Ive always had a problem with the idea that "money=free speech" when given to candidates/parties.Because to me that would mean the very rich have much more free speech than poorer Americans. Why should a billionaire have as much "free speech" as hundreds/thousands of poorer folk?
@DC_Draino Most would support an amendment like Rand Paul’s. It’s just a matter of following the constitution. That is more important than anything else. The precedent, otherwise, would be too dangerous. Trump is bad enough already.
@ManUtdFan_80 When you’re America, you can call anything or anyone whatever you want. that’s the beauty of it!
If we want to call you, Mr. Jizz, that’s your new name. And you’re gonna love it!
The number of financial side deals the Trump family is running is so shocking it can sometimes be hard to track.
According to @Reuters, their crypto ventures alone have delivered $2.3 billion to Trump & co. while creating a similar-sized loss for investors.
@BasedMikeLee There was no fraud before Trump. So…get rid of Trump — that’s a lot easier. Impeach and convict for corruption and the fraud disappears too.
Amazing!
Let’s be clear about what the Trump Administration just tried to do.
Trump’s Justice Department issued subpoenas to force reporters from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify under oath before a grand jury. Not because those reporters did anything wrong, but because they reported the truth about this Administration. Trump wanted to know who talked.
One of those reporters, Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post, covers Trump’s intelligence officials and the Iran war. Both outlets fought back in court, and the government backed down.
This Administration has also raided a reporter’s home, threatened to revoke TV stations’ broadcast licenses over coverage it didn’t like, and made it easier to secretly search journalists’ phone records. This is not a president who believes in accountability. It is a president who is trying to make sure no one can report on what he’s doing.
A free press exists to hold power accountable. That is precisely why this Administration keeps trying to undermine it.
https://t.co/ZVrA2o6JVw
Today’s decision in Slaughter will destroy the independence of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which will have a cascading effect on all federal employees, who have been free from political interference for 150 years. The spoils system is back, baby!
Ted Cruz just called it a "victory for the plain language of the Constitution."
Here's the plain language of what just happened:
Trump can now fire anyone at the FTC who investigates his companies.
Anyone at the SEC who looks at his stock trades.
Anyone at the NLRB who protects your union.
Anyone at the FCC who regulates his media allies.
Anyone at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who disagrees with him.
90 years of regulatory independence, gone in one ruling. And this 🤡 calls that a victory. A victory for whom, exactly?