The National Emergency

Originally posted by Tzeentch
it's extremely expensive while having zero practical value.

Instead of spending 5 billion on a wall that won't work, you can spend 2 billion and hire more border patrol agents and give them better equipment, which will actually result in more illegal immigrants being caught.

7 trillion in pointless wars vs 20 billion for national security sounds like a win win.

We have like 20 billion we seized from El Chapo. Only makes sense to fund the wall with that. So it’s a free wall.

Originally posted by Tzeentch
it's extremely expensive while having zero practical value.

Instead of spending 5 billion on a wall that won't work, you can spend 2 billion and hire more border patrol agents and give them better equipment, which will actually result in more illegal immigrants being caught.

"5 billion" is not a realistic number. It's closer to 25-30 billion if we're doing Trump's initial mega wall idea, which he promised Mexico would pay for. That also doesn't account for upkeep cost.

80 billion murders. Deal with it Rob.

Originally posted by Surtur
80 billion murders. Deal with it Rob.

Huh? Are you having another Trumper moment?

80 billion. Deal. Wif. It.

Originally posted by Robtard
"5 billion" is not a realistic number. It's closer to 25-30 billion if we're doing Trump's initial mega wall idea, which he promised Mexico would pay for. That also doesn't account for upkeep cost.

20 billion is fractions of a fraction of the budget. We just took 20 billion from Chapo.

It’s a free wall.

20bil is still under the real cost and throwing money away when it could be used more intelligently is just that.

They've not taken shit from El Chapo, they're looking at possibly seizing upwards of 14billion in assets from him and his organization though.

You know what we could do with those 14billion? Hire more security, train and equip them better, invest in high-end drones/pilots that came cover larger areas of the border and then radio in so patrol can descend on specific points, build barriers in areas where it would make a difference. So much more than some giant concrete slab to honor Trump's fragile ego and tiny pecker.

Or invest that 14billion in our schools so American kids are less stupid. Another idea better than Trump's mega wall.

$14 billion to government run education sounds good to you? The government is the reason we are in the mess we are in. Why give them more money to teach failed policies and history that they never learn from?

To our underfunded as is public schools

Why not fund charter schools?

Anyhow though, I maintain that Trump declaring a National Emergency will just be an empty show to try and appease Trumpers so they can rationalize to themselves "well, he tried".

Not even all Republicans are onboard with his silly wall idea, notably congressmen from Texas, as they know the land the government would have to declare imminent domain on in order to build the Trump Wall would not sit well with their constituents, notable wealthy Texan land owners who would go "you want to seize how much of my land!?" They'd pull a NIMBY. "Build the wall, but not in my backyard", to quote Carlin.

Originally posted by Robtard
Anyhow though, I maintain that Trump declaring a National Emergency will just be an empty show to try and appease Trumpers so they can rationalize to themselves "well, he tried".

Not even all Republicans are onboard with his silly wall idea, notably congressmen from Texas, as they know the land the government would have to declare imminent domain on in order to build the Trump Wall would not sit well with their constituents, notable wealthy Texan land owners who would go "you want to seize how much of my land!?" They'd pull a NIMBY. "Build the wall, but not in my backyard", to quote Carlin.

Didn't he try though? Can you deny that?

lol

Originally posted by BrolyBlack
7 trillion in pointless wars vs 20 billion for national security sounds like a win win.

We have like 20 billion we seized from El Chapo. Only makes sense to fund the wall with that. So it’s a free wall.

So he didn't try? Just trying to make sure what folk will say.

Originally posted by Robtard
Anyhow though, I maintain that Trump declaring a National Emergency will just be an empty show to try and appease Trumpers so they can rationalize to themselves "well, he tried".

Not even all Republicans are onboard with his silly wall idea, notably congressmen from Texas, as they know the land the government would have to declare imminent domain on in order to build the Trump Wall would not sit well with their constituents, notable wealthy Texan land owners who would go "you want to seize how much of my land!?" They'd pull a NIMBY. "Build the wall, but not in my backyard", to quote Carlin.

Obama fencing is no different then a wall. A wall costs more money that’s it. If it was good enough for Obama why isn’t it good enough for Teump?

I mean if people are too stupid to see he tried...

If that wall gets built I’m going to laugh hard

Originally posted by BrolyBlack
If that wall gets built I’m going to laugh hard

You gotta save your laughter for when Mueller comes back with nothing.

Burr already said there was no collusion. Mueller isn’t going to find something the Senate can’t.

Cue Star Wars line.