To avoid a government shutdown, I will consent to an expedited vote on a clean CR without Ukraine aid on it. If leadership insists on funding another country’s government at the expense of our own government, all blame rests with their intransigence.
The idea that the Gadsden flag is rooted in racism is beyond ridiculous. It served as a warning to King George and Britain not to violate the liberties of American colonists. In fact, in 2014, a USPS worker in Denver, CO filed a complaint of racial discrimination with his employer that dealt with a co-worker wearing a Gadsden flag hat to work. It was held under the law that the Gadsden flag originated in a non-racial context & is *not* a racist symbol.
Our Founding Fathers put free speech in the *First* Amendment for a reason: without it, the rest of the Constitution is toothless. Remember Orwell: the way to control a society’s mind is to control its language first. We’re living in a 1775 moment in this country right now & the American people are tired of being tread on. The Revolution is coming 🐍 🇺🇸