The brilliant mind of Ted Cruz

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday urged fellow senators to take swift action in passing his bill to make Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and other drug lords pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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“It’s time to pass my EL CHAPO Act. I urge my Senate colleagues to take swift action on this crucial legislation,” he added. Cruz's Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act would take any money forfeited to the U.S. by Guzmán and other drug lords as a result of criminal prosecutions and direct those funds toward "border security assets" and the completion of a border wall.

  The Hill

Have they confiscated $20 billion from the cartels?

The U.S. government is reportedly seeking $14 billion from Guzmán as part of its prosecution of the drug kingpin.

I'd be interested in knowing how they plan on doing that. But, doesn't Ted know that drug money goes to CIA black ops? And doesn't he know that the CIA couldn't run the programs they run all acros the globe without it? I'm sure most of his colleagues in Congress do.

I always have to laugh when I think of what's probably the hardest part of coming up with legislation for these guys: figuring out a title that fits the acronym they want.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.