Desperado
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No I don't know, Please tell meWhat happens when you pay ransom to kidnappers?
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No I don't know, Please tell meWhat happens when you pay ransom to kidnappers?
I agree but you cannot impeach the Speaker of the House.Better fix Impeach the moron swineHate the Shutdown and its effects? Easy fix, build the wall!
Trump is getting his jollies enjoying the shit show he's created. He's deranged, he's a maniac who doesn't give a rats ass if this wall is built or not.Lol he is such a moron. Of course, his brain dead supporters will desperately try to defend him on this.while Trump cries to cameras about protecting America , his actions actually do the opposite.
If getting rid of illegals is such an important focus , then you should want to end the shutdown .
Maybe use wall money to find more courts and judges so we can get through the huge immigration court backlogs .
Immigration courts at a standstill during government shutdown, undermining President Trump's agenda
Far from the president’s rallying cry of “securing our border,” delaying court hearings puts additional strain on the immigration system, while allowing those who would have been deported to stay in the country for possibly years longer as they await new court dates.
And anyone who thinks Trump has principles is a fool. It's not about the wall, it's about him. He moved The Apprentice from NBC to the White House. We're all contestants in his game.
Well there is one National Park Service site that is going to remain open. Just one, the old Post Office Tower in DC, which is part of, you can't make this up, the TRUMP HOTEL.
I can tell you this, our forefathers would have already ran Trump's ass out of town on a rail, after tarring and feathering him. His supporters are utter fools.
Many contracts were awarded late last year.........The lengths these clowns go to spin the information with MSM garbage.Wonder how come the pos never mentions the 1.2 billion not used?? Maybe he put it in his charity foundation before it was closed down because he's nothing more than a thief?The ransom amount is 5 billion.
5 billion isn't going to get a wall.
It's an arbitrary amount. Trump has been offered 1.6 billion...
That's a LARGER amount than the 1.2 billion for Border security that was appropriated (and left largely unspent) last year.
End this bullshit now
However, he plans to secure the funds from Mexico, maybe he should do so before running to congress. He's had two years and the Mexican government hasn't transferred a cent to the US treasury to pay for the wall.Not being a master negotiator and deal maker like Trump, I have no idea.History tells a different story of government shutdowns. Looking at the longest shutdowns since 1977 shows that presidents lose an average of three percentage points of public support or approval during a government shutdown of four or more days. And only two of the nine shutdowns did the president boost his numbers. Considering how low Trump's numbers are he probably can't drop more than a couple of percentage points.Millions of workers are one paycheck away from the streets. Millions more live from paycheck to paycheck I know several people that have no savings, no pay check, then no groceries, no rent payment, etc.
What we're hearing now is mostly fear. After missing another paycheck or so, a lot of people are going to be desperate. People that are furrowed are eligible for unemployment. Those that are working without pay aren't.
If this goes on another month or so, we are going have massive walkouts in critical jobs and Trump will have deal with it.
Well then he'll have to deal with it, but I don't think the Democrats can play chicken that long. They will cave before then. This shutdown is going to hurt them more than Trump.
Presidents usually lose support in government shutdowns because people see the president as the most powerful actor in government. The president has control of the money, the military, and the news cycle. Since the president is recognized as the most powerful person on earth and according to him the greatest deal maker who ever lived then certainly he can cut deal and get the government up an running.
One thing voters will remember is that Trump started the process by demanding money to build a wall that most people don't want and he refused to compromise. What happen to the great deal maker we elected? He's sounding more and more like the little boy who can get what he wants so he's going to take his marbles and go home.
It's like this:
Party A: wants a wall.
Party B: doesn't want a wall.
Party A: what would it take to get this wall?
Party B: There is nothing you can offer us that will give you that wall no matter what.
So tell me what other negotiator could solve this problem? It's very similar to the Palestinian/ Israel conflict. What do Palestinians want? They want every Jew dead. How would the Jewish negotiate that?
Trump wants a wall for the interest of this country. Democrats don't want the wall for the interest of their party.
Why is he asking congress for money anyway? Remember Mexico is paying for the wall. Pelosi should make him an offer, every cent the US government receives from Mexico in payment for the wall will be turned over to Trump for wall construction. That seems fair to me.
Trump said he'd get Mexico to pay for the wall. He didn't say he'd get Mexico to write us a check up front or lay down a deposit.
The point is I don't care how great of a negotiator you are. If one of the two parties refuses to negotiate, it can't be done by anybody. That's like saying you're going to negotiate with your neighbor to buy his car. If he's not selling his car, there is nothing to negotiate.
You do realize his plans now have changed to building a barrier on only 10% of the border. I wonder what his supporters think of leaving 90% of the border without the barrier.The ransom amount is 5 billion.
5 billion isn't going to get a wall.
