Posted on 12/05/2007 4:56:53 PM PST by shrinkermd
I guess that whole ‘building a wall’ concept is far too complicated to work in reality...
“I guess that whole building a wall concept is far too complicated to work in reality...”
Building a real fence is too cheap. Boeing saw an opportunity in the push for a fence and offered an expensive facsimile from which it could profit with building costs and decades of maintenance contracts. It presumably pushed politicians to support this boondoggle and voila, we have the ironically named “virtual fence”.
Between the time and money that the government is wasting on these stupid virtual fence schemes, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy Seabees could have already built a real wall from California to Louisiana, and at far less cost.
Hmmmmm ..?? The “fence” is working great in San Diego - but somehow the dems are deaf/dumb and blind about it.
Perhaps, but the big attraction is that Bush open borders types can, in just a few minutes, flip a few switches and turn a virtual fence off.
That is very true and very scary.
Totally agreed. The fence, protecting America from other nations, terrorist and ideologies is not a priority. Our government cares more about it’s own perspective and goals than what a proper government should obviously do or We the People want.
A virtual fence....what to keep out virtual aliens?
This virtual fence nonsense was just a way for the Anti-American/Pro Illegal Alien lobby to fight a “real wall”. A real fence will keep real illegals out
“Virtual fences” are only meant to fool virtual idiots.
Note that there is a very tall iron fence around the Casa Blanca.
Put Hadrian on the job.
I don’t understand why taxpayers should have to pay for this fence. Walmart, Sears, Hewlet Packard, IBM, Oracle, Ford, GMC, McDonalds, KFC, and a host of other companies are actively leaching off the Mexican economy while profiting in the Billions. It can literally be said that they are training future illegal aliens in Mexico for jobs in the United States. If they want open trade let them pay for the fence.
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The BP already operates a large array of cameras and sensors along various sections of the border. They STILL have problems getting agents to the locations quickly enough to apprehend illegals. They also have problems with aliens attacking the more remote camera towers. By the time they can get an agent there, the damage has been done. The only way a virtual fence can work is if there are plenty of agents on hand and a way to get them to a given location fast. Otherwise, all you’re doing is giving the BP the ability to count how many crossers they’re missing.
Yeah, I'm not surprised. Those "virtual fences" don't work. They're NOT going to keep out illegals or terrorists!
I think we should start giving Congress "virtual pay checks." Do you think that would get their attention? ;o)
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