BUDOS said:

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I shall take you at your word and respect you for efforts. Obviously we often disagree on many things, but with your continued efforts to seek out the truth in all this mess, at least you should have some substance to the discussions.

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Thanks. I try to maintain some decorum although undoubtedly I sometimes fail.

I try for a little while. But after they prove themselves to be swine, I like to dust off my feet and move on.

If it was overturned then it's not good law.

If a fascist judge cited it in a fraudulent power grab of a decision it's because it was all he could find. He's probably hoping the corrupt fascist media will give him cover and it would be enough to make it appear real. And they probably will because they have no professionalism. They only repeat the lies they are spoon fed by their superiors. But it likely will not be enough since what he did was completely illegitimate.

The fascist lies & scams are collapsing. They won't stand and hopefully will soon face justice. And American patriots everywhere are celebrating!

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It's heartening to see someone else so concerned about the deficit!

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Yes it is. Everyone concerned about our absurd deficits and insane national debt is someone aware of the problem and looking to see something done about it. Thankfully Trump & DOGE are doing something. The crooks are squealing like stuck pigs so we know what they are doing is correct.

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BUDOS said:

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It appears that there be weaknesses within the Constitution? Or is it us?

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The weakness in our Constitution as described by John Adams:

"Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

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John Adams gets at the root of our current problems: American immorality is rotting our culture. As a nation, we have turned against God and are reaping the results of rampant perversion & selfishness. Naturally, our government will reflect the problems with our culture.

Married A Horn said:

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I try for a little while. But after they prove themselves to be swine, I like to dust off my feet and move on.

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That's biblical too, although under a different context.

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If it was overturned then it's not good law.

If a fascist judge cited it in a fraudulent power grab of a decision it's because it was all he could find. He's probably hoping the corrupt fascist media will give him cover and it would be enough to make it appear real. And they probably will because they have no professionalism. They only repeat the lies they are spoon fed by their superiors. But it likely will not be enough since what he did was completely illegitimate.

The fascist lies & scams are collapsing. They won't stand and hopefully will soon face justice. And American patriots everywhere are celebrating!

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It wasn't overturned. The cited rule is uncontroversial.

The weakness in our Constitution as described by John Adams:

"Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

Interesting point. IMO, the weaknesses are us, as it regards the general masses. Too often I find myself mulling over the implications of the main quotes of Alexander Tyler.

Harrison Bergeron said:

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BUDOS said:

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The weakness in our Constitution as described by John Adams:

"Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

Interesting point. IMO, the weaknesses are us, as it regards the general masses. Too often I find myself mulling over the implications of the main quotes of Alexander Tyler.

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100%.

What seems to be unique in this situation is that tax dollars are being laundered for purely political purposes.

Imagine the outrage if USAID was being used to fund billions in anti-Democrat propaganda.

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No doubt everyone here would be apoplectic.

Sam Lowry said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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BUDOS said:

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The weakness in our Constitution as described by John Adams:

"Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

Interesting point. IMO, the weaknesses are us, as it regards the general masses. Too often I find myself mulling over the implications of the main quotes of Alexander Tyler.

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100%.

What seems to be unique in this situation is that tax dollars are being laundered for purely political purposes.

Imagine the outrage if USAID was being used to fund billions in anti-Democrat propaganda.

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No doubt everyone here would be apoplectic.

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Correct.

Kristina Drye — a former longtime speechwriter for the Biden Admin’s USAID administrator Samantha Power who was quoted uncritically by 60 Minutes tonite — wrote in the summer of 2016 that “America has never been great.” pic.twitter.com/vUWBOxmJVN

— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) February 18, 2025

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Assassin said:

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🚨 🇺🇸 REVEALED: SEN COTTON TIED TO ANTI-TRUMP NGO GETTING MILLIONS FROM USAID

Senator Cotton sits on the board of International Republican Institute, which reportedly received $130M in taxpayer money last year—much of it from USAID.

