$4 billion for the wall clears legal hurdle

FPI / January 9, 2020

Analysis by Leesa K. Donner, LibertyNation.com

Make way for the excavators; the Trump Administration just cleared a legal hurdle in its effort to build the Wall along the southern border.

A three-judge appeals court panel of the Fifth Circuit set aside an injunction that was holding up a significant portion of the Wall. The court split along party lines, with the Republican-appointed judges voting for and the Democratically appointed judges against overturning a lower court ruling that blocked the use of military funds to build the Wall.

In issuing its ruling, the Fifth Circuit referenced a U.S. Supreme Court decision that stayed a similar injunction. At issue in both cases was whether the president could use funds designed initially for the military to build a barrier on our southern border. In July, the high court ruled the Trump administration could use $2.5 billion that was designated for military use toward the construction of the Wall.

The building of the Wall has mainly become a political football since President Trump took office. Naturally, this latest legal decision is being hailed as a touchdown by the commander in chief. Trump tweeted his elation: “The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just reversed a lower court decision & gave us the go-ahead to build one of the largest sections of the desperately needed Southern Border Wall, Four billion Dollars. Entire Wall is under construction or getting ready to start!”

Building the Wall is one of the central campaign promises made by the president and a policy he has been pushing for during his time in office. While some portions of the Wall are currently under construction, much of the work that needs to be done on a barrier between the U.S. and Mexico has been held up in a quagmire of legal actions.

The building of the Wall has mainly become a political football since President Trump took office. Naturally, this latest legal decision is being hailed as a touchdown by the commander in chief. Trump tweeted his elation: “The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just reversed a lower court decision & gave us the go-ahead to build one of the largest sections of the desperately needed Southern Border Wall, Four billion Dollars. Entire Wall is under construction or getting ready to start!”

Building the Wall is one of the central campaign promises made by the president and a policy he has been pushing for during his time in office. While some portions of the Wall are currently under construction, much of the work that needs to be done on a barrier between the U.S. and Mexico has been held up in a quagmire of legal actions.

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