Prescient words from my dad @RonPaul, when Congress created DHS in 2002: "The Homeland Security department, like all federal agencies, will increase in size exponentially over the coming decades. Its budget, number of employees, and the scope of its mission will EXPAND.
Congress has no idea what it will have created twenty or fifty years hence, when less popular presidents have the full power of a domestic spying agency at their disposal.
The frightening details of the Homeland Security bill, which authorizes an unprecedented level of warrant less spying on American citizens, are still emerging. Those who still care about the Bill of Rights, particularly the 4th amendment, have every reason to be alarmed."
If only we had listened then!
Sending federal troops to try to quell violence in our cities, allows the Democrats who are allowing this mayhem to shift the blame game to the President.
Better to remind everyone in Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis that your cities are burning under the terrible 50 year rule of Democrats!
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I’m baaaaaack, and I’ve been checking out some of your grievances on X - it’s a good thing @elonmusk let free speech back on here. Some of you would definitely have been banned before. Some of you probably should lay off the eggnog before posting.
Speaking of @elonmusk - I am working on a list of people I would like to make sure you send on one of the first flights to Mars. Let’s chat soon.
Did you know @elonmusk has been vocal and helpful in supporting my friend @thomasmassie? I think it’s because Thomas has the only known Tesla with the Friends of Coal bumper sticker on it. The left doesn’t know what to do with that. Or the reclaimed Tesla batteries that run his off the grid house. It’s pretty awesome, actually.
🧵Many of us were called “conspiracy theorists” for questioning whether or not COVID-19 started because of a lab leak. After all, Anthony Fauci and the NIH had been funding dangerous gain-of-function research.
And because the far Left’s golden child, Dr. Fauci, said we weren’t “following the science,” the mainstream media parroted his talking points and ran with it. forbes.com/sites/startswi…
But don’t forget: Anthony Fauci admitted he *knew* there could be something as serious as a lab leak, but he thought the benefits outweighed the risk of a potential pandemic. Boy, was he wrong…
We can cut the proposed border funding in half, from $150 billion to $75 billion, and still secure our border and protect the American people.
Let me give you an example of how this is excessive.
Let’s take the proposed border wall.
Proposed fence cost: $46.5 billion
Actual fence cost: $6.5 billion
How did I come up with that number? Math based on costs, according to Border Patrol.
$6.5 million per mile x 1,000 miles of border wall = $6.5 billion
Where is that extra $40 billion going?
I’m all for hiring new people to help secure our borders, but we don’t need it to the extent that’s in this bill, especially when our border is largely contained.
We have to remember that every person we hire comes with added costs: health care benefits, pension benefits, the list goes on.
You would think that the revelations concerning the State Dept. paying for Trans operas, comic books, and such would shame Congress into reducing foreign aid...
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But watch your Congress person closely. In a matter of days, Congress will vote to continue foreign aid at current levels for another year. What an insult to the American taxpayer.
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In case, you’ve forgotten what lunacy is being funded by foreign aid, here is a reminder:
$14M for cash vouchers for illegal migrants
$55K for a climate change presentation by female & LGBT journalists IN ARGENTINA!