US Government Shutdown- It's Over!... For Now

[Shofercia]

Are you expecting Congress to do effective studies? Love your optimism. Congress has commissioned a study on quails having sex while high on cocaine, and another on the effect of leaf blowers on lizards. They don't have time for this border wall stuff! (I recommend reading Rand Paul's Twitter Festivus, whole damn thing's hilarious)

I also recommend reading Rand Paul's Twitter thread from when he shut down the government for a few hours, and the tweet where he cites border help for other countries, President Trump should jump all over that.
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/976909053870911488

I'm starting to really like Rand Paul:

On page 207. 2000+ pages to go... Remember the $350,000 NSF spent asking if japanese quail are more sexually promiscuous on cocaine... Reading this monstrous bill full of grant programs begun decades ago reminds me of Reagan’s critique: the nearest thing to immortality is a government program... I found a kernel of hope: “no funds in this act will be used to support or justify torture."

Page 240 good news for states rights: no funds will be spent to prevent any state’s medical marijuana initiatives. Thank you Congr. Rohrabacher... $1m for the Cultural Antiquities Task Force... $6.25m for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation... $12m for Countering State Disinformation and Pressure... Sec. 8116 no funds can be used in Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Act... sounds good but . . . haven’t we been back in Iraq at war against new foes without any new congressional authorization?

I found it! I found it! Border security, what President Trump wanted! no . . .wait a minute section says Defense can spend what funds it determines to enhance the border security of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia

[Thermodolia]

I also recommend reading Rand Paul's Twitter thread from when he shut down the government for a few hours, and the tweet where he cites border help for other countries, President Trump should jump all over that.
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/976909053870911488

I'm starting to really like Rand Paul:

On page 207. 2000+ pages to go... Remember the $350,000 NSF spent asking if japanese quail are more sexually promiscuous on cocaine... Reading this monstrous bill full of grant programs begun decades ago reminds me of Reagan’s critique: the nearest thing to immortality is a government program... I found a kernel of hope: “no funds in this act will be used to support or justify torture."

Page 240 good news for states rights: no funds will be spent to prevent any state’s medical marijuana initiatives. Thank you Congr. Rohrabacher... $1m for the Cultural Antiquities Task Force... $6.25m for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation... $12m for Countering State Disinformation and Pressure... Sec. 8116 no funds can be used in Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Act... sounds good but . . . haven’t we been back in Iraq at war against new foes without any new congressional authorization?

Why the hell are we spending 350k on quail and drugs?

[GlobalControl]

I'm starting to really like Rand Paul:

Why the hell are we spending 350k on quail and drugs?

Because for whatever reason
It's apparently something worth wasting taxpayer dollars on.

[The South Falls]

I'm starting to really like Rand Paul:

Why the hell are we spending 350k on quail and drugs?

Because that's our government for you.

[Thermodolia]

Trump's wall wouldn't work too well. Most illegal immigrants come in on planes. But the senate should just have about $2.5 billion dollars for border security, with our soldiers down by the border I think we have it covered.

[Citation needed]

The US-Mexican border makes up a relatively small part of the total border that needs to be policed, so saying that the Democrats don't think that border security is an issue is completely spurious. It's like saying that someone who doesn't like pepperoni pizza doesn't like pizza at all.

The other borders include the US border with Canada, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, with the World's largest navy patrolling them, and there's also the Arctic Ocean, but Polar Bears have yet to manifest a major threat.

Have there been any studies as to whether a wall as Trump proposes is effective?

Are you expecting Congress to do effective studies? Love your optimism. Congress has commissioned a study on quails having sex while high on cocaine, and another on the effect of leaf blowers on lizards. They don't have time for this border wall stuff! (I recommend reading Rand Paul's Twitter Festivus, whole damn thing's hilarious)

Leaf blowers on lizards. What the fuck are we doing

[The South Falls]

[Citation needed]




The other borders include the US border with Canada, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, with the World's largest navy patrolling them, and there's also the Arctic Ocean, but Polar Bears have yet to manifest a major threat.




Are you expecting Congress to do effective studies? Love your optimism. Congress has commissioned a study on quails having sex while high on cocaine, and another on the effect of leaf blowers on lizards. They don't have time for this border wall stuff! (I recommend reading Rand Paul's Twitter Festivus, whole damn thing's hilarious)

Leaf blowers on lizards. What the fuck are we doing

Lizards blown into the genitals of quails having sex while high on cocaine. Now that's perfect. .

[Republicanana]

Leaf blowers on lizards. What the fuck are we doing

Lizards blown into the genitals of quails having sex while high on cocaine. Now that's perfect. .

And people wonder why we don't have the money to spend on actual priorities like the wall and infrastructure.

[The South Falls]

Lizards blown into the genitals of quails having sex while high on cocaine. Now that's perfect. .

And people wonder why we don't have the money to spend on actual priorities like the wall and infrastructure.

Who knows. Maybe we can use those quails as a bridge. Only issue being that they'd have to fuck eternally.

[Vassenor]

Lizards blown into the genitals of quails having sex while high on cocaine. Now that's perfect. .

