All_Pro_Bills

I think a lot of people are just opposed to the government throwing pennies at anybody, public or private groups, individuals, corporations, etc. And they want nothing more than the government to get out of the income redistribution and social engineering racket. Especially those middle class and working citizens that for some odd and peculiar reason always seem to be on the "giving" end of the arrangement no matter who "gets".

So how does this work? The state licenses retailers to sell legal pot. But is it still illegal to grow your own? And its okay to smoke pot as long as its from an "authorized dealer". The use of convicted drug dealers makes sense because they already have a full understanding of the business process absent the need to track down and harass, or work over, anybody they fronted to or trusted to pay later.

Fauci testified that biological research at Wuhan funded by NIH that sought to enhance the ability of animal originated coronavirus to infect humans does not meet the definition of "gain of function" research. And its a mere coincidence that ground zero for the virus was located near the Wuhan research facility. And if you attack him you attack science. I am science, he proclaimed!

I've been to Binghamton a few times and if you also have, I think you'll agree there's not much going on there.

I think its called moral hazard. What I'm most curious about is under what statute or law does King Joe have the authority through executive order or royal edict to cancel or modify the terms and conditions of loans and other financial agreements that are governed under contract law between and among individuals and institutions? If its government money under what authorized budget line are the funds to be dispersed from or to? I won't be surprised to see lawsuits filed by taxpayer advocacy groups. Why can't he help us all out? Cancel home mortgage debt, cancel credit card debt, cancel personal debt. Or send us all a check for $10,000. If you're being true to the ideal, stop preaching about equality and start demonstrating it.

Maybe show a little more conviction to the cause and ban anything from the residence that white people invented? See how that works out. I expect about as well as what these idiots are doing already.

Fascism is a system that has no elections. Officials like Bolsonaro are nationalists. Nationalist can be elected if receiving enough votes in elections. Fascism is one form of totalitarian authority. Socialism and Communism are two other major types. The classic definitions of authoritarian regimes say left wing, right wing but I believe those distinctions are irrelevant. They're pretty much the same thing. They all share a common trait of organizing society and the economy under the control of the government. Under Fascism private corporate power is coordinated and driven by the government. Under socialism and communism corporate power is integrated into the government or only exists as State sponsored or controlled enterprises. Socialism and communism suggest their societies are "classless" but there are always ruling elite. There is little distinction between "The Party" and "The State". They all believe the State is the ultimate power. They all believe citizens exist for the purpose of serving The State. The all generally outlaw religion or beliefs in deities. This is because a belief in God implies the existence of a higher power then The State. Under the system there is no higher power than The State. Therefore, God cannot be allowed to exist or be recognized. The State is God. And The State is the ultimate arbiter of all things including life and death. I'm hard-press to believe nor do I see any evidence that Trump was attempting to impose such a system. I think anyone that believes that is stupid, brainwashed, or insane.

