Conservative commentator, author and speaker Ann Coulter, a University of Michigan law school graduate with an impressive bio, nails the truth (and some Republicans) to the border wall in her article Not Building the Wall IS a Government Shutdown.
I encourage everyone to read Ann Coulter’s border wall column and tell me what you think in the comments. Coulter, an early supporter of Donald Trump, has repeatedly said that the most important thing President Trump must do is build the wall. There are many good reasons to build it, if framed properly. A country with open borders is more vulnerable to illegal drugs being imported, disregard for laws (sanctuary cities) etc. Are we a nation of laws or of people’s opinions? Far too frequently, laws are ignored at the whim of those in charge. Selective enforcement reached new lows during the Obama administration.
Among the many good reasons she cites for building it is a huge flow of illegal drugs over the southern border fueling a rampant drug addiction epidemic in cities and towns all across America. During the political campaign, Eric Trump spoke at Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac. Interestingly the local news coverage was silent on that part of his speech, trivializing the content of much of what was actually said by focusing on short sound bites to fit their narrative. The reporter zeroed in on the one negative comment I made rather than highlighting the great work Grace Centers is doing helping people break their addictions.
Since President Trump’s election, the mainstream media coverage of him has been 89-91% negative. This is not surprising considering 96% of journalist donations went to Hillary Clinton. Most news coverage of the new administration is horribly biased against the President, in my opinion, and the opinion of most Republicans. The Wall Street Journal editor raised controversy when he insisted that his reporters write from a neutral point of view or look for another job.
What should President Trump do about Berkeley? Here’s an opinion column suggesting he follow after what Ronald Reagan did. Of course it is not just the college students, but rather professional malcontents from outside the university community who are protesting.
From Ronald Reagan’s campaign speech for governor:
[D]o we no longer think it necessary to teach self-respect, self-discipline, and respect for law and order? Will we allow a great university to be brought to its knees by a noisy dissident minority? Will we meet their neurotic vulgarities with vacillation and weakness? Or will we tell those entrusted with administering the university we expect them to enforce a code based on decency, common sense, and dedication to the high and noble purpose of that university?
Be firm with the protestors, calling in the National Guard if necessary if the local police won’t do their job and make arrests.
Ann Coulter’s speech was cancelled after her sponsors pulled out and university officials cited safety concerns. Apparently the police are unable to deal with the unruly mob. (or unwilling). She said that the content of her speech was going to be in favor of enforcing current immigration laws. How radical!
Some have suggested that the next conservative speaker who actually gives a talk there should not have any protestors defending him/her but rather simulcast the speech live on an outdoor screen and let the protestors throw rocks and bottles (baby bottles?) at it. Those who want to see it in person live can enter the auditorium peacefully and those opposing can protest all they like outside. Then the narrative will have to be riots against one speaker, not pro-Trump supporters clashing with anti-fascists. This is perhaps a better way than escalating the violence by quashing it.
Free speech indeed, alive and well except in certain liberal bastions like Berkeley that are afraid to have an honest dialogue on the issues.
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Comments
That said it won't be built. Money for it won't be budgeted.
Why? And why would it matter?
As long as there is demand for drugs there will be the supply. And given the economic state of the US and how its driving people to substance abuse (which the politicians also do not give a damn about) there will no shortage of demand.
Top Capitol Hill negotiators reached an agreement on a huge $1 trillion-plus spending bill that avoids a government shutdown, aides said on Sunday.
The deal means virtually all the day-to-day-operations of the federal government will be funded until September.
Right again George.
Confiscate the wealth of the drug dealers that are captured and put on trial!
We are holding "El Chapo" in this country and his estimated holdings (cash & property) are worth $14 Billion according to Forbes. That alone will MORE than pay for the wall.
Cruz. The dumbass from Calgary. The two of you think that this is a good idea. Ask yourself why he worked so closely with the ultimate worldwide purveyor of drugs the CIA and why suddenly he's a prisoner.
Yet another Trump promise bites the dust.
Ric, Motivation does matter when making public comments. When we know someone hates themselves and projects that hate onto the country of their birth, it helps to put his rudeness, angst and downright hatred into perspective. Based on what Jeffrey told us in another article I wrote, I now feel sorry for him more than I am offended.
For those that say a "wall won't work" I ask you why then do you have locks on your doors? A criminal can always break a window- right?
There are no simple, absolute answers for any problem. If a wall forces more tunnel construction, then by definition we've made it harder to get get drugs in our country, which affects supply, which means fewer lives are ruined. Still don't believe a wall will help us in the fight on drugs and illegal immigration? Then be intellectually honest and stop locking your doors at night.....I dare you.
By your logic, nobody would have locks on their doors because if somebody wanted to get in badly enough, they could through a window, the roof or digging a tunnel into your basement. Not very logical my friend......but then liberal positions are seldom logical and appeal more to feeling that fact.
Also, think about it. If pot, heroin and people can come over our border by the truckload, how much protection do we have against a Weapon of Mass Destruction? Will it take a dirty bomb going off in San Francisco to finally convince you we need to control our borders?
