Atlas Mugged

Unapologetically America First common sense free thinker. If you reply to me and don't let me reply to you, you're muted or blocked.

[Atlas Mugged @Deplorable2287]

@derekahunter You're not an immigrant if your on TPS.

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@Heminator We didn't see this in 1976. Ford was an unelected president. US was recovering from many shocks from Vietnam, Watergate, etc. But we all came together to celebrate USA 200.

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@WallStreetApes Greed and resentment get you nowhere in life but they make great clickbait. Who controlled housing & real estate when Boomers grew up? Our parents & grandparents. P^iss off.

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@FOX2now Sounds like a good location for data centers.

[Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee]

We make it far too easy for senators in the minority to use the filibuster to kill bills supported by the majority.

The whole idea behind the filibuster has, from the beginning, been to protect and prolong debate—not to cut off debate, forcing the Senate to abandon any bill that doesn’t immediately receive the support of at least 60 senators.

Filibustering is supposed to require far more than opposing cloture.

Especially for bills of exceptional national importance—like the SAVE America Act—senators should be required to hold the floor and speak.

The minute filibustering senators stop doing that, the legislation can and should be passed at a simple-majority threshold.

This is not a radical idea.

This describes what the filibuster is, how it has historically operated, and how it should work today.

Share this message if you agree that the Senate—and the country as a whole—would be well served by a return to this approach.

[Missouri Democrats 🇺🇸 @MoDemParty]

DAY 19 OF 55: If Amendment 5 passes, Missouri politicians will be able to raise or add taxes on every good or service in your life. You're not getting a tax cut — you're getting taxed to death through a thousand tiny paper cuts.

Vote NO on Amendment 5 on Tuesday, August 4th.

[Atlas Mugged @Deplorable2287]

@LeadingReport Deport all illegals. No exceptions. Period.

[US Veteran @restore_GI_Bill]

Missouri Amendment 5 a attack on the public

https://t.co/a2bWGyaDfu

[US Veteran @restore_GI_Bill]

Missouri Amendment 5 bypasses this safety , that’s why it’s a NO

The Missouri Hancock Amendment (Article X, Sections 18–24 of the Missouri Constitution) is a 1980 voter-approved tax and expenditure limitation designed to restrict the growth of state and local government revenues. It requires voter approval for tax increases and caps the percentage of personal income the state can use. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The amendment consists of three core pillars:
•Revenue Limit & Refunds: It dictates that state government revenues cannot exceed a specific percentage of total Missouri personal income (based on the 1981 ratio of 5.6%). If state revenue collections exceed this limit by 1% or more, the state must refund the excess to taxpayers. [1, 2]
•Voter Approval for Taxes: The General Assembly and local governments are required to seek voter approval for any new taxes or significant fee increases that exceed state caps. [1, 2, 3]
•"No Unfunded Mandates": It prohibits the state legislature from imposing new duties or expanding existing services for local governments without providing the necessary funding to cover the costs. It also requires local governments to adjust their property tax rates downward to avoid windfall revenues during periods of rapid, widespread property value increases.

[Atlas Mugged @Deplorable2287]

@DupskeRay @MarcCox971 @971FMTalk @StOnge_Kim The lobbyists are lining up to buy politicians over 5. Imagine the graft!

[US Veteran @restore_GI_Bill]

MISSOURI

This is why amendment 5 is dangerous.

Yes, Missouri Amendment 5 allows the state legislature to bypass the Hancock Amendment, creating a five-year window where lawmakers can expand and raise state sales and use taxes without a public vote. [1, 2, 3]

The Bypass Mechanism
•The Hancock Loophole: The Hancock Amendment (passed in 1980) strictly requires voter approval for any significant state or local tax increases. Amendment 5 explicitly suspends this protection for five years to allow the legislature to quickly generate revenue. [1, 2, 3, 4]
•The "Tax Swap" Goal: This temporary bypass is designed to offset the elimination of the state individual income tax. Lawmakers intend to replace income tax revenue by increasing sales tax rates and expanding taxes to previously exempt goods and services. [1, 2, 3]
•Other Overridden Protections: In addition to bypassing the Hancock Amendment, Amendment 5 curtails voter-approved constitutional bans from 2010 and 2016 that prohibit new sales taxes on real estate transfers and everyday services (such as daycare, car repairs, and haircuts). [1, 2]

Ballot Controversy & Court Rulings
Because the amendment shifts significant taxing power from voters to politicians, it sparked intense legal battles over its ballot wording: [1, 2, 3, 4]
•Court-Ordered Reword: The Western District Court of Appeals ruled that the original summary written by lawmakers was misleading. The court forced a rewrite to explicitly warn voters that the measure will "Curtail constitutional limits on taxing goods and services". [1, 2]
•Supreme Court Final Decision: The Missouri Supreme Court refused to overturn the appeals court's rewrite, leaving the transparent warning on the ballot. [1, 2]
Missourians will officially vote on this constitutional overhaul during the August 4, 2026, primary election. [1, 2]

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@restore_GI_Bill Big No

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@C_3C_3 Clarification: I'm not afraid of nukes. I'm afraid of terrorists regimes with nukes. I worked around nukes all the time in the Air Force. I was never worried the USSR was going to randomly attack our cities.

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@ChiefEngineerCE Your image text is full of errors. "wallmart," for example.

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@RareCamellia Supporters of 4 and 5 lack the moral courage to put the amendments on the general ballot. They're trying to sneak them past the voters in November.

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@EndH1BNow_ Practically a Boomer doesn't count. Biden & Pelosi (who still runs Dem House) aren't Boomers. The government has been populated with the older generation my entire lifetime. Every generation always blames the ones the came before. Get over yourselves and get on with it.

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@rising_serpent

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@revgarywayne @MoTaxReliefNow Good for you, you have that choice.

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@seanmdav America isn't ruled by international law.

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@SaintJoe_AmI @restore_GI_Bill @MoTaxReliefNow @benKeath @SpeakerTimJones @RareCamellia @NilesStephens @RGreggKeller @MOFreedomCaucus @MissouriGOP @MalekVivek @realtors @moyoungdems @SenAngelaMosley @HouseDemocrats Bingo!