It's an arbitrary amount. Trump has been offered 1.6 billion...
That's a LARGER amount than the 1.2 billion for Border security that was appropriated (and left largely unspent) last year.
End this bullshit now
Trump wanted 30 billion for the wall. He scaled that down to 5 billion. Trump believes according to his experts, that it's enough to erect a wall in critical areas. It has nothing to do with the money. It has to do with erecting a structure that will work. Democrats don't want it to work. They want to keep letting in these murderers, rapists and drug dealers entering our country.
You do realize his plans now have changed to building a barrier on only 10% of the border. I wonder what his supporters think of leaving 90% of the border without the barrier.The ransom amount is 5 billion.
5 billion isn't going to get a wall.
It's an arbitrary amount. Trump has been offered 1.6 billion...
That's a LARGER amount than the 1.2 billion for Border security that was appropriated (and left largely unspent) last year.
End this bullshit now
Trump wanted 30 billion for the wall. He scaled that down to 5 billion. Trump believes according to his experts, that it's enough to erect a wall in critical areas. It has nothing to do with the money. It has to do with erecting a structure that will work. Democrats don't want it to work. They want to keep letting in these murderers, rapists and drug dealers entering our country.
However, he plans to secure the funds from Mexico, maybe he should do so before running to congress. He's had two years and the Mexican government hasn't transferred a cent to the US treasury to pay for the wall.Not being a master negotiator and deal maker like Trump, I have no idea.History tells a different story of government shutdowns. Looking at the longest shutdowns since 1977 shows that presidents lose an average of three percentage points of public support or approval during a government shutdown of four or more days. And only two of the nine shutdowns did the president boost his numbers. Considering how low Trump's numbers are he probably can't drop more than a couple of percentage points.Well then he'll have to deal with it, but I don't think the Democrats can play chicken that long. They will cave before then. This shutdown is going to hurt them more than Trump.
Presidents usually lose support in government shutdowns because people see the president as the most powerful actor in government. The president has control of the money, the military, and the news cycle. Since the president is recognized as the most powerful person on earth and according to him the greatest deal maker who ever lived then certainly he can cut deal and get the government up an running.
One thing voters will remember is that Trump started the process by demanding money to build a wall that most people don't want and he refused to compromise. What happen to the great deal maker we elected? He's sounding more and more like the little boy who can get what he wants so he's going to take his marbles and go home.
It's like this:
Party A: wants a wall.
Party B: doesn't want a wall.
Party A: what would it take to get this wall?
Party B: There is nothing you can offer us that will give you that wall no matter what.
So tell me what other negotiator could solve this problem? It's very similar to the Palestinian/ Israel conflict. What do Palestinians want? They want every Jew dead. How would the Jewish negotiate that?
Trump wants a wall for the interest of this country. Democrats don't want the wall for the interest of their party.
Why is he asking congress for money anyway? Remember Mexico is paying for the wall. Pelosi should make him an offer, every cent the US government receives from Mexico in payment for the wall will be turned over to Trump for wall construction. That seems fair to me.
Trump said he'd get Mexico to pay for the wall. He didn't say he'd get Mexico to write us a check up front or lay down a deposit.
The point is I don't care how great of a negotiator you are. If one of the two parties refuses to negotiate, it can't be done by anybody. That's like saying you're going to negotiate with your neighbor to buy his car. If he's not selling his car, there is nothing to negotiate.
If Trump had actually secured the funds from Mexico that he promised, there would have been no need to ask congress for the money and there would no shutdown. The shutdown is of Trump's making. He said he would take responsibility for the shutdown. He owns it and it's too late to try to shift the blame to democrats.
The reason you can't get the 10% is it makes even less sense than 100%. If you had a thousand foot property border around your house, would you build a hundred foot long wall then claim it will keep out intruders? It's this kind of craziness that surrounds Trump, that keeps congress from trusting him. You can't depend on anything he says.You do realize his plans now have changed to building a barrier on only 10% of the border. I wonder what his supporters think of leaving 90% of the border without the barrier.The ransom amount is 5 billion.
5 billion isn't going to get a wall.
It's an arbitrary amount. Trump has been offered 1.6 billion...
That's a LARGER amount than the 1.2 billion for Border security that was appropriated (and left largely unspent) last year.
End this bullshit now
Trump wanted 30 billion for the wall. He scaled that down to 5 billion. Trump believes according to his experts, that it's enough to erect a wall in critical areas. It has nothing to do with the money. It has to do with erecting a structure that will work. Democrats don't want it to work. They want to keep letting in these murderers, rapists and drug dealers entering our country.
We're not happy about it, but we can't even get the 10% from the Democrats, so we are more pissed off at them.
