Saint wrote:So what's the difference between the people killed everywhere else in America by drug freaks? They don't think twice about killing, hurting, stealing their FELLOW American citizens. Why do the folks living in west or south Texas deserve a shitload of taxpayer money for their protection? And what happened to open carry? I thought we were about making our own way and shooting a fucker between the eyes if he looked like he (or she) was a no-good Mexican drug runner instead of calling 911.
Hey man, I get the problem but you're drawing arbitrary lines of protection and taxpayer expense and leaving it open-ended enough that anyone who wants protection is going to start whining about it and the next thing you know, the gov't and military is up in everyone's business. I know if you have family there (although if it's your wife's family that doesn't really count) and there's a concern but this is War on Drugs shit. You are not going to fix that problem by building a wall or even putting armed guards there 24/7. That's going to take a comprehensive plan that does or does not involve the Mexican gov't and will seek to destroy those cartels where they stand.
Or, as Hedge said, we could legalize it all and the problem pretty much goes anyway.
American
not American
that's the distinction.
The folks living in Texas or wherever deserve protection because the federal government ignoring enforcement of our laws brought them into harms way from foreigners on American soil.