Not a lawyer but have done some research and have read opinions from various legal minds pro and con. From all this, I conclude the rules and processes established by The Presidential Records Act (PRA) of 1978, 44 U.S.C. ß2201-2209, determine how these documents need to be handled and this Act supersedes any legal argument that can be made by invoking the Espionage Act against a former President. And as things move through the courts I expect the defense to pursue this argument and the DOJ will argue against it. I believe precedent is on the side of the defense. I believe the defense will cite clear and progressively cooperative discussions and interactions with the Archivist and the FBI as proof of compliance with requests and subpoenas, I believe the defense will charge the government actions were excessive, intrusive, intentionally and incorrectly non-specific, and unnecessary. I believe the defense will argue Garland's assertion that their was no other option to be a lie and motivated by politics and direction from the White House. I believe they will argue the AG has a clear conflict of interest and upon receiving orders and direction from the White House to execute the warrant and the search should have recused himself and by not doing this has biased any legal argument the government can make. I believe this direction from the White House is clearly established by released documents under FOIA. Given the warrant was issued citing violations of the Espionage Act the defense will argue that law is superseded and irrelevant to the case and and therefore the warrant and the search is illegal. And that whether or not some documents under the control of the former President were classified or secret is irrelevant. If the case reaches SCOTUS there's a good chance the court would agree with that argument. The act: Establishes public ownership of all Presidential records and defines the term Presidential records. Requires that Vice-Presidential records be treated in the same way as Presidential records. Places the responsibility for the custody and management of incumbent Presidential records with the President. Requires that the President and his staff take all practical steps to file personal records separately from Presidential records. Allows the incumbent President to dispose of records that no longer have administrative, historical, informational, or evidentiary value, once the views of the Archivist of the United States on the proposed disposal have been obtained in writing. Establishes in law that any incumbent Presidential records (whether textual or electronic) held on courtesy storage by the Archivist remain in the exclusive legal custody of the President and that any request or order for access to such records must be made to the President, not NARA. Establishes that Presidential records automatically transfer into the legal custody of the Archivist as soon as the President leaves office. Establishes a process by which the President may restrict and the public may obtain access to these records after the President leaves office; specifically, the PRA allows for public access to Presidential records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) beginning five years after the end of the Administration, but allows the President to invoke as many as six specific restrictions to public access for up to twelve years. Codifies the process by which former and incumbent Presidents conduct reviews for executive privilege prior to public release of records by NARA (which had formerly been governed by Executive order 13489). Establishes procedures for Congress, courts, and subsequent Administrations to obtain “special access” to records from NARA that remain closed to the public, following a privilege review period by the former and incumbent Presidents; the procedures governing such special access requests continue to be governed by the relevant provisions of E.O. 13489. Establishes preservation requirements for official business conducted using non-official electronic messaging accounts: any individual creating Presidential records must not use non-official electronic messaging accounts unless that individual copies an official account as the message is created or forwards a complete copy of the record to an official messaging account. (A similar provision in the Federal Records Act applies to federal agencies.) Prevents an individual who has been convicted of a crime related to the review, retention, removal, or destruction of records from being given access to any original records.

Not content to obsess over only one Trump, the personality anti-cult fantasizes about others. And soon, like Las Vegas is home to Elvis impersonators, Washington DC will be overrun by legions of Trump impersonators on every corner of the the city. Prompting calls for legislation to ban the violent practice. While I jest, the site of something like "DC Fest - 1001 Trumps" would be gut wrenching laughter as the mental weaklings cry and weep while speed dialing their therapists.

I'm going to tell you the part of the story you're missing, or ignoring. Let's say Papadopoulos did boast of that. And was his boast of and by itself a crime? And let's say it wasn't the Steele dossier. And lets say the Russians did have dirt on Clinton. What was the intent of the intelligence community and the FBI in investigating the Trump campaign? One, to identify and acquire the dirt on Clinton, assess it, and if credible, build a legal case to prosecute and convict her for crimes? Or two, to perform surveillance on the Trump campaign in order discredit the candidate, suppress and bury the dirt and evidence of Clinton's crimes in order to protect her? The answer is number two. Instead of facilitating the disclosure of dirt on Clinton's "crimes" the agencies decided the crime was any attempt to disclose the dirt. To harm Trump and to protect Clinton. That's how the establishment rolls. If you have evidence of any wrongdoing by one of its members you are the criminal if you try to disclose it.

That is... until these dweebs get audited.

All this proves is that as long as the media and their government directed censors approve of the target, any random dick head can make wild speculative accusations about anything of anyone without a single shred of evidence and not get blocked.

There needs to be an inspection of the entire system that supports excessive tuition and fee charges that the colleges and universities are inflicting on students and parents.

The CCP was so committed to finding the source of COVID at the place identified as a potential origination point of the virus, that they demolished and plowed under the Wuhan food market and killed and incinerated all the animals at the market. At the time the people running this stellar investigation didn't think of looking down the street to notice a biological research facility. In the world of cover-ups, this is whats called a thorough scientific and forensic investigation. But please don't criticize or question anything or anyone, least you get called a conspiracy nut. Or the new catch phase for anyone questioning incompetent and unethical officials, a terrorist inciting violence. Curiously NIH funding of the lab generated massive conflicts of interest with Fauci and other officials domestically and worldwide who spent half their time covering up and deflecting their association and complicity and the other half misdirecting COVID policy. As for Fauci, he managed this juggling act while remaining the darling of lock down and government mandate enthusiasts. Quite a performance by the good doctor. So now he's leaving before any House committee that will be called by the expected new majority drags his old ass through the streets. I understand he intends to leave no forwarding address with his former employer.

