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I absolutely agree with you that there are many far more significant issues damookster Send a noteboard - 11/01/2019 02:41:32 AM

But this thread was about the wall, significant or not.

We all know what this and every other hot button issue is really about. It’s about playing to your base. No one cares if it is feasible or even ever really happens, just as long as their core constituencies are happy. So, Bernie pushes Medicare for All, not caring that it will cost 3.4 trillion per year and will never pass. AOC pushes her Green New Deal, which again will never pass in a million years. And President Trump pushes his wall. Will it get built? Doesn’t matter. Best case scenario for him? He issues an Executive Order to build it and the Supreme Court declares it unconstitutional. Everyone wins.

Welcome to 21st Century American politics.

Mook

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Trump Tonight - National Address on Immigration and the Wall Anonymous2000 - 08/01/2019 07:14:06 PM 714 Views
But - If you build it, they will come. Seems counterproductive then, no? The Shrike - 08/01/2019 07:41:42 PM 419 Views
Very reasonable compromise..... Anonymous2000 - 09/01/2019 12:19:00 AM 434 Views
*Scratches head*... this is reasonable? fionwe1987 - 09/01/2019 06:35:28 AM 410 Views
Illegal entry is a misdemeanor crime. So yes, it is a crime. The Shrike - 09/01/2019 02:03:45 PM 429 Views
Does that apply to children? fionwe1987 - 09/01/2019 07:21:41 PM 403 Views
Not really Roland00 - 09/01/2019 09:31:42 PM 378 Views
They, and their parents, would have been deported. The Shrike - 10/01/2019 12:55:17 AM 390 Views
People forget Obama earned the sobriquet, The Deporter in Chief. *NM* damookster - 10/01/2019 01:12:30 AM 182 Views
Dude deported millions. But the media didn't act impartially and report on it. The Shrike - 10/01/2019 04:09:58 PM 378 Views
Quotes from prominent Democrats on illegal immigration damookster - 10/01/2019 08:15:05 PM 387 Views
There's also this amazing speech from Bill Clinton (one I completely agree with). The Shrike - 11/01/2019 03:35:29 PM 376 Views
"Mens rea"+"Minor"="No Crime Committed" on the part of the minor. Roland00 - 09/01/2019 09:22:01 PM 378 Views
But any way you look at it.... Jeordam - 09/01/2019 10:33:58 PM 387 Views
Do you have a right to life, liberty, and a pursuit of happiness? Roland00 - 09/01/2019 11:48:00 PM 382 Views
Jeordam is using the law here. They don't have any rights to be here. The Shrike - 10/01/2019 12:57:41 AM 397 Views
No it is not that simple Greg Roland00 - 10/01/2019 01:37:17 AM 389 Views
It really is that simple. Take out so-called morals. Take out emotions. The Shrike - 10/01/2019 04:07:54 PM 395 Views
I hope you have a good day Greg Roland00 - 10/01/2019 04:33:06 PM 410 Views
Roland, you are talking around the point....not answering the point. Jeordam - 10/01/2019 07:05:05 PM 401 Views
The end justifies the means. / But what if there never is an end? / All we have is means. Roland00 - 10/01/2019 07:32:09 PM 389 Views
Re: The end justifies the means. / But what if there never is an end? / All we have is means. Jeordam - 10/01/2019 07:36:25 PM 385 Views
Why do I need to listen to Pelosi, why do I need to listen to Trump? Why those specific 2 people *NM* Roland00 - 10/01/2019 08:04:03 PM 173 Views
And actually, can I toss this into the ring.... Jeordam - 10/01/2019 07:10:12 PM 365 Views
Different concepts Roland00 - 10/01/2019 08:03:09 PM 413 Views
This focus on what to do about illegals already here is a tangent and not the point. damookster - 10/01/2019 08:24:45 PM 372 Views
The wall will not solve the problem of the people already here, nor will it prevent Roland00 - 10/01/2019 08:59:14 PM 383 Views
as I already stated in my reply to Greg... damookster - 10/01/2019 09:14:32 PM 373 Views
Exactly! Jeordam - 10/01/2019 10:23:27 PM 379 Views
This is simultaneously a Troll comment and an Earnest one. Roland00 - 11/01/2019 01:29:28 AM 393 Views
And what you just said is hyperbole Jeordam - 11/01/2019 06:01:23 PM 393 Views
It is a complex problem. Roland00 - 10/01/2019 11:44:47 PM 373 Views
Just putting this out there.... Jeordam - 10/01/2019 11:53:36 PM 388 Views
I absolutely agree with you that there are many far more significant issues damookster - 11/01/2019 02:41:32 AM 388 Views
Walks over to Mookie's lawn with an unopened bottle of Titos in his right hand. Roland00 - 11/01/2019 05:45:28 PM 381 Views
I would like that. damookster - 11/01/2019 06:07:32 PM 364 Views
As it should be Roland00 - 11/01/2019 07:13:49 PM 364 Views
They may not be the same... Jeordam - 10/01/2019 10:28:46 PM 365 Views
To legal outsiders it looks like a distinction without a difference Roland00 - 10/01/2019 10:56:43 PM 351 Views
I'm glad you recognized it. Jeordam - 10/01/2019 11:12:24 PM 387 Views
Are we under the belief... Jeordam - 09/01/2019 05:56:57 PM 384 Views
Not currently... fionwe1987 - 09/01/2019 07:23:43 PM 370 Views
So then no. Jeordam - 09/01/2019 10:30:49 PM 370 Views
I didn't watch it... Jeordam - 09/01/2019 04:41:23 PM 406 Views
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