Conservative Libertarian. Heartbroken about the country my kids are growing up in. Trust in Nature and God. All men are equal under God and the Constitution.
The Republican controlled Senate has given up on the SAVE America Act, the bill requiring ID and proof of citizenship to vote. Republicans refuse to protect election integrity by getting rid of the filibuster (self imposed 60 vote rule) and just pass it with a simple majority even though they control the Senate with 52 seats.
Instead of passing an election integrity bill overwhelmingly supported by Republicans voters, they are going to prioritize reauthorizing FISA, which allows warrantless spying on Americans, an issue that Republican voters have raged against for years and an issue Republicans promised to fix.
When it comes to the filibuster the key word is REFUSE.
It’s not that they don’t have the majority to do it, they do.
It’s not that it’s unconstitutional to get rid of the filibuster, it is constitutional, the filibuster requiring 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate is an arbitrary rule they choose to follow. They brush it aside whenever they want like when they vote to approve nominees and such.
Democrats tried to get rid of the filibuster in 2022, when they held the majority in the Senate, in order to pass their election bill, and only failed because Senators Cinema and Manchin refused to do so. Both of them are gone now, so next time Democrats control the Senate, they will have no opposition to getting rid of the filibuster for whatever they want to do.
Republicans fail on purpose because once they hold power they REFUSE to do what they promised on the campaign trail because they are completely captured by the biggest donors, corporate lobbyists, and even foreign interests.
To be extremely clear, under full Republican control of the White House with Trump as President, the House of Representatives, and the Senate, they are not fixing election integrity at all and are continuing the government’s ability to spy on you without even getting a warrant.
Stop believing their lying words that tickle your ears and make you feel good and only believe their actions.
Judge them by their fruits.
Thomas Massie says President Trump has fallen short on many of the promises that got him elected.
“When I endorsed him, I thought we wouldn’t have a new war.”
“I thought we would release all the Epstein files and indict some of those SOBs.”
“I thought we would get warrants for FISA that they had used to spy on him.”
“I thought that MAHA would be front and center at HHS with Bobby Kennedy there.”
“I thought we would have sane foreign policy.”
“I thought we would end our involvement in the war in Ukraine.”
“Those are all the things I’m still fighting for.”
@RepThomasMassie@TuckerCarlson
We do not honor our fallen by getting more of our best men & women killed in the Middle East.
We honor our fallen by learning from our past & only shedding American blood in defense of our nation.
The best time to get out of a war of choice is now, before we lose more lives.
I wanted so much for President Trump to put America First.
That’s what I believed he would do.
All I heard from his speech tonight was WAR WAR WAR.
Nothing to lower the cost of living for Americans.
Nothing to reduce our near $40 trillion in debt.
Nothing to save Social Security, which goes bankrupt in just a few years.
Nothing to lower the cost of insurance.
Nothing to address jobs for Americans.
Nothing about education for our children.
Nothing about our children’s future.
Nothing for America’s future.
I’m so beyond done.
I pray for our military and their families.
I pray for innocent people all over the world.
I pray for peace and prosperity for all.
Statement regarding Mrs. Carrie Prejean Boller
In recent days, I have become aware of the removal of Mrs. Carrie Prejean Boller from the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission, along with the public accusations that have followed. After reviewing her account and the circumstances surrounding this matter, I believe it is necessary to speak plainly.
Ms. Boller has been treated unjustly.
A Catholic woman, speaking from a well-formed conscience and in fidelity to the teachings of the Church, has been publicly criticized and removed – yet no clear, substantiated reason has been provided. Such a lack of transparency does not serve justice. It damages reputations and undermines trust.
More troubling still is the apparent cause: that she raised legitimate questions about Zionism and defended the simple truth that Catholics are not bound to any political ideology.
Let me be clear.
The Catholic Church does not teach that the modern State of Israel holds a divine mandate that must be supported by all believers. Nor does the Church teach that opposition to political Zionism is inherently antisemitic. These are not doctrines of the Catholic faith.
At the same time, the Church unequivocally rejects all hatred toward the Jewish people. Every human person is to be loved, defended, and treated with dignity. But this truth must not be distorted. To question the policies or actions of a modern nation – any nation – is not hatred. It is a moral responsibility when innocent life is at stake.
We are witnessing great suffering in the Holy Land. Innocent men, women, and children – especially in Gaza – have endured immense devastation. To speak on behalf of human life, wherever it is threatened, is not political extremism. It is fidelity to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Mrs. Boller did what many are now afraid to do: she spoke.
She spoke for Catholics who are increasingly pressured to conform to political narratives that do not reflect the fullness of our faith. She spoke to ensure that antisemitism is not wrongly conflated with legitimate moral concern. She spoke for the dignity of all human life – Jew and Palestinian alike.
For this, she has been mischaracterized.
It is especially disheartening when such treatment appears to come, in part, from those within the Church who should be the first to defend the faithful when they speak truthfully and in good conscience. Shepherds are called to protect, not to abandon; to clarify, not to confuse; to stand with the sheep, especially when they are under attack.
Silence in the face of injustice is not prudence. It is a failure of charity and truth. Therefore, I express my support for Mrs. Carrie Prejean Boller.
I affirm her right, as a Catholic and as an American, to speak clearly about matters of faith, morality, and public life without being unjustly labeled or removed without explanation. I also call for greater clarity and fairness from those responsible for her removal, so that truth – not speculation – may prevail.
This moment calls for courage.
Not political courage, but Christian courage – the kind that stands firmly in truth while remaining rooted in charity. We must reject hatred in all its forms, but we must also reject the misuse of that charge to silence those who speak in defense of life and moral truth.
Let us pray for peace in the Holy Land – for Jews, for Palestinians, and for all who suffer. And let us pray for the Church, that she may always speak with clarity, charity, and unwavering fidelity to Jesus Christ, who is the Truth.
In Christ,
Bishop Joseph E. Strickland
She didn’t drive her car at an ICE agent. She wasn’t assaulting ICE agents. She didn’t lose her life while obstructing law enforcement.
She was murdered by an illegal alien criminal - the kind of person Renee Good and Alex Pretti were trying to protect.
So of course Democrats don’t give a shit about Sheridan Gorman.
🚨 JUST IN: Chicago woman ERUPTS on traitor Democrats after student Sheridan Gorman is killed in her city by an illegal alien
"Pritzker does NOT care about the American people. He actually went to Minnesota to put down flowers for Renee Goode, but did NOT go to the lakefront, a lakefront where he filmed an AD to show how safe Chicago is, that's now stained with her BLOOD!"
"He hasn't gone there to drop a rose. We are tired, America!"
"We need HELP. I've been sitting here in this chair for two years, asking the federal government to supersede the policies that are making the American people sitting ducks for criminals, literal criminals who crawl through a hole in the gate and are being subsidized with our tax dollars. How much more can we take? She's not the first woman to be killed by an illegal in this city, in this country!"
"But yet, EVERY TIME we ask for the help and we get the help, we have our local officials here who send out their LIBERAL ARMY to go out and fight against them!"
"And we're asking everybody to now get out the way and let them do their work. Mr. President, we need another Tomahawk helicopter here in the city of Chicago at Leona Park Beach Shelter."
"That's where that man lives. And if there was one gun in there, there are several guns in there."
"They are terrorizing and harassing the American people, and our local officials refuse to do anything about it!"
"So we're asking you, please, President Trump, come save us. Sheridan didn't deserve to die, and we don't want more of American blood to be spilled on the sidewalk by these invaders."