Senate votes to fund the fence The Senate did an abrupt about-face yesterday, voting overwhelmingly to begin paying for 370 miles of fencing and 500 miles of vehicle barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border, just three weeks after voting against the same spending. what's taken them so damn long? looks like ...
08-03-2006, 06:22 PM
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| Banned  Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You 
| Senate votes to fund the fence Senate votes to fund the fence The Senate did an abrupt about-face yesterday, voting overwhelmingly to begin paying for 370 miles of fencing and 500 miles of vehicle barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border, just three weeks after voting against the same spending. what's taken them so damn long? looks like the upcoming election time has got them hurrying to do something the american people wanted...but i'm happy if they do actually do something about the border  | ||||
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08-03-2006, 06:23 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur.  Reform Party NJ
| It's about friggin time.  It took long enough. The funny part is.. we'll be fencing people in now who may not be able to get back home after the picking season is over.. | ||||
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08-03-2006, 06:25 PM
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| Originally Posted by JaJae step #1: keep more people from coming in
step #2: worry about those that are already here | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:32 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est  Pragmatist North Carolina
| This is cool.. but it's not a solution to the problem. People will still come over here in just as many numbers  | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:36 PM
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| Originally Posted by motivez how do you figure?
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08-03-2006, 08:40 PM
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| For those about to rock...  libertarian Atlanta, GA
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz
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08-03-2006, 08:42 PM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| Also, the fence is a huge waste of money. We're talking about spending money on hundreds of miles of fencing, then when that doesn't work, the next step will be to have military patrol the fence, probably have survailence equipment on the fence... Worst shit ever. | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:45 PM
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| Originally Posted by Ardentfrost you think i'ts just gonna be a simple chain link fence? lord i hope not. | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:47 PM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz My step-dad does ironworks... should tell him to try to get a gov't contract if it's not going to be a chainlink fence.
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08-03-2006, 08:48 PM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| but even if it isn't a chain link, make the bolt cutter into this  | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:52 PM
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| Originally Posted by Ardentfrost i doubt they'd be so stupid to put something so easy to cross. i've seen some pretty intricate fence designs for down there. hopefully they use something similar.
hopefully something like this:  | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:54 PM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz I saw the one with the dips so they can't just drive through and some razorwire coils and shit
 We have a saying at work, security is only there to keep honest people honest. If someone's desire is greater than the security measures taken, they are hopeless. | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:56 PM
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| we need a fence like the one they have in israel then.  | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:58 PM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| I don't think you've ever used a sawzall before  | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:58 PM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| Also, Isreal has a LOT less land to cover | ||||
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08-03-2006, 08:59 PM
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| Originally Posted by Ardentfrost many times. that's intertlinked concrete blocks. sawzall doesn't work on any of that shit.
and where exactly would they plug a sawzall into out tehre in the desert? gonna carry a generator with them? | ||||
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08-03-2006, 09:00 PM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz liez! Sawzall works on everything!
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08-03-2006, 10:12 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator  Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by Ardentfrost
 The fence will be expensive and people will still get in here if they are determined. | ||||
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08-03-2006, 10:38 PM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent Yeah, it's really retarded
 We have people fucking swimming from Cuba, like a fence is going to stop Mexicans | ||||
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08-03-2006, 11:04 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| Well, it might slow them down. Besides, since when have these conservatives seen a spending bill they didn't want to toss more shit on? | ||||
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