he’ll be getting.
Or, the other would be to have a Thompson/Hunter ticket!
We’ve gone from a Duncan Hunter caliber fence to a CNN Lite caliber fence. Rather than eliminating the fence as it should be built they will build a fence that any able body can climb and then the adversary of the Duncan Hunter caliber fence can say with accuracy this time that a fence won’t work. I’m putting this fence not being built on Bush and his inept administration. For instance, rather than using the power of emanant domain Mr. Lettuces head has hundreds of cases in court blocking fence construction at various obstruction venues. If it were not for the FINO act then the courts could be blamed for the fence not being built. What do the hundreds of token lawyer working for the government really do (beside authenticate their version of diversity: the mother of incompetence.)
What Congress and the Senate so renders asunder can be reserected.
Yes, the border would be a great place to test that new laser weapon, the one that makes you feel like you’re on fire but doesn’t actually cause harm. It would allow Border guards to use heat without ending up in a cell next to Ramos and Campeon.
I just sent a $100 check to Tancredo.
I wish it was for a couple of million,
but it’s the best I can do.
Well since our government, or lackthereof, won’t enforce the law nor protect us, we have options.
We will no longer contribute OUR money to the government.
Then what?
No money, illegals will go home.
Simple if folks would just protest and take action.
30 pcs of silver I share your frustration too. Lately it takes every bite of Military and personal discipline I have learned in my 50 years on planet Earth to not take the law into my own hands. If this continues I don’t know how much longer I can go without going off the reservation and doing something about this threat to our nation.
All border states and Midwest States need to adopt the Oklahoma imigration law plain and simple no work no illegal immigrants, no housing no illegal immigrants.
http://okiron.org/HB1804Summary.html
that is what we get for letting the Dems run the committees. time to put some republicans back in congress
Israel built 400 miles of this type of fence in 18 months and we only build 5 miles in two years?
Just 5 Miles Of Double-Layer Fencing Built In First Year Of Secure Fence Act
Well it appears Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison Special-Report–Government-Border-Fence-Trickery was selling out America the very night the Secure Fence Act of 2006 was passed by the Senate, she conspired with Senator Bill Frist to gut it
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Wikipedia: In law,TREASON is the crime of disloyalty to one’s nation. A person who betrays the nation of their citizenship and/or reneges on an oath of loyalty and in some way willfully cooperates with an enemy, is considered to be a traitor.
Oran’s Dictionary of the Law (1983) defines TREASON as: “…[a]…citizen’s actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the [parent nation].” In many nations, it is also often considered treason to attempt or conspire to overthrow the government, even if no foreign country is aided or involved by such an Endeavour.
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After reading this report, I have come to the conclusion that Kay Baley Hutchison and Bill Frist have not only committed Treason, they violated their oath of office to uphold the Constitution.
I fear that if we cannot stop the invasion from Mexico, aided and abetted by our own elected leaders,the America I grew up in will not exist in another ten years.
This is what the founding fathers called Tyranny.
Thanks for that info Paul!
If I were the president, after viewing this tape and interviewing the agents in question I would recall our Ambassador to Mexico and expel theirs. I would inform US industry operating south of the border that we are considering suspending NAFTA agreement with Mexico unless and until the border is secure. I would order Treasury to freeze all money transfers from the USA to Mexico. That should make those bandits scream Uncle! Then I would declare a border emergency and take the federal money from sanctuary cities and anti-military universities and build the freakin WALL.
The media ignored them from the getgo. If the MSM and the bloggers wont write about you, you don’t stand a chance without millions upon millions of bucks for the campaign.
The MEDIA selects our primary candidates.
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I read it was 12 people a day die at the hands of illegal aliens, google ‘deaths illegal immigrants’, you’ll find it.
30 wrote above here ‘25 per day’ and it could be.
With sanctuary cities and lib media willing to hide this data, we can’t really know how many for sure.
Shoot to kill when attacked by invaders. This needs to be the policy of the border patrol.
George Bush is a traitor and the COUP is complete…They have no intention of protecting Americans and America. Time to take our country back!!!
#59 Not only that, but as you point out it also would suggest that all of our elected officials prefer to break the law. Oh,I’m sorry, My bad, we already new that… To early.