Vambo Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/11/appeals-court-rules-trump-can-build-border-wall/?fbclid=IwAR3Z_xC-M1V22yqyvudagi2F6ry9tVAGT_6648-0QdypqnTtSfYZ2WHcMyA A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration has the power to waive environmental laws in order to speed up border wall construction, dealing a major symbolic blow to the president’s opponents. The three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which President Trump regularly likes to chide as too liberal, sided with him this time. The judges said federal law gives the administration broad powers to waive any laws in order to get the wall built. “In short, the plain text [of the law] grants DHS authority to construct the prototype, San Diego and Calexico projects,” the judges ruled. They were referring to some of the earliest wall-building projects the young Trump administration pursued. Since then, Homeland Security has constructed new fencing across the southwest border, replacing vehicle barriers and upgrading old, substandard fence. And last week the government began to build the first new barriers on the border that was previously unprotected by any barriers. In each of those cases, the Homeland Security Department has also issued waivers. The waivers cover some of the country’s most iconic protections, including the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Antiquities Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and the Eagle Protection Act. In the past, some of those laws had been used to slow border wall construction, so Congress approved the waiver authority in the 1990s and expanded it under the Bush administration. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and several environmental groups had challenged the Trump administration’s use of the waivers, arguing the waivers went too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vambo Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 Democratic Senator Bucks Party, Says ‘We Must Secure the Border’ https://www.westernjournal.com/democrat-senator-bucks-party-calls-lawmakers-better-secure-border/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=westernjournalism&utm_content=2019-04-20&utm_campaign=manualpost&fbclid=IwAR30sHFlqdwEEb3HVVQOy_0v34LrIvtM6bHuZa7H_cZ659rEO4-2jOxIpi8 Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Wednesday echoed the White House in calling for immigration enforcement to be aided with additional resources and staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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calfoxwc Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 maybe we need a wall around the political forum - woodypeckerhead/clevis ALTs won't be able to figure out how to fly over it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 Whoopsy daisy..liberal rag NYT can't have a journalist tell the truth when it doesn't fit their narrative..they don't like that NY Times writer under fire for epiphany after visiting border, admits we need a ‘high wall with a big gate’ https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/04/25/ny-times-writer-under-fire-for-epiphany-after-visiting-border-admits-we-need-a-high-wall-with-a-big-gate-748472 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 The dems are going to lose in 2020 with all their crazy, completely indefensible reaches to the extreme left. Lose big, says I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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