Chris Simcox was going to build a border fence back in 2006.
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His trial is supposed to be starting sometime this month. He was granted the right
to represent himself. He’s been sitting in jail for the past year or so.
Some info here:
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2015/02/judge_allows_ex-minuteman_leader_chris_simcox_to_represent_self_trial_reset.php
Holy Crap! He is on trial for child molestation - including his own daughter when she was just 5 or 6!
Clearly, you can’t have just anyone doing anything they want with other people’s money. You can always have a bad apple - but you still want to have a good process for getting fence built.
I am proposing having the planning, design specification, and acceptance inspection done by the responsible federal agency (much should already be done) - just allowing others to fund selective execution.
The gist is to make it a simple (turnkey), modular process, which ensures that each module will fit into a comprehensive design. Then open execution to all comers. The goal is to make fence building faster and better, and to decentralize execution to anyone willing.
For example, if a State or City faces a surge of criminality from a gang-ridden Mexican border town, they might choose to get a ten mile stretch in place by the next year. It might be cheaper for a State to pay for additional fencing than to provide extensive social services for a wave of immigrants. 10,000 immigrants at $10,000/year equals $100 million, so they might make a business case, and start a bidding war among states to divert the flow elsewhere.
If a billionaire, corporation, or industry association had key property that they wanted bypassed/protected, they could get a couple of miles blocked off.
If a segment of the population were motivated to address the situation, they could raise funds (Simcox was a bad bet, but others could be good).
Congressmen would likely get earmarks for a few miles here or there. If a new threat developed, or a significant event occurred, response could be faster.
If a variety of projects were underway, businesses would be attracted to fence building, their processes would get better, and they would work to get more miles funded.