The group actively works against Trump's… https://t.co/uQ5MH2L1Nd pic.twitter.com/ByGVEi8FFF

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 17, 2025

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Now this is going to get interesting.

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$130 million in tax payer cash to Mitt Romney type Republican group...gosh

I always wondered how the "principled conservative" and "country over party" type republicans were scamming the tax payer.

Now we know

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But does that describe Mitt? Can you say with a straight face that in his last years in the senate he was a principled conservative? Rather than say a McCain type Maverick??

Sam Lowry said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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BUDOS said:

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The weakness in our Constitution as described by John Adams:

"Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

Interesting point. IMO, the weaknesses are us, as it regards the general masses. Too often I find myself mulling over the implications of the main quotes of Alexander Tyler.

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100%.

What seems to be unique in this situation is that tax dollars are being laundered for purely political purposes.

Imagine the outrage if USAID was being used to fund billions in anti-Democrat propaganda.

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No doubt everyone here would be apoplectic.

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Either DOGE audits and exposes or the right will eventually play the same game, which includes citing the "rule of law" as a means to conceal corruption.

Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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BUDOS said:

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The weakness in our Constitution as described by John Adams:

"Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

Interesting point. IMO, the weaknesses are us, as it regards the general masses. Too often I find myself mulling over the implications of the main quotes of Alexander Tyler.

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100%.

What seems to be unique in this situation is that tax dollars are being laundered for purely political purposes.

Imagine the outrage if USAID was being used to fund billions in anti-Democrat propaganda.

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No doubt everyone here would be apoplectic.

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Either DOGE audits and exposes or the right will eventually play the same game, which includes citing the "rule of law" as a means to conceal corruption.

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Trump is already doing that as fast as he can. The case referenced in the post immediately above yours involves the firing of a special counsel who's responsible for investigating whistleblower complaints, prohibited personnel practices, FOIA violations, Hatch Act violations (e.g. bribery, coercion of campaign contributions, misuse of public funds for electoral purposes), and many other forms of corruption. It's a straightforward attack on government transparency. It's also an undisputed violation of federal law and an unapologetic grab for new executive power at the expense of Congress.

Robert Wilson said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Doc Holliday said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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Harrison Bergeron said:

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BUDOS said:

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The weakness in our Constitution as described by John Adams:

"Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

Interesting point. IMO, the weaknesses are us, as it regards the general masses. Too often I find myself mulling over the implications of the main quotes of Alexander Tyler.

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100%.

What seems to be unique in this situation is that tax dollars are being laundered for purely political purposes.

Imagine the outrage if USAID was being used to fund billions in anti-Democrat propaganda.

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No doubt everyone here would be apoplectic.

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Either DOGE audits and exposes or the right will eventually play the same game, which includes citing the "rule of law" as a means to conceal corruption.

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Trump is already doing that as fast as he can. The case referenced in the post immediately above yours involves the firing of a special counsel who's responsible for investigating whistleblower complaints, prohibited personnel practices, FOIA violations, Hatch Act violations (e.g. bribery, coercion of campaign contributions, misuse of public funds for electoral purposes), and many other forms of corruption. It's a straightforward attack on government transparency. It's also an undisputed violation of federal law and an unapologetic grab for new executive power at the expense of Congress.

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Well, clearly that guy wasn't worth a ****. He was probably part of the problem. That's a great thing about running the executive branch. You get to pick your personnel, more or less with some qualifiers. Maybe he'll put someone in there that's worth a damn.

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That guy was unbelievably bad at his job. Just the guy the left wanted in there. I'm so glad we're finally getting a large amount of transparency at the federal government. It's such a relief that we will have an executive branch that does their role fighting corruption and fraud -and takes back power from an overreaching judicial branch that is trying to be the top executive of the USA.

Sam - delete your account.

If that were true then Trump could easily have fired him for cause, as required by law.