{"id":814,"date":"2006-06-01T06:37:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-01T06:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/06\/send-a-brick-a-success.html"},"modified":"2006-06-01T06:37:00","modified_gmt":"2006-06-01T06:37:00","slug":"send-a-brick-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/06\/send-a-brick-a-success.html","title":{"rendered":"Send a Brick a Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Send a Brick<\/a> to Congress was pretty successful<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Leaders of the campaign, which has delivered an estimated 10,000 bricks<\/span> since it began in April, said they had hit on the idea as a way to emphasize the benefits of a fence along the border with Mexico. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Congress is trying to put the bricks to good use:<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, representatives of the architect of the Capitol collected bricks from lawmakers’ offices and stacked them on loading docks with plans to donate them to a nonprofit group.
\nIn a letter he circulated on Tuesday, Representative Scott Garrett, Republican of New Jersey, encouraged his colleagues to donate their bricks to a Habitat for Humanity resale store in Virginia, so the proceeds could go to that organization’s projects.
\n“Through the Send-a-Brick Project, our constituents have found a solid way to communicate their feelings about illegal immigration,” Mr. Garrett wrote in a draft of his letter. “Whether you agree with their message or not, we think that this campaign has given Capitol Hill a positive opportunity to turn bricks into buildings.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why not build a border fence with them? Save the taxpayers some money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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