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| 2006-11-12 |
| Democrats will look again at the legislation mandating 698 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border and might seek to scrap the plan altogether when they take control of Congress next year. Rep. Bennie Thompson, Mississippi Democrat, told reporters this week that he expected to "revisit" the issue when he becomes chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee in the 110th Congress. Mr. Thompson said the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new border enforcement program, known as the Secure Border Initiative or SBI Net – which includes monitors, cameras and other integrated surveillance systems – is a viable alternative to fencing. "We might do away with it, or look at [integrating it into] SBI Net," he said. "A virtual fence rather than a real one." President Bush and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff have voiced similar concerns about building the fence. DHS spokesman Russ Knocke told United Press International that in remote border areas, "virtual fencing ... is more advantageous," whereas "traditional fencing has a core role in our border security strategy ... especially in urban areas." "We're optimistic that working with Congress we'll get the flexibility to integrate traditional fencing into a seamless, high-tech border security system," Mr. Knocke said. |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #11 "Cancel the border fence" > as iff RUSSIA-CHINA + SCO will be the ones to build the Global Trans-Continenteeel Highway. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-11-12 23:14 |
| #10 This is a non-issue anyways. They voted for it, but have yet to distribute funds to ACTUALLY build it. What IS great about America is groups like the Minutemen, who'll see to it that it's built on PRIVATE property before it's all said and done (unless they continue to mis-manage the funds a'la Congress does). |
| Posted by: BA 2006-11-12 21:37 |
| #9 If W had it all to do over again, I wonder what he'd do differently. As for the stupid new "fence", I have a feeling that we will now be able to watch them cross the border instead of just wonder about it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-11-12 20:39 |
| #8 And again, God laughed. "I certainly am not" sayeth He. You have 20 million immigrants to do that. |
| Posted by: closedanger@hotmail.com 2006-11-12 20:33 |
| #7 So, if the Republicans are smart (which has become doubtful), and they want to win back the House and Senate in 2008, here is an issue practically gift wrapped for them. If they don't get wise we will have Democrats in control of the White House, the House and the Senate in 2008. Maybe this little fiasco of the 2006 elections will teach them a lesson. If you don't represent the people, how can you expect the people to support you? Oh, and all you idiots in places like Minnesota who don't believe this is a problem come see Southern California. Drive around in places like Escondido and Vista where they have Mexican flags on all the porches in some neighborhoods. They don't bother assimilating because they're taking over. They don't bother learning English because we're all learning Spanish. Did you know that California used to be a red state? Remember Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Pete Wilson, Sam Hayakawa, B1 Bob Dornan? Don't care if you lose California to Mexico? Hey, Minnesota. Hey, Mississippi. Checked inside the kitchens of your own favorite restaurants lately? Ever hear of demographics? Did you know that people from third world countries make more babies than we do? BTW, who mows your lawn? |
| Posted by: Elmereter Hupash6222 2006-11-12 17:33 |
| #6 What is the use of producing or owning anything if it all becomes public property when you do? Thou shalt covet thy neighbor, and his nice car, and his country, and his bank account, and his property, and his wife, and his children. And in the Big Inning, there was Mexico, and Mexico made Eden in the image of Mexico. In the big inning, there was southpark, and they made a mexican God, and God saw that it was good. And he laughed at the gutters and tripwires and mines they had set for themselves as he hitchhiked away to sweeden to attend a gay marrige and then to France because he had to take a dump. And there he laid a muslem - and he saw that it was good. So there was a division between night and day and he laughed as the tower of babel fell. And the IT folks were devestated and they cried for woe R us, for we have no high tech jobs. And God laughed and said, ahh, but you can work as border control agents. "But from whence does the border start or end"? Said they. GOD laughed. |
| Posted by: closedanger@hotmail.com 2006-11-12 17:21 |
| #5 And that's where the fence will ultimately come from - private funds. Meaning only on Public lands wil there be an illgal alien freeway. And then it will be pleny easy to place the blame. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2006-11-12 16:41 |
| #4 Nothing in this to stop private landowners from building fences on their own property, as the Minutemen had started to do before they handed over their funds to whatsisname to [mis]manage for them. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-11-12 16:21 |
| #3 If the President cuts a deal with these fools to cancel the fence and do some kind of amnesty deal, then I'll send them money to impeach him myself! Remember George"....foreign and domestic..."! |
| Posted by: JustAboutEnough 2006-11-12 16:02 |
| #2 It's only going to get better and better. I'm sayin' (again) the DemonCraps are going to cut their throats these next two years. |
| Posted by: Mick Dundee 2006-11-12 14:16 |
| #1 That didn't take long. Comprehensive, no-conditions amnesty before the end of 2007, anyone? |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2006-11-12 13:28 |