Christmas is simply across the nook, and everybody is happy to hopefully make it dwelling regardless of the looming ‘bomb cyclone,’ which sounds extra just like the title of a tasty alcoholic beverage at Applebees versus a terrifying winter storm.
This season is stuffed with so many traditions, most of that are pretty. Nonetheless, one, particularly is horrible and is the worst this yr than any yr earlier than.
I’m, after all, talking of Congress’ new custom of ramming by means of huge spending payments nobody reads. This yr’s monstrosity dropped on Monday night time with the expectation that it’s going to cross earlier than this week is over.
I imply, after all, we wouldn’t need our lawmakers not to have the ability to go dwelling and luxuriate in Christmas! What sort of Christmas spirit would we have now if we anticipated our elected lawmakers to, you already know, do their job?
WATCH: @RandPaul prints out each web page of the $1.7 trillion, 4,000-page omnibus spending invoice and exposes the corruption taking place in Congress proper nowpic.twitter.com/7ZrLG1bUtM
— Younger People for Liberty (@YALiberty) December 20, 2022
Simply Say No
I take pleasure in individuals who put a wrench within the system, primarily if it’s a system perpetuated by the federal government. We must always count on our elected leaders to be wrench throwers; it’s a approach to make sure that what’s being handed in Congress is sound and put some accountability on these clowns who declare they battle for us.
Senator Rand Paul is a wrench thrower, and I like him for it. He got here out yesterday and mentioned unequivocally that he can be saying no to the omnibus invoice.
This invoice he’s towards is a whopping 4,155 pages and consists of $1.65 trillion value of spending. Congressman Dan Bishop defined that to learn your complete invoice, you’d must learn a bit of over 4 pages per minute for 16 hours straight with no break.
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After all, studying it that quick can be a fruitless endeavor, anyhow. The neatest particular person on the planet couldn’t retain that info, or be capable of lookup the 1000’s of present legal guidelines which are being modified.
The omnibus was launched round 2am at this time. The Senate is voting now to start debate on the invoice.
To have learn your complete invoice by now, you’ll’ve wanted to learn 4+ pages per minute, with no single break, for 16 hours straight.
What a farce.
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
Most of our elected leaders on each the fitting and the left will vote for this invoice with out having learn it. Extremely, these folks get a wage with out having to learn what they put their names to.
So let’s take a peek at what’s on this invoice all of us get to pay for with our taxes.
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What A Procuring Record
Twitter had lots of nice threads final night time concerning the omnibus, however maybe the one which takes the cake comes from Congressman Bishop. Please test it out; it’s equal components humorous and miserable.
Some gadgets he identified included ridiculous items comparable to $3 million for “bee-friendly highways.” No one in DC is aware of what which means; I don’t know what which means; no person is aware of what which means.
Little doubt that cash will go to some pointless environmental particular curiosity group that could be a subsidiary of a bigger group that I guess donated important funds to whoever slid that gem in there.
🐝 $3 million for bee-friendly highways, & one other $5 million for the salmon.
Discuss a buzzkill. pic.twitter.com/PWH3Z5Cn0x
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022
On a much less humorous be aware, Mr. Bishop highlighted $575 million for ‘household planning’ in “areas the place inhabitants progress threatens biodiversity.” Merely put, that is your taxpayer {dollars} going in the direction of providers like abortions to curb our inhabitants progress within the title of environmental and animal progress.
That sounds extra like a plot of a dystopian tv present than one thing that will occur in actual life, but right here we’re. However if you wish to know what Congress doesn’t care about, it’s essential to have a look at what’s within the invoice for our border.
Cash For Them, However Not For Us
The omnibus invoice prohibits funds given to the Customs and Border Patrol to “purchase, preserve or prolong border safety expertise and capabilities.” You’d suppose Republicans, at a minimal, can be outraged by this.
As an alternative, they’re working victory laps for rising “protection” spending to file ranges.
What’s much more maddening is what Mr. Bishop found that we’re spending cash on:
“…on the identical time, allocates $410 million in the direction of border safety for different nations, specifically Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman.”
So whereas our porous border is about to be flooded with extra unlawful immigrants, our lawmakers are throwing cash at different international locations to safe their sovereignty. In the meantime, down south, we’re witnessing an energetic invasion of our nation facilitated by our representatives on the left and the fitting.
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And we are able to’t overlook our worldwide pawn in our proxy struggle with Russia. Ukraine predictably does very properly on this invoice. Should you ask Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, he tells you the reality that this invoice has nothing to do about serving to the residents of this nation:
“Finalizing the omnibus is important, completely important for supporting our pals in Ukraine.”
So let’s study how a lot Republicans will give over on this clean test.
If solely Senate Republicans had been as enthusiastic about securing the border as they’re giving endless funding to Ukraine! pic.twitter.com/Reckld632D
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) December 20, 2022
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A Hefty Christmas Verify
Ukraine predictably is getting $45 billion in support, which can convey the general whole of help for this yr to $100 billion. In actual fact, Congress is coughing up $8 billion extra than the Biden administration even requested for.
Let’s check out some of what’s entailed on this $45 billion:
- $9 billion to direct weapons and different navy help
- $11.8 billion to replenish U.S. navy shares resulting from transfers to Ukraine
- $7 billion for U.S.-European command operations in help of Ukraine
The above isn’t even all-inclusive; we gained’t know the complete breakout till, you guessed it, the invoice is handed.
Wow, properly carried out, Republicans; you actually delivered for us on that oversight and accountability. However, after all, everyone seems to be all enthusiastic about one other massive occasion this week.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is making a shock journey to D.C. at this time, his first journey outdoors his nation because the struggle began over 300 days in the past. Gosh, I hope his Santa sack is massive sufficient to hold all that money again to Ukraine.
Naturally, our legislative fanboys and women are champing to listen to from the overseas chief. What a technique to cap off the yr. To maintain legislators within the space, Nancy Pelosi despatched out a letter:
“We’re ending a really particular session of the 117th Congress with laws that makes progress for the American folks in addition to help for our democracy. Please be current for a really particular deal with democracy Wednesday night time.”
Wow, for the cool value of $45 billion, we’ve bought a implausible night time of dinner and a present for our women and men in Congress. Merry Christmas to them, I suppose.
$44.9 billion for Ukraine within the Omnibus.
$16.7 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Safety.
Democrats proceed to guard a overseas nation’s border over our OWN.
— Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) December 20, 2022
We Requested For It
I hate to interrupt it to you, pricey reader, however we requested for this; actually, we ask for it yr after yr.
Senator Paul mentioned:
“The American folks don’t need this, they’re sick and bored with it.”
However I’m afraid that isn’t true, irrespective of how a lot it needs to be. We’re those that preserve reelecting the identical previous politicians on the left and the fitting.
The worst folks in politics from each events have teamed as much as demand Congress rubber-stamp a 4,155-page clean test—many occasions the size of the Bible.
A test for $1,700,000,000,000 of your cash.
And so they need it stamped earlier than anybody can truly learn it.
Sounds legit.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) December 20, 2022
We proceed to vote for these fools who promise us change and accountability, and yr after yr, they provide us the identical as all the time, waste and abuse. We ask for it every time we vote for them; in a approach, we endure as a nation for a have to be harm, like political masochists drawn to our political sadists.
I’m glad Rand Paul is saying no, however it gained’t make a distinction, sadly. We’re those that must say no, and till we do, we’ll proceed to pay for bee-friendly highways and proxy perpetually wars in far-off lands.
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