Just as Trump supporters would not stand for him to accept nothing, democrat supporters would not accept giving him 5 billion for a wall. The only solution seems to be a proclamation of a national emergency. I'm not sure why he hasn't already done it.However, he plans to secure the funds from Mexico, maybe he should do so before running to congress. He's had two years and the Mexican government hasn't transferred a cent to the US treasury to pay for the wall.Not being a master negotiator and deal maker like Trump, I have no idea.History tells a different story of government shutdowns. Looking at the longest shutdowns since 1977 shows that presidents lose an average of three percentage points of public support or approval during a government shutdown of four or more days. And only two of the nine shutdowns did the president boost his numbers. Considering how low Trump's numbers are he probably can't drop more than a couple of percentage points.
Presidents usually lose support in government shutdowns because people see the president as the most powerful actor in government. The president has control of the money, the military, and the news cycle. Since the president is recognized as the most powerful person on earth and according to him the greatest deal maker who ever lived then certainly he can cut deal and get the government up an running.
One thing voters will remember is that Trump started the process by demanding money to build a wall that most people don't want and he refused to compromise. What happen to the great deal maker we elected? He's sounding more and more like the little boy who can get what he wants so he's going to take his marbles and go home.
It's like this:
Party A: wants a wall.
Party B: doesn't want a wall.
Party A: what would it take to get this wall?
Party B: There is nothing you can offer us that will give you that wall no matter what.
So tell me what other negotiator could solve this problem? It's very similar to the Palestinian/ Israel conflict. What do Palestinians want? They want every Jew dead. How would the Jewish negotiate that?
Trump wants a wall for the interest of this country. Democrats don't want the wall for the interest of their party.
Why is he asking congress for money anyway? Remember Mexico is paying for the wall. Pelosi should make him an offer, every cent the US government receives from Mexico in payment for the wall will be turned over to Trump for wall construction. That seems fair to me.
Trump said he'd get Mexico to pay for the wall. He didn't say he'd get Mexico to write us a check up front or lay down a deposit.
The point is I don't care how great of a negotiator you are. If one of the two parties refuses to negotiate, it can't be done by anybody. That's like saying you're going to negotiate with your neighbor to buy his car. If he's not selling his car, there is nothing to negotiate.
If Trump had actually secured the funds from Mexico that he promised, there would have been no need to ask congress for the money and there would no shutdown. The shutdown is of Trump's making. He said he would take responsibility for the shutdown. He owns it and it's too late to try to shift the blame to democrats.
To be honest nobody on our side cares who pays for it, just as long as it's built. The puppet masters have you on the left keep bringing up that point to deflect from the conversation. It doesn't work because we keep telling you we don't care. The shutdown already cost the country more than Trump was asking for. So money wise, it would have been cheaper if the Democrats allowed him to have the 5 billion. That's about what we spend on food stamps for just one month.
Just as Trump supporters would not stand for him to accept nothing, democrat supporters would not accept giving him 5 billion for a wall. The only solution seems to be a proclamation of a national emergency. I'm not sure why he hasn't already done it.
Just as Trump supporters would not stand for him to accept nothing, democrat supporters would not accept giving him 5 billion for a wall. The only solution seems to be a proclamation of a national emergency. I'm not sure why he hasn't already done it.However, he plans to secure the funds from Mexico, maybe he should do so before running to congress. He's had two years and the Mexican government hasn't transferred a cent to the US treasury to pay for the wall.Not being a master negotiator and deal maker like Trump, I have no idea.It's like this:
Party A: wants a wall.
Party B: doesn't want a wall.
Party A: what would it take to get this wall?
Party B: There is nothing you can offer us that will give you that wall no matter what.
So tell me what other negotiator could solve this problem? It's very similar to the Palestinian/ Israel conflict. What do Palestinians want? They want every Jew dead. How would the Jewish negotiate that?
Trump wants a wall for the interest of this country. Democrats don't want the wall for the interest of their party.
Why is he asking congress for money anyway? Remember Mexico is paying for the wall. Pelosi should make him an offer, every cent the US government receives from Mexico in payment for the wall will be turned over to Trump for wall construction. That seems fair to me.
Trump said he'd get Mexico to pay for the wall. He didn't say he'd get Mexico to write us a check up front or lay down a deposit.
The point is I don't care how great of a negotiator you are. If one of the two parties refuses to negotiate, it can't be done by anybody. That's like saying you're going to negotiate with your neighbor to buy his car. If he's not selling his car, there is nothing to negotiate.
If Trump had actually secured the funds from Mexico that he promised, there would have been no need to ask congress for the money and there would no shutdown. The shutdown is of Trump's making. He said he would take responsibility for the shutdown. He owns it and it's too late to try to shift the blame to democrats.
