Flashback 2006: Senators Clinton & Obama Vote For Secure Fence Act, Bush Signs Bill

Submitted by Michael Shedlock via MishTalk.com,

Inquiring minds are taking a flashback look at the Secure Fence Act of 2006, signed by president Bush.

The Secure Fence Act of 2006’s goal is to help secure America’s borders to decrease illegal entry, drug trafficking, and security threats by building 700 miles (1,100 km) of physical barriers along the Mexico-United States border. Additionally, the law authorizes more vehicle barriers, checkpoints, and lighting as well as authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to increase the use of advanced technology like cameras, satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles to reinforce infrastructure at the border. Congress approved $1.2 billion in a separate homeland security spending bill to bankroll the fence, though critics say this is $4.8 billion less than what’s likely needed to get it built.

The final roll call shows both Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton voted for the bill.

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In 2008, Obama, Clinton Backed Off Border-Fence Law

In a CNN debate in Austin, Texas, Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton agreed Thursday night that the Secure Border Fence Act of 2006, which directs the secretary of Homeland Security to construct 700 miles of double border fencing along specific sections of the U.S.-Mexico border, should not be enforced as written.

 

Stressing her desire to be deferential to the views of people who live along the border in Texas — which on March 4 will hold a primary that is widely viewed as a must-win event for the New York senator — Clinton said of a border fence, “there may be limited places where it would work. But let’s deploy more technology and personnel, instead of the physical barrier.”

 

“Well, I think both Senator Obama and I voted for that as part of the immigration debate,” she started. “And having been along the border for the last week or so–in fact, last night I was at the University of Texas at Brownsville — and this is how absurd this has become under the Bush administration. Because, you know, there is a smart way to protect our borders, and there is a dumb way to protect our borders. And what I learned last night when I was there with Congressman [Solomon] Ortiz [D.-Texas] is that the University of Texas at Brownsville would have part of its campus cut off.

 

“This is the kind of absurdity that we’re getting from this administration,” Clinton continued. “I know it because I’ve been fighting with them about the northern border. Their imposition of passports and other kinds of burdens are separating people from families, interfering with business and commerce, the movement of goods and people. So what I’ve said is that I would say, wait a minute, we need to review this. There may be places where a physical barrier is appropriate.

 

“I think when both of us voted for this, we were voting for the possibility that where it was appropriate and made sense, it would be considered,” said Clinton. “But as with so much, the Bush administration has gone off the deep end, and they are unfortunately coming up with a plan that I think is counterproductive.

When King then asked her whether she now thought her vote for the border fence was wrong, she did not give a yes-no answer. Instead, she suggested using more manpower and technology, instead of fencing, to secure the border.

 

“But, you know, John,” she said, “there’s a lot we’ve learned about technology and smart fencing. You know, there is technology that can be used instead of a physical barrier. It requires us having enough personnel along the border so that people can be supervising a certain limited amount of space and will be able to be responsive in the event of people attempting to cross illegally.”

That has to be one of the lamest of lame reversals in history. Somehow it is counterproductive to have a fence, but not counterproductive to create a wall of people to keep immigrants out.

And Hillary moaned about Bush “absurdity”.

 

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Rojam
Rojam

Obama, Clinton and Bush. The three stooges of the Washington elite and die in the wool statists. Three of the most powerful “leaders” of the American political class back in 2006. One was a community organizer known for voting “present” and nothing else while in the Senate. He leaves the White House after 2 terms with the dubious distinction of being one of the worst presidents in our Nation’s history. War every day of his 8 year term. Never a year of 3% GDP growth, despite doubling the debt. A labor participation rate that is equivalent to the late 1970’s (despite the fact that there are almost 100 million more people in the country). And countless other feats that will continually be exposed as his legacy plays out. The second stooge was a career opportunist who never lived up to the “brilliance” everyone claimed she had. She tried creating a health care bill while FLOTUS but it was such a disaster it never gained any traction. Even from her own party. She was caught stealing furniture and other items from the White House and made to give them back. She was involved in more scandals than Nixon could ever dream about. From Whitewater to Travelgate to Bengazi . She became Secretary of State under the first stooge and is arguably the worst Secretary of State in our Nation’s history. Her tenure is well documented and doesn’t need repeating. She is such a loser that even with the media on her side and every living former President, she couldn’t beat a realty T.V. star who was shunned by his own party for President. Then there’s the third stooge. The Shrub. During his two illustrious terms we had our worst terror attack since Pearl Harbor, and many will argue our worst attack ever. Plus during his 8 years we endured our worst economic calamity since the Great Depression over 75 years earlier. He campaigned for and signed into law patriotic named bills that suppressed our liberty and freedoms. He even took a page from LBJ and started a war under false pretense.

Obama, Clinton and Bush. The Three Stooges of the last twenty years who were cut from the same cloth and who have been responsible for so many of our problems. Obama, Clinton and Bush. Three utter failures who will not be thought of kindly by future generations and historians. I am sick of hearing your names and seeing your faces. Please just go away and may we never hear from you again!

Iska Waran
Iska Waran

Obama and Clinton were fine with any border security measures as long as they didn’t actually work.

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