And people wonder why we don't have the money to spend on actual priorities like the wall and infrastructure.

When did funding something that a majority of voters say they do not want and think is unnecessary become a priority?

[Shofercia]

Why the hell are we spending 350k on quail and drugs?

Leaf blowers on lizards. What the fuck are we doing

Every Government Level, Federal, State, County, City, has an item where contracts below X amount of dollars don't get scrutinized, and are simply approved. I'm not sure what the Fed Limit is, I think it's a mil, so if you keep your contract below $950k, and you donated the max to a lot of Congressmen and/or Senators who were successfully reelected, (in both parties,) you can shepherd a lot of these through.

[The South Falls]

Don't we already have a fence? Why do we need a wall?

[Vassenor]

Don't we already have a fence? Why do we need a wall?

Because Trump said so.

[Shofercia]

And people wonder why we don't have the money to spend on actual priorities like the wall and infrastructure.

Who knows. Maybe we can use those quails as a bridge. Only issue being that they'd have to fuck eternally.

That's why they get cocaine - to fuck eternally, until they're so stoned, that they turn into stone, which can be used for the border wall, one that's built in Egypt or Lebanon.

[Shofercia]

Don't we already have a fence? Why do we need a wall?

Because Congress is too wimpy to run power through the fence, and illegal immigrants understand how to use bolt cutters.

[Polish Prussian Commonwealth]

Don't we already have a fence? Why do we need a wall?

Because Congress is too wimpy to run power through the fence, and illegal immigrants understand how to use bolt cutters.

Can't we just tack a few claymore mines on the fences?

[Shofercia]

Because Congress is too wimpy to run power through the fence, and illegal immigrants understand how to use bolt cutters.

Can't we just tack a few claymore mines on the fences?

I think that the Courts said that's inhumane. Still don't understand why we cannot just run power through it, and use solar power, it'll be environmentally friendly, and keep illegal immigrants from polluting the environment, aren't the Democrats pro-environment?

[The South Falls]

Don't we already have a fence? Why do we need a wall?

Because Congress is too wimpy to run power through the fence, and illegal immigrants understand how to use bolt cutters.

I mean, a wall that takes years to get built, and is mostly ineffective doesn't make sense. It'd have to be indestructible. That's too expensive. Plus the majority of these immigrants overstay their visas once they fly over.

[Shofercia]

Because Congress is too wimpy to run power through the fence, and illegal immigrants understand how to use bolt cutters.

I mean, a wall that takes years to get built, and is mostly ineffective doesn't make sense. It'd have to be indestructible. That's too expensive. Plus the majority of these immigrants overstay their visas once they fly over.

I'm not a supporter of the wall - I think it's dumb. I'd rather just heavily penalize the businesses who hire illegal immigrants and pay them below market wages, but that's too common sense an approach for the Government.

[Kannap]

This is ridiculous on the side of the Democrats. It's obvious that:
A: Border Security is in no way a proper issue to them, or even something that they care about
B: They want to block everything the president does. Hopefully the voters see this and decide not to vote for the hive-minds on the left.

Look, I can dislike the Democratic Party in its modern form as much as the next guy, but putting the entire blame on them for this is the ridiculous thing here.

[Shofercia]

This is ridiculous on the side of the Democrats. It's obvious that:
A: Border Security is in no way a proper issue to them, or even something that they care about
B: They want to block everything the president does. Hopefully the voters see this and decide not to vote for the hive-minds on the left.

Look, I can dislike the Democratic Party in its modern form as much as the next guy, but putting the entire blame on them for this is the ridiculous thing here.

Erm, have you not seen the Democratic Rhetoric directed at President Trump? For some of them, he's the anti-Christ.

[Kannap]

Have there been any studies as to whether a wall as Trump proposes is effective?

Considering the grand majority of illegal immigrants enter the nation legally then overstay their visas or legal stay, probably not.

[Kannap]

It never went to his desk because he said he would veto anything which didn't pander to him. Not because of the chambers doing amendments.

The chambers doing amendments made the bill go through the chambers back-and-forth as there were multiple times the House and Senate modified the budget. That is why President Trump never could officially veto the bill.

"That's why President Trump never could officially veto the bill."

If they know he's going to veto the bill, there's no point in submitting it so he can "officially" veto it. Grand waste of time.

[The South Falls]

I mean, a wall that takes years to get built, and is mostly ineffective doesn't make sense. It'd have to be indestructible. That's too expensive. Plus the majority of these immigrants overstay their visas once they fly over.

I'm not a supporter of the wall - I think it's dumb. I'd rather just heavily penalize the businesses who hire illegal immigrants and pay them below market wages, but that's too common sense an approach for the Government.

We'd have to find American workers for just about every position.

[The British American Colonies]

But MheXIxo will pay for the wALl

[The South Falls]

Look, I can dislike the Democratic Party in its modern form as much as the next guy, but putting the entire blame on them for this is the ridiculous thing here.

Erm, have you not seen the Democratic Rhetoric directed at President Trump? For some of them, he's the anti-Christ.

This is one of the few times than no u would be an acceptable response.