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by RobertNY Times: Senate Passes Bill on Building Border Fence
I very rarely agree with Democrats, but as the saying goes: a broken clock is right twice a day.
“You don’t have to be a law enforcement or engineering expert to know that a 700-mile fence on a 2,000-mile border makes no sense,” said Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat inthe Senate.
Who cares if it’s a massive waste of money, they’re trying to retain their position
of power by claiming to be “doing the will of the people”.
And while Congress wants 700 miles of fencing, it was appropriating only enough money to complete about 370 miles of it, Congressional aides acknowledged, leaving it unclear as to whether the entire structure will be built.
When the dust of the campaigns and election has settled, they can just quote Bill Clinton: “at least we tried”.
“You don’t have to be a law enforcement or engineering expert to know that a 700-mile fence on a 2,000-mile border makes no sense”
actually, it does make sense. By increasing the cost/benefit ratio, it will discourage some (not all ) border crossing.
Comment by BurtB — October 16, 2006 @ 7:59 pm