You can read all about the pro-DC republican reasons for going back to a time when they used earmarks [SEE HERE]. However, the bottom line of earmarks is really quite simple… “Earmarks” are, in their most honest definition: legislative bribes.
When earmarks exist, the crap legislation passes because individual votes can be purchased through the earmark process. Remember: “The Cornhusker Kickback”; “The Louisiana Purchase”; or “Gator-Aide”; those were legislative earmarks to get Obamacare passed in the Senate.
Obamacare was the sh!t sandwich the American people were forced to eat, the earmarks just gave senators some justification for their votes.
Bottom line.. it is the earmark process that makes crap legislation pass. Confront any politician and they will admit this.
The most brutally honest answer to the question of earmarks is this: If the legislation sucks and will not pass on its own (hence the need for earmarks), then why would adding some expensive ice-cream make the sh!t sandwich better?
Remember, the originating legislation doesn’t come from inside congress. The K-Street lobbyists are the ones writing the legislation; the earmark process only arms congressional leadership with an enhanced tool to sell the K-Street construct. {Go Deep}
What Republicans voted for this ,a list would be nice.
The arrangement is that “enough” will vote for it to pass while allowing others to pretend they were against it.
EXACTLY….PLAY THE GAME…kabuki theatre.
ALWAYS The case….like clockwork.
Those coming up for re-election are usually the Nays; while those in like fint for 4-6Y VOTE YEA….That’s the game..
ALWAYS have enough however, to make it work. It’s HOW the game is played.
We’ve been played for 30-40Y: NOW WE JUST KNOW HOW BAD
IT’S THE UNIPARTY…………
I seriously do not understand why they continue the theatre. Why don’t they just go full Marxist and get it over with?
Are they afraid the peasants would burn the city? It’s an unfounded fear, I believe. The peasants are neutered. They are too busy watching Netflix to care.
I don’t get why they keep pretending.
All,baring about 6 real Republicans would have said NO F****ing way.
….”The secret-ballot vote was 102-84, according to sources familiar with the count.”…
They would never put their name on it. “Secret Ballot” dontchaknow. 😉
My apologies , I went to your link and found this and was coming back to post,but you beat me to it.Should have realized you would not leave it out,
“Republicans approved a resolution offered by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) that would allow their members to request a congressional earmark, as long as certain criteria are met. GOP lawmakers would need to publicly disclose the earmark, include a written justification for the project and verify that they have no financial stake in it, among other requirements. The secret-ballot vote was 102-84, according to sources familiar with the count.”
If MTG knows who voted how, she’ll tell us.
The votes should be in the congressional record. I don’t think that names are left out there.
Just like the secret sexual harassment slush we will never know who has used it we will never know the vote
And WHO owes the Congressional bank ALL THOSE MILLIONS….Congressional BANK CASHES checks when NO FUNDS are in the accts….WHO FUNDS/??? Of course, we do.
Wonder how Liz Cheney voted? s/
Secret ballot vote. Just like the secret ballot vote that kept Lynn Cheney in power. Boy they are so cute and too smart for us. (sarc)
Why should the peasants need to know!!
Well 84 voted against it so that gives us an estimate of MAGA within the ranks of the Republicans. If only we could get the list.
They did a voice vote so you wouldn’t know.
You’ll find them on the list of those not running for re-election.
All the others will feign disgust.
Probably 90% of them
It was done in secret on purpose. The cowards didn’t want us to know. Isn’t that a great way to govern.
Let the mayhem begin!
An easier (and likely smaller) list would be those that didn’t vote for it.
Don’t worry, the Republican party will issue diamond hard generalities and abstractions on election integrity so you shouldn’t bother about nit picky details like this.
Everybody in the UniParty appears to be willing to cut deals with the progressive/fascists. This is shameful. It’s why nobody in the MAGA constituency is going to vote for this confederacy of dunces. Don’t they get it? Don’t they get that the Republican Party belongs to Trump/MAGA and not them! Maybe this is why ‘ole Mitch is retiring with his millions?
