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The US Senate finally approves funding for the southern border wall (via Stop the ACLU):

The Senate did an abrupt about-face yesterday, voting overwhelmingly to begin paying for 370 miles of fencing and 500 miles of vehicle barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border, just three weeks after voting against the same spending.

The amendment’s sponsor said senators were so embarrassed by that July 13 vote that most felt they had to reverse course and vote for it this time — especially after so many were on record in May voting to build the fence in the first place. The amendment, which provides nearly $2 billion for the project, passed 94-3, with 66 senators switching from “no” to “yes” votes since last month.

“I think people wanted to get right,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican. “People heard from their constituents after they voted to authorize the fence in May and then voted against funding it a couple of weeks ago.”

It's good that they approved funding, but a real shame that it took the constituents to get them to do it. Can we be clear here that it shouldn't have to take pressing from the constituents to get them to approve any kind of positive funding? And that's why, if the Senate really REALLY wants to prove that they're capable of pleasing the electorate, then they'll approve of funding for a security wall along the border with Canada without us having to go to such lengths to do so.

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