Corrupt DC: Out – Constituent Service. In – Crony Service
We the Constituents have spent the last several decades staring bewilderedly at Washington. Wondering over and over again why what happens there – happens.
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A balanced budget isn’t hard to get.
Over and over again we the people are whipped into panic as we are told that grandma will starve if a budget amendment isn’t passed to buy her another day.
Government Shutdowns – Stop DC’s Scams. They Can’t Have That
The federal government is required by law to engage in a budget process. Which means twelve appropriations bills – written and debated, passed and signed into law. Each and every Congress.
In praise of Congress-Congressmen need to spend more time with their families
Axios: “The 118th Congress is on track to be one of the most unproductive in modern history, with just a couple dozen laws on the books at the close of 2023, according to data from data analytics firm Quorum.”
Speaker Mike Johnson: A New Pitcher on a Very Old Mound
For three weeks, the House of Representatives has been in uncharted territory. Now we have newly installed Speaker, Mike Johnson, a new pitcher on a very old mound.
Alma Womack: Missives From Tupelo Brake
I called my congress critter, Julia Letlow’s, office today to find out if she was supporting McCarthy and his bid to pass another CR without making any needed changes, or if she was supporting Matt Gaetz and the congressmen fighting for fiscal sanity. Know what the receptionist said? She hadn’t had a chance to talk …
Constitutional Cluelessness: A Comedy of Errors in the USA
Our very own government’s hilarious attempt at following the US Constitution is like watching a circus act gone wrong–only with more politicians and less acrobats.
Biden on the debt ceiling hike: My way or the highway
It doesn’t take long for reality to catch up with people who spend their money recklessly. If the situation is not too far gone, it may be simply a question of cutting back temporarily on unnecessary purchases. However, if the overspending has persisted for a long period of time, an individual may be forced by …
The Big AI Elephant In The Room
“It should come as no surprise with the maturity of image creation, the explosion of writing tools, and the massive rise of video and audio tools that are driving the growth of generative AI at such a rapid pace, the government and the public at large would start to consider who will directly and legally benefit from the outcome production of these new and developing technologies.” So why is no one talking about it?
The Democrat Mob
Biden’s War on America. Everything that progressives went into hysterics over about Trump doing if re-elected is coming to fruition under Biden. Joe’s Administration is not only a national and international disaster, he’s become an autocrat. Even his own Party is turning on him, if only by small degrees. But power is the watchword and …
Canada Is No Longer A Free Nation. Are We Next?
Under the “leadership” of the very petty and spiteful Justin Trudeau, Canada has become anything but a safe harbor for freedom. Is this our future?
Our States Need to Reunite
Greetings my fellow Americans! While I don’t wish to speculate at this time whether our representative republic is truly “over,” it seems pretty clear that, from the results of our most recent election cycle, our federated system is quite broken. And while several key reasons for this most recent disappointment could be identified, of the …
How Congress Really Works
How Congress really works when it comes to spending your tax dollars, is an arcane process meant more to obfuscate details rather than inform citizens.
Messaging: America First
There was an America First attitude in the late sixties, with a counter vision of American inequities toward blacks, women and non-Americans.
Dem Staffer Exposes Congress’s Well-Kept Secret About Nadler
At 75-years-old, longtime New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Democrat, is far from being the oldest member of Congress, but he’s certainly well past his prime. A Democratic staffer told The New York Post that Nadler, who serves as chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, has earned a nickname from his peers: “Rock-A-Bye Baby.” …
Why Do We Still Have a Congress?
“All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”
One Bill, One Subject Transparency Act
Politics in the United States has become far too complex. A big part of that are so called: Omnibus Bills or Comprehensive Reform Bills
Congress Could…
After the Executive excesses, think, “dictatorship,” of the Recent Unpleasantness of 1861-1865, the U.S. Congress re-asserted itself to its Constitutional status. It did so, because it could.