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That ship has already sailed and isn’t coming back

We'll have to build a new one then.

We need to build a wall

Go ahead. Or do you mean I need to be stolen from so that my money can be used to build a wall against my will?

Should we ignore the will of voters who support building a wall

We should respect people's property rights. The point of individual rights is that they aren't overridden by the desires of a mob.

If enough people want a wall, they can fund its construction.

You can say this about any government program you disagree with such as welfare or planned parenthood or fill in the blank

I know and I do.

Do you live near the border? Unless you do you don’t have to worry about eminent domain

I'm talking about taxes, but I also don't want property owners along the border to be expropriated in pursuit of a wall they don't want.

We can annex part of Mexico