(Supreme) Court rejects case on fast track for border fence

[Pale Blue Dot]

Source: MSNBC

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court turned down on Monday a plea by environmental groups to rein in the Bush administration's power to waive laws and regulations to speed construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has used authority given to him by Congress in 2005 to ignore environmental and other laws and regulations to move forward with hundreds of miles (kilometers) of fencing in four states bordering Mexico.

The case rejected by the court involved a two-mile (3 kilometer) section of fence in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area near Naco, Arizona. The section has since been built.

As of June, 13, 331 miles (533 kilometers) of fencing has been constructed in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

"I am extremely disappointed in the court's decision," said Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat. "This waiver will only prolong the department from addressing the real issue: their lack of a comprehensive border security plan."

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25330556/

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The Bush Administration wins another battle against common sense.

[annabanana]

1. We had a thread here about a "friend of bush" who's land is right

on the border. It's lovely and landscaped. The fence came up to AND ENDED at his property line. The picture was very telling.

I can't find it, can someone help me?

[suninvited]

2. There were threads of

Ray (Roy)? L. Hunt, friend of Bush whose property was being bypassed, but not sure that fence has been built yet, and I was unable to find pictures.

[DanCheek]

3. Oh thank God, a fence!

Nothing says, "intelligent immigration policy" like a big friggin' fence, right? It's a good thing we have all these really smart, highly educated people in our Government who are capable of coming up with all of these brilliant ideas. Hopefully, we'll be able to keep all of our ladder and shovel technology to ourselves, otherwise they'll be able to easily defeat our fence technology. Oh. Wait...

-Dan Cheek
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