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Buckeyeblue

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3. What if we allocated $5 billion for a wall but say work can't begin until 2021

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 04:37 PM

Jan 2019

And we put a clause in the bill that states whoever is president in 2021 can unilaterally kill the wall and spend the $5 billion on some other measure to deter illegal immigration.

If 45 pushes back, we just ask if he isn't confident about his reelection chances.

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Vox - Conservatives won't trade the wall for anything good because they know it's a bad idea. [View all] TomCADem Jan 2019 OP

$5 billion isn't even close to enough to actually build it, either htuttle Jan 2019 #1

If Republicans Actually Agreed to Address Dreamers... TomCADem Jan 2019 #2

What if we allocated $5 billion for a wall but say work can't begin until 2021 Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #3

Good play. nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #4