Thread: Sunset Clause in the Omnibus Bill for Fence

Has anyone seen this? I just had this emailed to me.


>
> 3/25/2008
>
> Dear XXXXXX
>
> Our research team just got off the phone with one of our key
> contacts in Rep. Duncan Hunter's office and learned more
> disturbing news about the border fence.
>
> According to our contact, the fence-gutting provision that was
> put into the omnibus spending bill just before Christmas also
> causes the Department of Homeland Security's authority on
> constructing new border fencing to expire at the end of this year.
>
> In essence, the sun sets on the border fence on December 31 of
> this year! In fact, our contact tells us the bill language
> could be interpreted as a prohibition against any fence
> construction after December 31 of this year.
>
> Here's the exact provision from H.R. 2764:
>
> "In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland
> Security shall --
>
> "(i) identify the 370 miles, or other mileage determined by
> the Secretary, whose authority to determine other mileage
> shall expire on December 31, 2008, along the southwest
> border where fencing would be most practical and
> effective..."
>

I read the same thing in Michelle Malkin's column.

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/26/th ... ce-sunset/

OH WOW...I haven't heard that...anyone else?? How can there be a 'deadline' for security of our Country??

Slick manuvering.. huh.. actually quite impressive...