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| White House Preparing Draft Of Emergency Declaration For The Border Wall |
| 2019-01-25 |
| BLUF: [Hot Air] The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion in potential funds for his signature border wall should he go that route, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN... According to options being considered, the administration could pull: $681 million from treasury forfeiture funds, $3.6 billion in military construction, $3 billion in Pentagon civil works funds, and $200 million in Department of Homeland Security funds, the official said. If the declaration is made, the US Army Corps of Engineers would be deployed to construct the wall, some of which could be built on private property and would therefore require the administration to seize the land, which is permitted if it’s for public use. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 @#1: A masterful application of Occam's Razor. Well done! |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2019-01-25 22:22 |
| #3 If he declares a national emergency and brings everyone back to work simultaneously, he might have a winner. It's got to be linked to an immediate return to work. If a leftest federal judge steps in to block it, POTUS must send everyone back to the bench at once. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-25 07:30 |
| #2 What's the monthly payroll of 800,000 laid off federal workers? I'm guessing about $4 billion per month, w/o including the health care premiums the gov still pays. Could be the ultimate slush fund. |
| Posted by: Jack Greagum5721 2019-01-25 07:26 |
| #1 And if someone doesn't want the wall on their land, put them on the south side of it. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-01-25 05:55 |