Posted on 03/13/2021 4:50:24 AM PST by MtnClimber
And don't get me started on H.R. 1, the ridiculously named "For the People" Act.
Senate Democrats successfully rejected numerous Republican efforts to reshape the $1.9-trillion pandemic stimulus package so that more of the money goes to Americans most directly affected by the coronavirus. The bill passed as originally crafted by Democrats, with the vast majority of the aid going to their loyal constituents and sycophants, including hundreds of billions for K–12 education, colleges and universities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and "nonprofit" organizations such as Planned Parenthood. And there is a little something in the bill for convicted felons and illegal aliens as well: the same $1,400 stimulus checks that law-abiding American citizens might get. Several Republican senators introduced amendments that would have prevented criminals from being rewarded with taxpayers' money, but their efforts were shot down. The bill was ultimately passed, 50-49, without support from a single Republican senator. Remember Georgia?
This is a breathtakingly bold scam in an age of scams. Only 9% of the money pledged in a "COVID relief bill" is being specifically directed toward COVID relief. The other 91% is essentially being spent on a wide-ranging campaign to re-elect Democrats.
Think of this from the perspective of hardworking American taxpayers. They are getting $1,400 of their own money back, while subsidizing felons and those in the country illegally. And this in return for getting socked with — at minimum — an additional $5,750 in (per capita) debt! Won't that be fun for their kids and grandchildren? Planned Parenthood may need those extra dollars.
It should be a lead story on every news show and in every newspaper. But it isn't, and won't be, because the press is 100% in the tank for Democrats and the rising tide of Marxism rolling over the USA.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Clearly a mental disorder sweeping through the left.
America's prescient Founders were extremely wary of federal power....... b/c it could be used against we, the people.
They wisely instituted measures to discourage the "bright ideas" of future "King George" wannabes--Pelosi, Biden come to mind, here.
Ergo, the Founders created a number of checks and balances to counter any royal pretensions by future elected officials.
<><> One measure was the ability by the states to “nullify” federal laws and even Supreme Court decisions. <><>
Nullification is when a State decides not to abide by a federal law, reg or even a Federal court ruling--simply by refusing to enforce it.
I read this article about “nullification”. What states would actually go thru with it though? The ONLY states that would have the cojones to do this would be FL and TX in my opinion.
Unfortunately there are but a few states that come to mind that would do this. Tex, Fla and UT. All the states that would do this would lose any and all federal funding as a consequence, which could be a good thing or not. We’ve allowed everything to transpire since Nov 3 without any true resistance, in fact only a handful of people chose to question the results. It seems everyone is in the tank for destroying what was left of our country.
It was about stimulus though. Stimulating the wallets of the democRATS.
democRATS are just paying back supporters of the Big Steal election and spreading the wealth around to the party while they can.
Remember Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009? And all those "shovel-ready" jobs that ended up not existing.
It was the same kind of bill. Promoted as one thing to help the American people but it was really about paying back the democRAT supporters of Obama and spreading the taxpayer wealth around to the party loyalists and elite.
The democRATS never change their stripes. This time around, there's a little more Marxist color to their schemes.
I think more states would chime in if the first ones showed that the refusal to enforce saved money, lives, etc. A real cost/benefit study publically available. This is what new depts in companies do when they want to roll out some comprehensive changes. Pluck the low-hanging fruit, document the wahzoo out of it, and document the positive results after the fact. Make it a slam dunk for other organizations to amend for their use. Of course, some states would not touch what was done by their (competitive) neighboring states might do. I came originally came from Mo and we’d never agree with anything from those bozos across the river. But, from Fl, okay.
I know that republicans called out illegals getting the 1400. But senator Whitehorse reminded the republicans that in order to get the money they need a social security number: shut the republicans down hard. It was embarrassing that the republicans were so clueless.
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