Once Trump starts having MAGA rallies again—soon I hope—there will be an obvious tectonic shift which will leave these idiots isolated without a base they can count on for voting for them. DC is a fantasy-land where big-donor money flows but those of us out here in flyover country aren’t very welcome. They take us for granted until election time when—suddenly!!!—they began talking like conservatives. Well, guess what?
The Uniparty takes care of its own … and screw the peasants.
You just heard a great sigh of relief from the House and Senate Republicans rejoicing that Trump is gone.
Don’t know anymore…I think America deserves them.
Like other businesses that are reopening after the pandemic shutdowns, the money laundry is once again open for business. I vote to fund your earthworm museum, you vote to fund my mouse prosthetics program, and the folks who run them all slide some money back to us through our family charities and the lobbying firms that employ our unemployable relatives. And the band played on.
Who, amongst those that did not vote for it, begged us to call our Commissars to stop it?
Not a one.
screw a list, we need to mobilize ground troops to take out the enemy. Time for playing nice is over. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? More communism?
I’ve been asking this since November 5 and don’t recall getting any answers except”Well get’em in 2022 or 2024″
Until the Nov.3 terror attack/election steal is addressed and overturned, all else = meaningless distractions. The USA cannot even exist under the thumb of a criminal junta illegally usurping power against the clear will of the people. Distractions = everything.
Those four criminals (in the lower photo) swinging from nooses in a military prison yard would send the correct message to the rest of the thousands of anti Constitutional traitors within our government and media institutions and to the wealthy satanic globalist schemers – to back the F off of any further plans to take over this nation.
Just MHO.
Thus the reason for 4 fences and razor wire round rhe capital.
Earmarks redux.
Just in time for passage of HR1 in to law.
A Bill written to implement top down government and fundamentally change our election process to radically decrease the equality of representation of Americans and drastically increase the equality of representation of non-citizens.
Just reading the first few pages is shocking.
It reads like it was written by Acorn.
That Bill was probably prepared years ago.
Got to keep the gravy train running.
If anyone other than those here are still under the delusion that the Boneless Turkeys will retake the House in 2022 well they can put that lost hope to rest right this minute. The plan is to LOSE. By remaining the permanent minority of the Uniparty they can still campaign, pretend to be outraged, and rally conservatives to donate and support them. All the while living the life of Perfumed Prince’s. Which is another reason not to donate to the RNC as if we needed another. Dont feed Lucifer’s Children.
Amen.
There is much wrong in Congress, due to Lobbying. We need to go back to the days when DC Lobbyists wore cheap suits and worked out of their bedrooms. Before they could bribe and intimidate congressman. Before 1971. Here’s how to fix that:
Good overview of how we got here. But its even worse. Legislation is still being crafted in secret, but not by our Representatives, but by the Lobbyists. Remember you have to pass it to see what is in it?
We are living thru ‘the biggest F’n UGLY” that could be imagined! Those POL’s responsible must be held accountable in 22.
You don’t have till 2022……….
DO NOT GIVE politicians $$$..it’s like giving an addict, crack.
NEVER FIX a problem. NEITHER Party (UNIPARTY) wants anything fixed. They fundraise off it, they run campaigns off it, they keep America divided over it.
NEITHER Party gives one damn about you or me. THEY CARE ABOUT POWER and even more so, THE ALMIGHTY $$$$>>>>>
EARMARKS make them RICH…recall Reid of Nevada and all the development $$ around HIS PROPERTY and the deals he was involved in from earmarks, pork projects back in the day…HE BECAME a $millionaire and so did his family, back in the day….THAT’S WHAT THESE POLITICIANS KNOW.. WHILE in office, (cause NOW they may be voted OUT since they are worthless) they NEED earmarks ‘back home’ to enrich themselves, get deals and fund THEIR POCKETS.
