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Robert Belanger's avatar

There is no Republican party, it’s the ReTrumplican Party They are a bunch of Fucking Cowards👿 So Sad😥

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Robert Belanger's avatar

We were at an Indivisible Protest march on the Fourth in Worcester, MA👊🏻💪🏻👏🏻🇺🇸

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Lois A Edwards's avatar

This also goes back to the 1980s when the White Christian Nationalists began to prepare to develop Project 2025, which is being carried out, step by step. Please explain the interaction/relationship between Russia and the White Christian Nationalists.

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T R G's avatar

Over 300 rural hospitals nation wide

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Kenneth Newman's avatar

Question: Why tends to rely on rural hospitals?

Answer: Typically, MAGA.

As discussed on several article threads, this is what the Democrats must zero in on; what MAGA really means to the so-called MAGA base. That base could care less if 100 million people are deported to Gulags in Hell, but they will certainly take notice when they begin to die because the clostst hospital is 50 miles away.

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Rick's avatar

Can someone please explain to me how Trump can block the distribution of monies already approved by congress? Does he have the legal authority to do that? I always thought the”power of the purse” belonged to Congress.

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Kenneth Newman's avatar

It's called "impounding funds." Nixon was the last president to infamously do so to any great extent, which resulted in Congress passing the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Unfortunately, it requires that Congress take action when a president impounds funds. Since the current Congress is controlled by MAGA lackies and the majority in both Houses are terrified of Rump, nothing will be done.

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P A Williams's avatar

That's a good question. The unfortunate thing is that we just saw what Congress did with the Big Billionaire Bill, so I doubt they'll have the testicular ability to man up and go against him on those monies.

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Rick's avatar

Okay, so cani, as a private citizen, file a lawsuit against Trump’s blocking the distribution?

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P A Williams's avatar

I honestly doubt it would be taken serious, would be thrown out most likely. You need more standing so more prudent to get enough to go with the lawsuit and file as a class action in civil courts.

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Kenneth Newman's avatar

No, the courts would rule that you do not have standing, since you are only very tangentially connected. Otherwise, every citizen who disagreed with any act of Congress could file suit. Do you not think that there would have been millions of suits filed over Obamacare if the legal process were not so restricted?

Oh, and it would cost you plenty, even when it got tossed at the first judicial action.

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