Kay Bailey Hutchison, Dems scale back border fence

Posted Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 8:15 am
From this:
[The House] last night passed a giant new spending bill that undermines current plans for a U.S.-Mexico border fence, allowing the Homeland Security Department to build a single-tier barrier rather than the two-tier version that has worked in California.

The spending bill, written by Democrats and passed 253-154 with mostly their votes...

...The 2006 Secure Fence Act specifically called for "two layers of reinforced fencing" and listed five specific sections of border where it should be installed. The new spending bill removes the two-tier requirement and the list of locations.

House Democrats said they were just adopting the Senate version, which was backed by a bipartisan group of border-state senators and passed the Senate several times this year.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, the Texas Republican who has led the charge to change the 2006 law, said she wants to give Homeland Security more flexibility and wants local officials and landowners to be consulted...
Reps. Peter King (R-NY) and Duncan Hunter (R-CA) both oppose the move. The first says it "guts the Secure Fence Act almost entirely", the second says it would be a "significant step backwards". Apparently the changes are in line with what the DHS wants.

There's also what appears to be a minor Rudy Giuliani connection to all this. His law firm (Bracewell & Giuliani) apparently donated money to Hutchison, and that firm has represented DynCorp - a "virtual fence" subcontractor - in litigation. See comments 10 and 44 here. Whether there's shenanigans involved isn't known.

Related:
Secure Fence Act: a hoax and a scam? (Kay Bailey Hutchison, DHS)

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Comments

Edward (not verified)

Tue, 12/18/2007 - 16:10

Democrats and Republicans are both equally responsible. Equally guilty. Aiding and abetting the invasion has always been their intention. Mission accomplished by deceit and delay. When your home has been burglarized 5 times, a thousand times, then 20 million times and the police still refuse to respond, you finally wise up to the fact that the police and the burglars are in cahoots. The homeowner is on his own and must respond with 'self-help', or surrender. Don't doubt that Bush has a response planned for either answer.

Tanstaafl (not verified)

Tue, 12/18/2007 - 16:40

Please direct anyone who opposes the fence or interior enforcement here [1]. It concerns some of the consequences of the invasion and concludes with a special message for invasion supporters.

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[1] age-of-treason.blogspot.com/2007/12/whether-you-declare-war-or-not-we-are.html

edward cropper (not verified)

Tue, 12/18/2007 - 23:54

Congress doesn't fear the voters and will do whatever they please. They do not fear the voters because they know from the voters previous defections they have nothing to lose. Most voters will back down from any significant opposition if their local political hacks just offer a few more perks for the district. It's all bread and circuses, no testicular courage.

Fred Dawes (not verified)

Fri, 12/21/2007 - 02:30

We all knew it would be nothing but a joke/hoax so why do people that are real AMERICANS THINK ITS A OUTRAGE? After all the system is not your system but a one world drug dealer system from south of the so called border. get real people and stop your BS, This Nation we once knew as the USA Is dead and soon people will see it for what it is, the coming of total evil on you. NAU Anyone? no border/no rights/one race the little third world indians/Mexican win the game.

Notanextofkinof... (not verified)

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 03:46

Is the time for a "well armed militia" far behind? Lets hope it doesn't get to that point, but this kind of treason is a bitch slap to all who love this Country and culture, especially to those who risked their lives and sacrificed their future for you and I.