#congress
How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-impoundment-appropriations-congress-budget
The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the power to punish perceived foes.
#trump #usa #president #congress #spending #constitution #unconstitutional #budget #propublica #impoundment
A quotation from Lincoln, Abraham
The people — the people — are the rightful masters of both Congresses, and courts — not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert it.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Speech (1859-09-16), Columbus, Ohio
#quote #quotes #quotation #checksandbalances #citizenry #congress #Constitution #courts #democracy #people #voting #wethepeople
Sourcing / notes: https://wist.info/lincoln-abraham/39417/
Interesting theory, but it also agrees that some states aren't part of the U.S. because they didn't ratify the Constitution and are therefore not governed by it. #ConfederateSouth
This might not be the good idea that it sounds like.
♲ anubis2814 - 2024-10-31 04:34:06 GMT
Hypothetically If #congress ever wanted to, because WV was never declared constitutional by the Supreme court, They could forcefully merge VA and WV together. Some counties in VA want to be moved to WV but that would require agreement of both states and congress and that wont happen.
The impacts would not be as big, unless there was a low voter turnout. New VA would have gone to Biden and the senate in 2020, But Trump would have won the entire state in 2016.
I don't know if either party wants to risk that. If WV population keeps declining enough in the future though, it might be a viable option.
Americans' #Trust in #Media Remains at Trend Low
Trust in political and civic institutions highest for local and state #governments, lowest for media and #Congress
Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/651977/americans-trust-media-remains-trend-low.aspx
In an age of #fake news, #propaganda, #maga, #Twitter #bots and Russian #troll factories, we actually need trustworthy journalism. I must once again explicitly point out that the principle of "trust nobody" does not mean no longer believing official sources and only consuming unfiltered news from Russian-controlled #Telegram channels and basing your world view on them.
"Trust nobody but don't stop thinking - if you belive the earth is flat you are far beyond a border no one should pass!"
#news #Problem #society #government #journalism #Press #fail #usa #conspiracy #deepstate #future #politics #internet #fakenews #russia #trump #bot #trolls
https://www.newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/action-alert-tell-your-member-of
#ActionAlert: Tell your member of #Congress to co-sponsor and support the Freedom to #Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Together, we can realize a #democracy that represents, reflects, and responds to all of us.
#PeoplePowerUnited
..."Together, we can realize a democracy that represents, reflects, and responds to all of us. For far too long, special interests, ultra-wealthy donors, and vote suppressors have dominated our politics and attempted to silence the voices of everyday Americans, especially in Black and Brown communities. The Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would help shift power away from bad actors and transfer it to “we the people.”
Can you take 1 (one) minute to write a letter to your member of Congress asking them to co-sponsor and support the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act?
Specifically, the Freedom to Vote Act would:
Respond directly to new laws around the country aimed squarely at making it harder for people to vote--which will disproportionately impact communities of color--by setting commonsense standards for safe, convenient practices like early voting, automatic voter registration, and vote-by-mail.
Protect the integrity of our elections by adding new safeguards against election sabotage, such as partisan efforts to remove local election administrators and harassment of poll workers.
Ban gerrymandering and prevent states from adopting congressional maps based unduly on voters’ political party or race.
Reduce the power of special interests in our elections by shining a light on secret political spending and getting big money out of politics.
Specifically, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act will restore the full power of the Voting Rights Act by:
Establishing new review and approval criteria for preventing racial discrimination in voting.
Requiring federal review of specific voting practices known to have been used to discriminate against voters of color.
Mandating greater nationwide transparency of voting law and policy changes.
Reinforcing voters’ ability to challenge racial discrimination in court.
Allowing voters of color to challenge voting changes that worsen their position.
Giving the U.S. Department of Justice more authority to investigate voting rights violations.
Expanding courts’ roles in protecting voting rights.
Expanding the federal observer program.
If enacted, the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would be the most significant, comprehensive anti-corruption and voting rights bills in generations. This transformational legislation is essential to counteract the many voter suppression and sabotage laws recently enacted in at least 20 states. Reforms in the bills are popular, and many of them are tried-and-true solutions that have passed in red, blue, and purple states."...
Rep. Crockett UNCOVERS Project 2025's plans to weaponize the Justice Department
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O_j7KwTku8
#Trump #MAGA #GOP #GQP #Republican #Law #Congress #UnitedStatesPolitics #Politics #VoteBlue #Kamala2024
How Political #Corruption Allows Antony Blinken To Break The Law
https://www.propublica.org/article/gaza-palestine-israel-blocked-humanitarian-aid-blinken
This case should be sufficient for Congress to open an inquiry and to demand under oath witness statements from #Blinken and others involved in the affair. It could be a great instrument during the current election campaign to damage the position of Democratic candidates.
However that is unlikely to happen.
Unfortunately Blinken lied to #Congress about Israeli war crimes because he knew that he would get away with it.
The uni-state, the foreign policy conglomerate which resides in both parties and the bureaucracy, will not allow that U.S. war-crimes or those of its associated forces will ever be prosecuted. The Bush administration did get away with lying about weapons of mass destruction. The CIA and the Pentagon got away with torturing hundreds of innocent people.
A nice synopsis from an actual journalist.... the late-bird repost of the _Early Brief report by Leigh Ann Caldwell_
In today’s edition … Congressional Democratic women introduce emergency abortion care bill … Republicans in Congress avoid criticizing Trump for debate performance … but first …
What Republicans thought of Harris’s debate performance
#TrumpVirus #Congress #Brainworms #GQP #debate #truth #consequences
Live, real time fact checking required
#Netanyahu is repeating debunked crap about babies being burned alive etc. and equating Palestinians with evil.
#Bibi #Congress #Netanyahu
Hundreds of Jewish Americans carried out a demonstration at the #US Capitol on the eve of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu’s address to #Congress.
More details:
https://qudsnen.co/?p=45618
#Protests #Waahington #AntiWar #SanctiomIsrael #Politics #WarCriminal
The former Prez IS an effin' civilian, bonehead.
♲ Nonilex - 2024-07-02 00:06:33 GMT
#ClarenceThomas argued that the #SpecialCounsel’s office needs to be established by #Congress & confirmed by the #Senate. He said he tacked on his concurring opinion to the #immunity ruling to “highlight another way in which this prosecution may violate our constitutional structure.”
“If there is no #law establishing the office that the Special Counsel occupies, then he cannot proceed with this prosecution. A private citizen cannot criminally prosecute anyone, let alone a fmr President.”
US State Department official resigns, says US report on #Gaza inaccurate
A U.S. State Department official who quit this week said on Thursday her resignation was precipitated by an administration report to #Congress that she said falsely stated #Israel was not blocking #humanitarian aid to Gaza, prompting her to resign in protest of President Joe #Biden's Israel policy.
Stacy Gilbert, who served in the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, was a subject matter expert working on the report.
"There is so clearly a right and wrong, and what is in that report is wrong," Gilbert said in an interview.
The United Nations and aid groups have long complained of the dangers and obstacles to getting aid in and distributing it throughout Gaza.
#UN #FoodAsWeapon #Famine #StopTheLies #Genocide #CeasefireNow #Propaganda #WarCrime #Complicity #SaveGaza
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-state-department-official-resigns-210626006.html
@israel group @palestine group