Border Wall Persuasive Essay

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Trump: It feels great to be elected the 45th president of the United States! I will have the most successful presidency in history and I will make America great again. As my first official command, I declare to build a border wall to keep out our Mexican enemies and others from “sh** hole” countries. This wall is necessary to protect us from dangerous threats.

Trump’s Advisors: Sir, you will be the best president yet and we believe building a border wall is an ingenious idea, but have you considered the logistics of it? You would need to get it passed by congress. How will we pay for the wall? How will it affect trade agreements? And most importantly, have the American people expressed enough interest in having a border wall? … But you
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president and his advisors, I have been briefed on the border wall dispute. You might have expected me to approve of your plan President Trump, but unfortunately I cannot make that argument because it is not just to America and its law.
Mr. President, I know you feel that your command should be supported unanimously, but did you not make an agreement with the American people to respect the historic system of democracy when you became president? You may believe that you know what is best for the country, but who has true rule of America? The educated few or the masses? Is it not unjust to disregard America’s due process? Even if your wall plan is feasible and good, at what at point does your enforcement of this wall enter into a dictatorship? You must accept the American foundation of majority rule in able to effectively be the president. Therefore I ask, how can you know what is best for the common good if you do not consult advisors to get more perspectives on the law? All rulers need check and balances and someone to remind them when their ruling does not match with the regime. Your advisors are here to assist you in understanding the law; they are failing you as American advisors if they do not insist that you follow the legal system,