Bad Deals Look Pretty Good
Dear Editor,
So the congressional circus is now over and it’s time to at least at try to get to work. By hook and crook McCarthy got the leadership, but only by making what some people are calling bad deals. Let’s look at some of these “bad deals.”
Requiring 72 hours to read a bill before voting: Remember the Wicked Witch of the West’s comment, “You must pass the bill before you can find out what’s in the bill”? And how many times has Congress only had hours to read a bill before voting? This is a start on putting power back in the people’s hands.
An “open rule” on spending measures: This will eliminate the creation of omnibus bills where everything is rolled into one and it’s an all or nothing vote, which is where we get these wasteful pork barrel bills.
A hard line on debt limits: The (National Socialist) Democrat Party is probably apoplectic over this one. The $1.7 trillion budget recently passed probably would not have gone through if this were in place.
More members of the Freedom Caucus on the Rules Committee: I will admit this is a personal favorite, next to the 72-hour rule. I believe the Freedom Caucus is the closest thing we have to a true voice of the people in the House.
Reveal the salaries of government officials: They will try to hide this one so everybody needs to look for it and pay attention to it. Be prepared to have your blood pressure shoot through the roof.
One of the things has the potential for making life difficult but is necessary is the potential of shutting down the government (personally I don’t think that’s such a bad thing) due to spending limits on the budget. Here’s a suggestion on that; when they allow the government to shut down, these clowns don’t get paid. Bet that would change things.
These things, along with other concessions that were made, are a potential for returning power back to we the people. I know I sound like a broken record, but these people work for US! And we have allowed this to get to where it is now by being apathetic and not paying attention.
Now we need to start looking at the Senate and how to fix it. Maybe start with getting rid of the 17th Amendment.
Wake up, sheeple.
Carpe diem, America
Alan Marshall
Republicans Are Threat To Democracy
Dear Editor,
Last year, the American people rejected extreme election deniers up and down the ballot. But we were unable to win every fight, and a tremendous threat to our democracy remains: the MAGA Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
According to the Washington Post, over 70 percent of all House Republicans are themselves election deniers—135 incumbents voted against certifying the 2020 election and at least 27 freshman members ran on the big lie. They might hold the title of “representative,” but they have no intention of legislating on behalf of their constituents. They only care about helping their corporate donors and targeting anyone who has attempted to hold them accountable for attacking our democracy.
It’s up to us to call out their lies and conspiracy theories and fight back against their extreme agenda. I hope others will join me.
Kay Powers
Well said Kay! My hope is the republican party implodes with these “freedom caucus conspiracy nutters” splitting the party into two so more rational members can restore the party to its former glory.
Kay would you like some cheese with your whine.
I.7 trillion what a burden on future generations.
45 billion more to Ukraine and politicians are wanting to diminish our Social Security we paid on for also they have been dipping into it for other scenes of theirs.
Oh voted yea even.not read the document
4ooo pages received 2 hours before vote.
What tree did you fall out of?
Keep drinking that Kool-Aid Ms. Powers! Try researching the truth rather than getting your information from CNN or the other mouthpieces of the Democratic Party.
Kay Powers – In 2016, Democrats were totally confident that Crooked Hillary was going to win; she didn’t, so they were caught flat-footed. Democrats then had 4 years to engineer and carry out a plan to steal the 2020 election and install a moron who doesn’t know where he is most of the time.
The result is that Democrats have almost completely destroyed our country.
Give me a break. It only took 4 days, not years, of that former President to realize the voters had made a serious error. And two years after, we discover he’s solely responsible for the charging of Washington by those blood thirsty folks who believed his 30,000 lies and has alienated his whole family and most of his staff.
Forget about “parties” and vote for the person most capable of making decisions that favor the American people.
Republicans where certain Trump was going to win in 2020 and even ‘Trumped’ up a lie about mass voter fraud to attempt to overthrow a fairly elected President of the United States….which is to say, they attempted to completely destroyed our country. Luckly our Judicial System maintained enough integrity to save democracy in the United States.
Republicans are STILL trying to destroy democracy in the US with their lawsuits that keep getting ignored by the most conservative Supreme Court in decades. So how again are Democrats destroying America? By trying to provide healthcare solution for all Americans? By trying to close loopholes that allow the rich to avoid taxes?
When you start quoting Ted Cruz, you know you are deep in the manure of republican talking points pushed out for their Sheep to repeat.
Thank you Alan And Kay
Come on Kay…you are kidding…right? Where ya been the last couple of years?
