Flight Pundit

To secure the border, the bill calls for a virtual fence — as opposed to the literal barrier contained in House legislation — consisting of surveillance cameras, sensors and other monitoring equipment along the long, porous border with Mexico.

Finally…we find something about how they are planning to secure the border. But isn’t this just cosmetic? Will these measures really be effective?

Ed Morrisey:

It’s the primary reason for government to exist! In aan annual budget of $2.77 trillion dollars, it is beyond embarrassment that we cannot muster the political will to enforce our own law at the border. Then again, I suppose that building roads to replace railroads that we just built must take priority over silly little things like, oh, ensuring that terrorists don’t stroll across the Rio Grande.

Exactly.

The House has to stand firm on this point. Securing our border has to be the prerequisite of any reform effort. If the Senate cannot rise to the defense of American sovereignty and the security of our borders during wartime, then let the entire Congress come to a standstill until they discover their testicular fortitude. Nothing they will consider jointly has any higher priority than this issue, and if they cave this badly on this, God help us on any other part of the conservative agenda.

I guarantee you that Republicans who vote for this compromise can consider retirement, because none of them will ever advance to higher office after this. Why would we trust Bill Frist or John McCain with the presidency when they roll over on security and sovereignty as Senators?

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