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  • Newman
    Behind the Iron Curtain
    • Friday, November 1, 2013
    • 25814
    #1

    After El Chapo conviction, use seized $14 BILLION to build border wall?

    An idea whose moment may have arrived.
    Could El Chapo’s seized drug money be used to build the border wall?

    That’s one of the questions many are asking on Tuesday following news of the former drug kingpin being found guilty on all counts.

    Mexico’s most notorious drug kingpin, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty on all 10 counts following a three month trial.

    According to Breitbart, the United States has seized $14 billion from the former drug lord, which gave Sen. Ted Cruz a brilliant idea.

    The Texas Republican introduced the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act in April 2017, which calls for the use of the $14 billion seized from the cartel drug lord to be used to pay for the wall.

    “Fourteen billion dollars will go a long way toward building a wall that will keep Americans safe and hinder the illegal flow of drugs, weapons, and individuals across our southern border,” Cruz said in a statement....
    It's worth a try, if only to see Democrats screaming helplessly at the sky.
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    • Norm dePlume
      Err foil
      • Tuesday, October 22, 2013
      • 14904
      #2
      Originally posted by Newman View Post
      to see Democrats screaming helplessly at the sky.
      Once again, the one true core value of Trumpism.
      Enjoy.

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        • Frostbit
          But only once
          • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
          • 22330
          #3
          Originally posted by Newman View Post
          An idea whose moment may have arrived.
          It's worth a try, if only to see Democrats screaming helplessly at the sky.
          Isn't he from Mexico? That would mean Mexico has paid for the wall.

          If it pays, it stays

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            • Lady Marva
              Senior Member
              • Wednesday, June 17, 2015
              • 13321
              #4
              Originally posted by Norm dePlume View Post
              Once again, the one true core value of Trumpism.
              His money to protect AMERICANS?

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                • Norm dePlume
                  Err foil
                  • Tuesday, October 22, 2013
                  • 14904
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Lady Marva View Post
                  His money to protect AMERICANS?
                  No, that's not it.
                  Enjoy.

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                    • Norm dePlume
                      Err foil
                      • Tuesday, October 22, 2013
                      • 14904
                      #6
                      So fine. Pass that bill to fund the wall, and stop doing government shutdowns over it. Republicans could have passed last year's version of it, when they controlled the House.

                      On edit: Good luck finding that money.
                      Last edited by Norm dePlume; Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 7:39 PM.
                      Enjoy.

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                        • Newman
                          Behind the Iron Curtain
                          • Friday, November 1, 2013
                          • 25814
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Norm dePlume View Post
                          So fine. Pass that bill to fund the wall, and stop doing government shutdowns over it. Republicans could have passed last year's version of it, when they controlled the House.

                          On edit: Good luck finding that money.
                          True enough.

                          Maybe if Mueller's crack team of RussiaRussia investigators finds themselves with nothing to do, they can be part of a top notch team of treasure hunters. There's even a part for Andrew Weissmann.

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                          Andrew Weissmann gets a clue.

                          By the way, you won't find me saying much of anything good about the "establishment GOP," certainly not through '18. We'll see about '20.
                          • "I'm a hell of a lot smarter than most of you guys." — Joe Biden, at Jesse Jackson's funeral, March 2026.​
                          • "That's all I do in my life. I make deals. I'm really good at it." — President Donald Trump, Oct. 13, 2025.
                          • “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out,” — David Horowitz.
                          • "We [Democrats] are all willing to work with anyone who is serious about doing the work of censoring the American people, and advancing progress."​ — Ayanna Pressley, explaining progressives.
                          • ​​"Florida is where Woke goes to die." — Ron DeSantis.
                          • "No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence." — Nancy Pelosi, explaining Lawfare.
                          • “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”​— Ben Franklin, who got it right.
                          • "The way I see it, there's always, c'mon, there's always money. It's there." — Elizabeth Warren, explaining socialism.
                          • "The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn't originally a climate thing at all.... We really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing." — Saikat Chakrabarti, then AOC's Chief of Staff.

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                            • Lady Marva
                              Senior Member
                              • Wednesday, June 17, 2015
                              • 13321
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Norm dePlume View Post

                              Good luck finding that money.
                              Fed govt credit is good.

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