To be honest nobody on our side cares who pays for it, just as long as it's built. The puppet masters have you on the left keep bringing up that point to deflect from the conversation. It doesn't work because we keep telling you we don't care. The shutdown already cost the country more than Trump was asking for. So money wise, it would have been cheaper if the Democrats allowed him to have the 5 billion. That's about what we spend on food stamps for just one month.
The reason you can't get the 10% is it makes even less sense than 100%. If you had a thousand foot property border around your house, would you build a hundred foot long wall then claim it will keep out intruders? It's this kind of craziness that surrounds Trump, that keeps congress from trusting him. You can't depend on anything he says.You do realize his plans now have changed to building a barrier on only 10% of the border. I wonder what his supporters think of leaving 90% of the border without the barrier.The ransom amount is 5 billion.
5 billion isn't going to get a wall.
It's an arbitrary amount. Trump has been offered 1.6 billion...
That's a LARGER amount than the 1.2 billion for Border security that was appropriated (and left largely unspent) last year.
End this bullshit now
Trump wanted 30 billion for the wall. He scaled that down to 5 billion. Trump believes according to his experts, that it's enough to erect a wall in critical areas. It has nothing to do with the money. It has to do with erecting a structure that will work. Democrats don't want it to work. They want to keep letting in these murderers, rapists and drug dealers entering our country.
We're not happy about it, but we can't even get the 10% from the Democrats, so we are more pissed off at them.
Wouldn't it still require a 2/3 vote in congress to override a veto by Trump.Just as Trump supporters would not stand for him to accept nothing, democrat supporters would not accept giving him 5 billion for a wall. The only solution seems to be a proclamation of a national emergency. I'm not sure why he hasn't already done it.
Because it would be a fail for the GOP.
Under Section 202 of the National Emergencies Act of 1976 such a national emergency can be ended either through the President rescinding the order, or by a Joint Resolution of Congress. With DEMs in control of the House, such a JR would be passed in a hot minute and sent to the Senate where McConnell would have no choice but to bring it to a vote (the law mandates votes). McConnell DOESN'T WANT Senators on the record with a vote going into an election year. (For example Garland prior to 2016 and his refusal to bring House bills to reopen the government).
Then there are the court charges of overreach of power, which would likely succeed.
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Wouldn't it still require a 2/3 vote in congress to override a veto by Trump.Just as Trump supporters would not stand for him to accept nothing, democrat supporters would not accept giving him 5 billion for a wall. The only solution seems to be a proclamation of a national emergency. I'm not sure why he hasn't already done it.
Because it would be a fail for the GOP.
Under Section 202 of the National Emergencies Act of 1976 such a national emergency can be ended either through the President rescinding the order, or by a Joint Resolution of Congress. With DEMs in control of the House, such a JR would be passed in a hot minute and sent to the Senate where McConnell would have no choice but to bring it to a vote (the law mandates votes). McConnell DOESN'T WANT Senators on the record with a vote going into an election year. (For example Garland prior to 2016 and his refusal to bring House bills to reopen the government).
Then there are the court charges of overreach of power, which would likely succeed.
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That makes no sense. Crossing the border illegally is rarely an unplanned event. As we know quite well, migrants travel hundreds and thousands of miles to cross the border. They can just as easily go to Sonora as Juarez, or the Rio Grande Valley. Within days of completion of the Wall, migrants will be selecting another crossing somewhere in 1800 miles of un-walled border. All Trump is doing is making a 10% section of the border more difficult to cross, assuming the wall every get's built.The reason you can't get the 10% is it makes even less sense than 100%. If you had a thousand foot property border around your house, would you build a hundred foot long wall then claim it will keep out intruders? It's this kind of craziness that surrounds Trump, that keeps congress from trusting him. You can't depend on anything he says.You do realize his plans now have changed to building a barrier on only 10% of the border. I wonder what his supporters think of leaving 90% of the border without the barrier.The ransom amount is 5 billion.
5 billion isn't going to get a wall.
It's an arbitrary amount. Trump has been offered 1.6 billion...
That's a LARGER amount than the 1.2 billion for Border security that was appropriated (and left largely unspent) last year.
End this bullshit now
Trump wanted 30 billion for the wall. He scaled that down to 5 billion. Trump believes according to his experts, that it's enough to erect a wall in critical areas. It has nothing to do with the money. It has to do with erecting a structure that will work. Democrats don't want it to work. They want to keep letting in these murderers, rapists and drug dealers entering our country.
We're not happy about it, but we can't even get the 10% from the Democrats, so we are more pissed off at them.
Terrible comparison. It only takes seconds to walk a hundred feet. It’s different if you have to go 50 miles to get around a wall. Plus the fact there will be more agents in the open spaces and there are natural barriers where there is no wall.
It has nothing to do with making sense or not, it has to do with Democrats wanting the continuation of illegals entering the country.
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