Honesty is not a key attribute of any state intelligence agency. And the story spun by the FSB "investigators" sounds a little suspicious. Maybe these FSB agents putting together this story attended the same training course as those FBI agents that dreamed up that kidnapping conspiracy story to set up those guys in Michigan and then charge them with that phony kidnapping rap?

Sure, that's a potential scenario. But a long shot. These transients and members would need a have a pretty elaborate plan plus knowledge of these documents and capability to steal these documents. They'd need an understanding of where they're stored, how to gain access, and how to get away. Maybe even an understanding of the timing and composition of security details. But before the FBI search nobody really even knew these documents were stored there.

The public sector is the place to be now. My brother spent 30 years in Washington working for DEA, Department of State, DOJ, and DHS, got an early retirement offer with a 6-digit pension and fully paid health care benefits. I on the other hand, working in the private sector will work until 65+, live off my 401K and IRA accounts, and utilize Medicare, probably Medicare Advantage.

Sadly, when it comes to Trump these types of "stories" are equivalent to throwing red meat into a pen of hungry Pit Bulls. They ravenously tear it apart and devour it all. I expect the truth about these "codes" in an "unsecured room" in a residence guarded by Secret Service agents 24/7 is much less sensational. And while I'm not an expert on authorizing the launch of our nuclear arsenal I expect the codes are useless without the necessary hardware and software devices required to authorize and transmit such an order.

You should stop saying Trump "sold" secrets to foreign governments. You're asking hypothetical questions based off a wildly speculative and fact-less contention somebody else made up. And your argument is ridiculous. Maybe he also sold them to inter-galactic space travelers from Andromeda? That's just as plausible a contention as your making given you have nothing to back it up..

So should I assume your preference is MSM outlets that employ all sorts of recycled officials, defense and intelligence assets, and other apologist for the establishment in order to preach the party line while discrediting and criticizing anyone opposing or questioning power? Which renders them to be official outlets for government propaganda.

Has anyone mentioned those alleged nuclear codes expired long ago? If not that implies the defense department hasn't changed the nuclear launch codes in 16 months? That might be the national security issue.

The sad fact is most of the medical and research community knew these policies or statements were wrong and counterproductive but didn't have the courage or ability to question any of these actions. Many were and are directly and indirectly on the government's payroll. And the few that did speak out and raise questions and alternatives, suffered harassment and unjustified ridicule. It was like the fundamental principles of science and learning had been revoked. My problem with Fauci from the start was that it was clear and obvious from the conversations at the time that he had conflicts of interests that nobody at higher levels cared to consider or do anything about. Which makes them complicit. He was in charge of the pandemic response at NIH yet also worked to hide and deny the role NIH played with the Wuhan lab, gain of function research with COVID, and general denial of any specific knowledge of the virus. And in general pushed bad policy while privately admitting it was bad. I believe many died and suffered as a result. As more and more becomes clearer, I think this will result in a loss of faith in the medical community.

The fact powerful and connected people have approached Fox senior management and tried in vain to shut down Carlson proves that he's hitting a lot of sensitive nerves, that swamp is real, and the people running it are less than happy about anyone shinning a light on their racket. Ultimately, high ratings being the name of the game for the network, make management hesitant to pull the plug. Most interesting are his frequent guests representing liberal populist views which exposes his mostly conservative audience to views they won't hear elsewhere. Generally classical liberal anti-big government and anti-big corporation views which most liberal media outlets won't touch. As contemporary liberalism has been captured by the DC establishment and mega-corporations. Providing different perspectives and a realization which is dangerous to the establishment. That being left and right ordinary citizens share common positions on many issues. That's the thing establishment politicians fear most. People on the left and right concluding they have much in common deciding to unite in a common populist cause against their real enemy. The DC Swamp.

If what you mean by fascists is ordinary and powerless middle class and working class citizens, and small business owners who love their country but understand that their concerns are disregarded by the Washington political establishment and both major political parties which don't represent their interests or views then yes, they don't like Biden.

Lois Lerner ran a political harassment operation at the IRS at the direction of Obama. The target, conservative political action groups. Threats to democracy. investigated and proven with no indictments, no time served, and no surprise. Obama and Holder get very little credit for creating and deploying most of the surveillance state tools and techniques that are employed by the government today to keep tabs on anybody that might make trouble for the establishment either with words or actions. Threats to democracy? Its just code for threats to the power and privilege of the people in charge.