{"id":452,"date":"2018-01-16T22:54:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T05:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/?p=452"},"modified":"2018-01-16T22:54:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T05:54:38","slug":"update-to-tempe-councils-border-wall-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/update-to-tempe-councils-border-wall-fiasco\/","title":{"rendered":"Update to Tempe Council&#8217;s Border Wall Fiasco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to a reader who is researching Tempe City Council&#8217;s time spent to oppose a border wall between the United States and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out our Council members, paid by Tempe taxes, have been using staff time and resources to develop the <a href=\"https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/tempe-council-steps-out-of-its-lane-or-in-this-case-the-city-to-endanger-arizonans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a> that will be voted on at the January 18, 2018 Council meeting.\u00a0 This resolution will be a statement that the City of Tempe should oppose &#8220;Trump&#8217;s&#8221; Border Wall.\u00a0 Notice the negative language towards the President, as though he pulled the idea to secure the United States out of a hat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wall-background.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wall-background.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wall-background.png 770w, https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wall-background-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wall-background-768x347.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How stupid do most of these Tempe Council members think we are?\u00a0 We know this resolution is simply to recruit more voters in their back pockets because much of Council&#8217;s Anti-American platform is unconstitutional and unsustainable.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, we want to positively recognize Councilman Kolby Granville because so far he is the only member who knows this border wall controversy has nothing to do with Tempe Council&#8217;s realm of responsibility.\u00a0 Here is a response Mr. Granville wrote to a concerned citizen:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kolby.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kolby.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kolby.png 748w, https:\/\/taxedintempe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kolby-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember in the proposed resolution Councilmembers and President Trump-haters Lauren Kuby and David Schapira empathized with taxpayers regarding the expense for a border wall?\u00a0 They can&#8217;t be taken seriously while they waste Tempe taxpayers&#8217; money requesting staff spend man hours and resources on an issue that is outside Council&#8217;s authority.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to a reader who is researching Tempe City Council&#8217;s time spent to oppose a border wall between the United States and Mexico. 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