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Oct 24, 2024 • 5 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
🧵 1. McConnell’s attacks on Donald Trump & Rick Scott are indefensible

Those running for Senate GOP leadership posts need to weigh in on this & commit never to sabotage Republican candidates & colleagues—particularly those who are less than two weeks away from a close election Image
2. We must have clarity from the candidates running to replace McConnell on where they stand on these attacks. They must be clear on how they plan to lead the conference, and on the role of its members
3. The Senate Republican leader is supposed to help Republicans, not undermine them

Sadly, we’ve had too much of the latter

That must end now
4. Remember: McConnell’s superpac has withheld campaign support from Ted Cruz and Rick Scott this election season, an incomprehensible move for a Senate GOP “strong leader” who wants to keep Texas and Florida and gain a majority in the Senate
5. Here’s a link to the article: cnn.com/2024/10/23/pol…

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Jun 7
🧵 1/ Until the 1930s, state and local governments outspent the federal government—combined. In 1900, states and localities handled most public services, from schools to roads. Federal spending was a measly 2.7% of GDP, while state and local was higher. Image
2/ This wasn’t just numbers—it was principle. States and localities were closer to the people, responsive to local needs—and indeed most needs. The federal government stepped in mainly for things like defense and trade. Limited scope, limited spending. That’s how the Founders designed it.
3/ The tide turned with the New Deal in the 1930s. Federal spending surged past state and local combined and didn’t look back. World Wars and Great Depression policies centralized power, disregarding the Constitution’s strict limitations on federal authority. By 2019, feds spent 55% of all government funds, states and locals just 45%.
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May 17
đź§µ 1/ No state should dictate to political parties the process by which they nominate candidates

Ever

It ends badly for everyone—especially for conservatives
2/ Utah does this—through a law known as “SB54”

It has been disastrous for political parties—especially the Utah Republican Party
3/ If you live in a state that denies political parties their right to choose their own candidate-selection procedures, you should ask your lawmakers to change that
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May 15
🧵 Former FBI Director Jim Comey posted a cryptic message that—as far as I can tell—can be read only to mean “kill Trump”

I’m speechless

Literally speechless
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I first met Jim Comey 22 years ago when I was an assistant U.S. attorney in Salt Lake City
2/
Mr. Comey paid a visit to the U.S. attorney’s office in Utah in response to an invitation from my former boss (and longtime friend and mentor), then-U.S. Attorney Paul Warner
3/
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May 5
1/ The REINS Act is a potential game-changer for restoring constitutional balance

It would prevent major regulations (those imposing compliance costs of at least $100M) from taking effect without being passed by Congress—not just rubber stamped by unelected bureaucrats! Image
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2/ Under the Constitution, only the people’s elected lawmakers are authorized to make federal law

Congress & the Supreme Court have neglected that requirement for decades

The REINS Act would fix this problem, which costs Americans trillions of dollars a year
3/ Essentially everything you buy becomes more expensive as businesses struggle to comply with the tens of thousands of pages of new federal regulations issued annually
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Apr 8
President Trump:

Making clean coal great again! Image
“My predecessor put America last. I’m putting America first.”
“The Paris Climate Accord was a bad deal—it was a scam to take money away from the United States and hurt us.”
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Mar 31
🧵 1. Americans are drowning in red tape—100,000 pages of new federal rules in 2024 alone, all from unelected bureaucrats

The REINS Act would stop this by requiring Congress to vote on & pass “major rules” *before* they may take effect

We must take back our freedom in 2025! Image
2. What is the REINS Act?

It’s simple: any regulation with a $100M+ economic impact must get a thumbs-up from Congress and the President before it can take effect

No more lawmaking by faceless agencies and unelected bureaucrats—power returns to the people’s elected lawmakers
3. Why now? The administrative state grows unchecked—$1.9T in costs from Biden-era rules alone

Innovation stalls, businesses suffer, and families pay the price

The REINS Act reins it in, and 2025 is our shot with a new Congress and President Trump in office—and of course @DOGE
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