Lawsuits Delay Border Fence Construction
"South Texas landowners fighting border fence surveys have gained traction 
in court and could keep the federal government from meeting Congress' demand for 670 miles of Mexican border fencing by the end of the year. One case has already held up dozens of others for more than a month. Its outcome could mean further delays for 38 more cases scheduled for hearings this week," the Houston Chronicle reports. "The Justice Department has sued more than 50 property owners in Texas this year -- a total of 75 along the whole U.S.-Mexico border --after the owners refused to allow workers onto their property for preliminary work such as surveys. No Texas judge has ruled in favor of the landowners, but a recent ruling from U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen ordered the government to first try to negotiate the price of access with landowners. The Department of Homeland Security has won access in 35 of those cases, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Most of the nearly 500 property owners in the fence's path gave voluntary access to their land and as of Feb. 21, 303 miles of fencing had been built."
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THE NUMBR ONE DELAY OF THE FENCE IS OUR USELESS LYING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT`S SUPPOSED TO BE A DOUBLE LAYER FENCE WITH A PATROL ROAD IN BETWEEN, THAT`S WHAT BOOSH SIGNED INTO LAW... NOW I THINK IT`S DOWN TOO, A FLIMSY SINGLE FENCE, AND SOME POLES STUCK IN THE GROUND TO STOP VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE ILLEGALS.
so, you can take a whole neighborhood of houses near the ocean in CT to build a big hotel merely because it will yield more property taxes using Eminent domain. But you can't survey for a public works/security project?
Who are these anuses?
IMMEDIATELY CONFISCATE ALL THE BORDER LAND
First, throw the open border nuts anarchists out of America.
Then, I like the idea of building our sewer treatment lakes there; we have to put 'em some place, why not there?
Then build the fence the rest of the way along the border, when we run out of sh_t to process.
This worthless government headed up by Bush and wrecking crew won't do anything about the fence issue because they don't want the issue of illegal immigration resolved. What our family is now really focusing on is the very real y-2k category 5 hurricane Bush economy meltdown and the ensuing panic which is about to descend full force on what is left of working middle class America. Better check to see your pantry is full of non perishable food items along with bottled water. I think Old George may declare some type of emergency powers which will cast a very dark shadow over the nation and usher in the North American Union. Middle class Americans with living wage jobs and affordable health care and a 21st century living standard with worker protections were the biggest enemy in the Bush war on terror and had to be eliminated. The economic meltdown surge is producing those results.
Softwarengineer has it right.
Also , where is "Imminent domain" when its really needed.
When politicians need land they take it, only if and when it fit's their personal agenda.
The government educated people are just that, which is why nothing will ever be done and the U.S. will become the shi_hole just like mehico.
SICKENING!