Careful Kay, when you speak truth like that you become a pariah.
Thanks Alan, most people today don’t have an idea what an omnibus bill is. Kind of sad really.
When did election deniers Hillary Clinton and Stacy Abrams, among others, become Republicans?
Well kay Powers-The most promenet election denier in power in Congress is Hakem Jeffries — So you might want to check the eggs in your own basket before they hatch—-
hmmmm….I don’t recall Hakem storming the Capitol building to stop the peaceful transfer of power to a fairly election President of the United States? hmmmmm…odd.
Wasn’t Jeffries the person the (National Socialist) Democrat Party put yp as their candidate for Speaker? Hmmmmm
In reply to Ms. Powers–no worries–you see we’re a Republic, not a democracy, much as you & your fellow democrats so desperately wish; our Founding Fathers in their wisdom established a Republic, saving us from becoming a Venezuela, if you will–a perfect example of that definition of Democracy: Two wolves & a sheep discussing what’s for dinner. As for those ‘election deniers’, ever wonder about the REASONS they did so? Oddly, no one–the MSM nor the courts–lifted a finger to investigate very questionable antics in many instances–one would almost have to conclude they refused to do so out of fear of the results. And you can put your fears to rest over losing the democracy–Benjamin Franklin was quite clear on the fact that we are a Republic–thank God.
You make the same point I have made over and over. Our form of government is a Constitutional Republic, Not a Democracy. It really bothers me when these “professional politicians” try to call us a democracy.
And in that line, please remember they are the DEMOCRAT party. And thank you for reminding people of the definition of a Democracy. I’ve always loved that. Where’s Ben Franklin when we need him.
alanscorner.blog
We are a representative democracy. But split hairs all you want.
Nan E Duck-It is trying their best to avoid the ugly truth…there was no mass fraud and Republicans have worn out their welcome with the ongoing lies and actions that don’t support the will and desire of the American people. The lack of a “red tide’ given the poor economy and festering issue at our southern border should be a wakeup call. I guess not all Sheep are yet willing to stop following ‘their dear leader/loser’.
Best Wishes
“But we were unable to win every fight, and a tremendous threat to our democracy (republic) remains…They might hold the title of “representative,” but they have no intention of legislating on behalf of their constituents. They only care about helping their corporate donors and targeting anyone who has attempted to hold them accountable for attacking our democracy (republic).” (Kay Powers)
This is the attitude with which I write to my Representative, Kathy Manning, as she rarely represents me in the House. She and other Democratic politicians have benefitted from corporate donors as often and generously as have the GOP. They don’t intend to legislate on behalf of the people, their intention is to mandate rules and services, dictate to us, and eventually indenture us through control of services and programs we have no choice but to rely on by placing us all on the government dole.
This issue isn’t about “election denial” or MAGA, the real question is are we going to keep our Constitutional freedoms or not? Are we going to let people freely speak their opinions even if we don’t agree with each other? Are we going to let people say stupid things, asinine things, truthful things, questionable things, assumptive things, theoretical things, hypothetical things, scientific things, corrective things, and research things? Are we going to make people responsible for their individual choices? Are we going to keep our three branches of government separate? Are we going to be one country of united people or a land of lots of groups of people from different places with different ideals, goals, strategies to obtain those goals? Are we going to allow a neverending stream of people into our country that need financial support from the rest of us for an untold period of time? Are we going to fight with every country that picks a fight with another country, has a natural disaster, or demands we owe them money because we seem to have more than they do or have a better life than they do? Are we going to bring all our schools up to the standard of our best schools or down to the lowest-performing schools to make them more “equitable”? What is “equitable” for everyone and when does that change for each race, gender, gender identifier? How many genders are there? Where does all this stop?
We are tired. These are the issues that need to be decided and it seems few in Congress or the Administration seriously gives a ****.
Kay seems as if not many readers on here are of your kind that’s okay just grad some more cheese to go with your wine.
And how did the MAGA Republican “threat to democracy” come into being?
It was elected.
Right?
MAGA won the general election only because Hillary is the only worst alternative to a nut job like Trump. AND it was the opportunity to appoint a more conservative supreme court. How the MAGA party won the primaries is still a mystery to me other than the vote was so widely split among the large number of candidates that the Angry White Guy vote gained critical mass.
Many things are beyond your comprehension Chris – not that it stops you opining on them.
But the manure you produce does help fertilize these columns and incite a healthy and vigorous debate.
You have your uses. Perhaps you are one of Lenin’s “useful idiots”, in a different way.