Subject: Re: Trump: I Would Encourage Russia...
And by blowing up the deal, you've gone from potentially closing the border for nine full months to never closing the border a day in year one... 7 1/2 months to zero days in year two... and 6 months to zero days in year three. - CO,?I>

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Like I said if these measure are so very good for our country, why deny that goodness after three years? Makes no sense unless the clause was put there to purposely bait the republicans to reject it or was put there just in case it did get passed, they knew that in three short years, we go back to business as usual.

Don't tell me it would NOT be business as usual since we added courts and beds and what not. That stuff is important but without caps and limits does not deliver border security. The key feature that might make this package acceptable to House Republicans was specifically scheduled to be taken away.

The deal was intended to be border security in exchange for Ukraine money. What the democrats offered was a temporary partial solution that expired in three years. Then we find ourselves right where we are now except with a slightly elevated capacity to process new arrivals.

That poison pill is a sign the bill was not a serious effort as far as border security goes. Even so, I found a way to be OK with that figuring the debate and amendment process will improve the bill to be passable. But even short of passing, the debate would help voters better decide who best represents their interests in this issue.

When they never allowed any debate, for the good reason albaby gave or not, was when I decided now is time for house republicans to grow a backbone and insist the original framework be honored, Border security and Ukraine money go together. That is not saying Ukraine is not critical, but it is saying border security is NOT a secondary issue. The power of the purse is no power at all if the holder of that power never uses it. The adversary knows that and learns to depend on it.