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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🧵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!
One of the things I love to hate about Washington is that they look at challenges the same way every time, despite the evidence that their last plan didn’t work.
Need to fix our budget? Don’t worry, they will spend MORE ...
I'm BACK. I'm not as back as the Trump folks; they're SO back. I'm just back.
What are some of your Festivus traditions? Tell us in the replies! I tried to get feats of strength on the Senate floor as a tradition, but since everyone else is over 80, there weren't many takers.
Quick, who has the higher average age, the Senate or the top touring musical acts of 2024? They have Jagger, Richards, Springsteen, and Dylan, but we have Grassley. It's a tough call.