I'm sorry but liberals are Darwin Award Winners in waiting. The problem is that you'll take the rest of us with you as you try to stick daisies in the guns of drug runners, terrorists and criminals in the name of love, fairness and compassion.
Building a wall is simply saying we can solve crime by locking our doors.
Frankly I think we'd be better off occupying Mexico and locking THEIR southern border down than engaging in regime change, occupation and nation building in the middle east. That takes the war on drugs to the source.
World of walls: How 65 countries have erected fences on their borders – four times as many as when the Berlin Wall was toppled – as governments try to hold back the tide of migrants
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205724/How-65-countries-erected-security-walls-borders.html#ixzz4fsLXqfPZ
A World of Walls
Donald Trump’s proposal for the U.S.-Mexico border isn’t outdated. It’s a sign of the times.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/05/donald-trump-wall-mexico/483156/
He certainly can't seek repayment from Mexico without Congress, and he'll never get their votes for it.
But ICE and going after employers would be hugely effectively. Ex: Where are the employees of this gardening company? Who is picking the crops at this guy's farm? The small time construction company, who are all the carpenters and builders? Actually put the IRS to work doing their job instead of shaking down Mom and Pop SuperPacs.
For those of you that want to give up the fight to save our children from heroin, our borders from terrorists and our laws from being broken, perhaps you should seek another country that better fulfills your low expectations. Perhaps Mexico?
Did you throw a lot of rocks at Windows when you were young too?
Funny I always considered myself to be an Independent, but with the Left becoming the party of fascism and anarchy, I may indeed have to redefine myself as being on the Right.
Thanks for the insight Jeff!
Try doing that in Australia.
Also my cousin is DEA, in Texas as well as other Republican family members I have there. So Im going by their opinions and interviews from people that live on the border, not a partisan opinion or article I read.
I am all for fixing the problem..but a WALL to stop the problem is throwing more money into the wind we DO NOT HAVE. The WALL keeps people in..Im not for that. The problem we have today in many ways was created with the help of our government.
GET OUTSIDE YOURSELF AND SOLVE THE PROBLEMS and stop letting some government person tell you they have the answer...dont you see what is happening?
Extremism is NOT the answer to problems that most of you have no idea what you are talking about. Look back in history, you will see I am right. You cant solve heroin addiction by building a wall..thats the most insane thing I have ever heard. First of all it does not just come from Mexico..although production is up currently. The ports of entry are all over the US-including East Coast ports FL up to NY that I know of. That stuff comes from some other countries poppy fields.
Also you are protecting yourselves from people? OMG..what did they do? Read the statistics on these horrible people and then us natives..who at one time all come from immigrants, unless you are a full blooded American Indian. You will find we are a horrible people and most harmful to each other.
It wont bring back your jobs..and 1.6% of immigrant males 18-39 are incarcerated. The number for native-born Americans is three times higher and this has been studied since 1980.
What you are afraid of is the unknown and a populist who fed you a bunch of crap to justify your feelings of anger towards the system, people you dont like..etc. Someone told you what you wanted to hear and that THEY had the solutions.
Yes drugs come to the US by train, plane and automobile. However, eliminating the easiest method to transfer bulk drugs by controlling the border frees up resources to target against other methods. 100% elimination is impossible, but I'd settle for any number that is better than what we see today. The cost of maintaining lives broken by drugs like herioin is exponentially larger than the cost of preventing this from happening in the first place.
Picture if you will one of the missing Russian suitcase nukes smuggled across the porous US southern border two years from now to be exploded in Los Angeles, CA. Millions of lives lost and trillions in damage..... a killing blow to the American economy. Now compare the cost of building a wall across our southern border today.
An ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure.
Finally, illegal immigrants are just that (illegal). For those that are good citizens, with no felonies on record, pay taxes and are anchored in the US - great! - let's give them a pathway to citizenship. Only after, however, we become a sovereign nation once again by securing our borders.
It's just so frustrating when the Right uses facts and figures that mess with all of those beautiful liberal feelings isn't it?
Especially liked Norton's CNN link and Dawn's comment about Heaven having strict entry guidelines.
To all thinking patriots of the USA, I say it is past time to take our country back from the minority of loud, idealogical liberals that are consistently proven have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to what is best for our nation.
I not only voted for our President, I contributed to his campaign! Go Trump! USA, USA USA USA!!!!!!!
Your rights end where they begin to impact my rights and the rights of the majority.
The majority returned a Constititionalist to power. The days of whoever screams the longest and loudest accuses others of unsavory acts controlling our country are waning. While you and your ilk were taking the bait from both parties on social issues, corruption in politics robbed our economy of its vitality.
The silent majority is silent no longer and will continue to support President Trump in spite of your childish name-calling.
Happy Cinco DeMayo! Heading out to have a Trump Taco Bowl!
He asked "Ari" how to get his kite up into the air and Ari told him to jump from the cliff, which he did.
Please understand that Jeff Is really being himself, he just has an injury to heal. Jeff was born Homopediaambulis.( his brain is in his foot)
So please just ignore him. He does not go away, but he does go to another thread.
You agree with me; he disagrees. Not much more than that was said.
:-)