The dictator does as he pleases. Republicans in Congress are silent. Clearly, there is no need for Republicans anymore, as we now have 1.5 parties: TRUMP + what little is left of the democrats. The Republicans have ceased to exist.
The hilarious headline of the day: “Senate Republican Leadership Hold Press Conference” There is no “Republican leadership” because it’s a one-man party. Whatever idiocy Trump spouts, the “leadership” follows.
Visualize a herd of sheep electing a leader, but the shepherd tells them exactly where to go. So what’s the purpose?
Within two years, the Republicans will hold primaries. They will be a waste of time and money. Anyone who picks up a Republican primary ballot might as well toss it in the garbage. The only vote that will count is Trump’s.
The GOP exists in name only, not as a real political party. Might as well change the name from the “Republican” party to the “Spineless and Useless” party and stop paying them salaries.
That would be a good money-saving project for Elon Musk.
The White House is playing games with Elon Musk’s official role in the administration, and a national security expert said “people should be freaking out” that his allies have access to their private data.
“You don’t want government overreach, you don’t want government to be able to do whatever they want with the information they have on you – that’s why these rules are in place,” said Kel McClanahan, executive director of the nonprofit law firm National Security Counselors.
“People should be freaking out at the idea that someone who has a profit motive to do most of what he does is being given access to whether or not you get paid, or you get your check, or your hospital gets a check, or your information about the background investigation that you had 10 years ago when you were in the rush to get a check. This is a big five-alarm fire.”
While the vast majority of elected Republicans are in lockstep support of Elon Musk’s attack on government agencies, some conservative scholars say the South African billionaire is creating a constitutional crisis as he arrogates the authority of Congress to determine federal spending, one that becomes more concerning as long as it continues unchecked by other branches of government.
Musk and his cadre of young adult aides, acting without the approval of Congress, have gained access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system and brought operations at the U.S. Agency for International Development to a screeching halt this week. Musk’s stated aim is cutting federal spending, which legal experts say can only be done by Congress using its constitutional power of the purse.
“The Trump administration has essentially declared war on Article I of the Constitution,” Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the right-wing Manhattan Institute and former aid to retired Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said in an interview with Salon.
Under Article 1, the House of Representatives is charged with passing legislation to raise federal revenues and Congress is charged with passing laws to manage appropriations. “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law,” it states.
At the constitutional convention, delegate Elbridge Gerry noted that this power was entrusted with the House because its members were “representatives of the people” and “it was a maxim that the people ought to hold the purse strings,” as noted by an official congressional history of the debate.
#Monetary Sovereignty - Mitchell 
His insanity is disguised and overlooked by the accouterments of dress, hair, title, marriage, and residence. Only non-Trumpers can see through.
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Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as Trump, Musk move to shut the agency down
The dictator does as he pleases. Republicans in Congress are silent. Clearly, there is no need for Republicans anymore, as we now have 1.5 parties: TRUMP + what little is left of the democrats. The Republicans have ceased to exist.
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The hilarious headline of the day: “Senate Republican Leadership Hold Press Conference” There is no “Republican leadership” because it’s a one-man party. Whatever idiocy Trump spouts, the “leadership” follows.
Visualize a herd of sheep electing a leader, but the shepherd tells them exactly where to go. So what’s the purpose?
Within two years, the Republicans will hold primaries. They will be a waste of time and money. Anyone who picks up a Republican primary ballot might as well toss it in the garbage. The only vote that will count is Trump’s.
The GOP exists in name only, not as a real political party. Might as well change the name from the “Republican” party to the “Spineless and Useless” party and stop paying them salaries.
That would be a good money-saving project for Elon Musk.
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‘People should be freaking out’: Expert flags trick Trump using to shield Musk from law
The White House is playing games with Elon Musk’s official role in the administration, and a national security expert said “people should be freaking out” that his allies have access to their private data.
“You don’t want government overreach, you don’t want government to be able to do whatever they want with the information they have on you – that’s why these rules are in place,” said Kel McClanahan, executive director of the nonprofit law firm National Security Counselors.
“People should be freaking out at the idea that someone who has a profit motive to do most of what he does is being given access to whether or not you get paid, or you get your check, or your hospital gets a check, or your information about the background investigation that you had 10 years ago when you were in the rush to get a check. This is a big five-alarm fire.”
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“What’s the point of having Congress?”: Even some conservatives now say it’s a constitutional crisis
While the vast majority of elected Republicans are in lockstep support of Elon Musk’s attack on government agencies, some conservative scholars say the South African billionaire is creating a constitutional crisis as he arrogates the authority of Congress to determine federal spending, one that becomes more concerning as long as it continues unchecked by other branches of government.
Musk and his cadre of young adult aides, acting without the approval of Congress, have gained access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment system and brought operations at the U.S. Agency for International Development to a screeching halt this week. Musk’s stated aim is cutting federal spending, which legal experts say can only be done by Congress using its constitutional power of the purse.
“The Trump administration has essentially declared war on Article I of the Constitution,” Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the right-wing Manhattan Institute and former aid to retired Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said in an interview with Salon.
Under Article 1, the House of Representatives is charged with passing legislation to raise federal revenues and Congress is charged with passing laws to manage appropriations. “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law,” it states.
At the constitutional convention, delegate Elbridge Gerry noted that this power was entrusted with the House because its members were “representatives of the people” and “it was a maxim that the people ought to hold the purse strings,” as noted by an official congressional history of the debate.
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Articles of impeachment must be introduced against President Trump.
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