President Trump's 2nd Term.

[BillsFanNC]

 

[Big Blitz]

It’s been the best week of his presidency 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

Where's “No Tax on Social Security?

 

I found out.

 

Congress CAN NOT alter Social Security through budget

reconciliation (the Big Beautiful Bill) because of The Byrd

Rule.

 

It simply isn't allowed.

 

The Byrd Rule in the Senate prohibits provisions in budget

reconciliation bills (which require only a simple majority to pass)

from directly altering Social Security.

 

This rule classifies changes to Social Security, such as

eliminating taxes on benefits, as "extraneous" to budgetary

reform unless they are incidental to the budget process.

 

To eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits, Congress would

need to pass a standalone bill, which requires 60 Senate votes

to overcome a potential filibuster.

 

With a closely divided Senate, securing bipartisan support for such

a measure is difficult, especially if Democrats oppose it due to fiscal concerns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

[B-Man]

 

 

He has earned it.

 

 

[Niagara Bill]

On 5/18/2025 at 12:04 AM, B-Man said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

He is great with dictators I will give him that.

They think alike, they talk alike, infact they even look alike, they maybe cousins.

 

[SCBills]

 

[Big Blitz]

38 minutes ago, SCBills said:

 

 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

President Trump Signs 'Take It Down Act' 

By Ward Clark

 

 

With the return of Melania Trump to the White House, we saw a return of something that the presidential residence has lacked during previous administrations: A graciousness, a style, poise and a beauty of body and spirit that's all too uncommon in political families. As first ladies do, she took on a cause, that being cyber-bullying; being married to President Trump, she has come in for no small amount of online opprobrium herself. 

 

But she who laughs last laughs best. Melania Trump has cause at least to smile today, as during a Rose Garden ceremony on Monday, her husband, President Donald Trump, signed the "Take It Down Act" into law. And there's a twist:

 

Melania Trump added her signature as husband Donald signed a bill into law that she strongly campaigned for.

It was an unprecedented move for a first lady and one that showed Melania's ownership of the cause.

The new Take It Down Act provides protections for victims of revenge porn and it marked her first major legislative success.

For a first lady to add her signature is highly unusual - it is the president that signs bills into law - but Melania had championed the legislation and met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to lobby for it.

 

This was an unusual and unprecedented move, and of course, the First Lady's signature carries no legal weight; her appending her signature to the act is purely ceremonial. But it's a fitting tribute to the work she did to get the act to this point.

 

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/05/19/president-trump-signs-take-it-down-act-and-invites-someone-else-to-do-likewise-n2189306

[B-Man]

 

 

No Surprise.