Week 8 Discussion Board – TED Talk: The Wall

https://www.ted.com/talks/ronald_rael_an_architect_s_subversive_reimagining_of_the_us_mexico_border_wall?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare (Links to an external site.)

The link above is an interesting discussion regarding the border wall and its usefulness (or non-usefulness) from an architect’s perspective.  Please watch the video and then discuss the following:

1) By executing an executive order to allocate funds to build a border wall, has the Trump administration usurped the appropriation powers reserved for Congress under Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution?

2) Why or why not? Explain your position in detail.  When working on your discussion responses, please remember it is fine to disagree with another’s opinion, but it is not cool to take it to a personal level.  Remember, it’s just a discussion!  🙂