#GoFundTheWall

[August]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

his is what I am most scared of here. Not the wall. But the precedent this fund raiser is setting. If enough money can be raised by a small group of individuals to influence the government, then it will just open the door for similar influences later on. Whether you are opposed to the wall or not, you should be opposed to buying government policy.

Where did you get the idea that it is a small group? The target donation is $80 bucks and a quick check shows there are about a quarter of a million donors so far. No fat cats like Soros or Koch pumping billions into their pet social causes, just regular people who believe enough in the idea of a border wall to be willing to put up a little of their own money to fund it and maybe shame our congress into doing their job. So why shouldn't this have an influence on our elected representatives as an indication of the mood of at least some of the people who they're supposed to represent? Do public demonstrations also scare you? Their demands are a lot more direct and in your face than a gofundme account.