NOT ONE honest politician on Capitol Hill; NOT ONE…..WHY SECRET BALLOT????????????
WATCH the $$$ flow to Dems and GOP..
Don’t care who YOUR rep is that YOU THINK is so good, so conservative, so whatever, HE/SHE AIN’T.
NC has 2 worthless, useless ones in Burr and Tillis…..but you have your share as well.
They are ALL CONSERVATIVE running…then they know NOTHING about conservatism….
The GOP and RNC are irretrievable. They are both corrupt and beyond saving.
The Donald is making a massive mistake if he thinks that these entities can be
reformed. They are completely deformed.
QUOTE: from Jim DeMint.
“Mindboggling bad decision. Hands power to Pelosi, Schumer & Biden to BUY GOP votes FOR:
1)amnesty
2)Tax hikes
3)Green new deal
SEE HOW THIS WORKS???????????
Who in GOP hasn’t TRASHED Green New Deal?????? Tax Hikes??? Amnesty?????
Well, it just ALL PASSED yesterday……
“B-b-but, our cash-filled hands were tied, we couldn’t stop it, oh woe iz us!”
Industrial scale looting of America to recommence in 3, 2, 1…
Trump was the last line of defense for USA.
Republicans led by the leprechauns,Ryan, McConnell, and McCarthy are as much to blame for the demise of the Republic as the Democrats, media, and deep state. The only discipline left is the Fed Reserve loses control of interest rates and the stock market begins its decent into the biggest bear market in history. Until then the public and Washington politicians will not act to blunt Biden’s foolish policies.
It’s like listening to Sean Hannity….expect to have GOPe, RINO’s, Establishment on there nightly salvaging their rear-ends for lying, deceiving….Same for Levin…heard him one night this wk briefly with Cruz; again he was blowing smoke like he cares and isn’t part of the game. I know Levin supports/likes Cruz, but he’s a swamp rat.
Saw a Josh Hawley/Romney 2024 AD announcement last night and Ohio R’s were high 5’ing this ‘news’ and ‘so excited’.
I’m VOTING Hawley/Romney 2024?????? NOT EVEN WITH Alzheimer’s…..
Where did you see an ad for Hawley/Romney? Is this for real?? ?
yes, was being shown by Ohio Republicans. I think EVERY comment I read was 100% negative….Ad and the writing that followed was the CONSERVATIVE ticket. Can you believe such nonsense? CONSERATIVE: Mitt Romney??????????
Teaming up with Romney makes me question Hawley now.
Talk about diluting one’s brand!
Burn the GOP down to the ground.
Plan to…saw Hawley/Romney ticket for 2024…run that crap GOP…see how many votes you pull? Running that tix b/c they, the GOP, think voters will be so disgusted with Dems by then, they will vote for anything….NOT voting Hawley/Romney and dang unlikely to vote any R in 2022….DONE WITH THEM.
This attitude – rather than replacing Republican with MAGA Republicans – can only result in burning the Country down. You are helping the Democrats destroy the greatest Country on earth.
RINO’s have been telling us that for decades yet stab us in the back continually.
I am done. I will NEVER believe a single Republican politician again. I already didn’t believe or even listen to the Democrat commies. The country is burning down already BECAUSE we kept going along with this abusive cuckold relationship.
Wait until the Republicans see the absolute bloodletting in the mid terms.
If you still think the RNC is salvageable then you better get to it. Cause no matter how you slice it, you need us independents and unaffiliated’s more than we need you. And the current R’s are not impressing anyone with their tired old grandstanding horseshit.
This is like the classic crime story drama of a murder of a disliked person (the Constitution in this case) in a mansion filled with despicable characters (Congress) who all then stab the victim (the American Citizen) in the back thus tying all if them to the crime and affirming their solidarity to never allowing the investigation of the crime to be solved or even to be seriously run.
McCarthy is a Boehner/ Ryan Rino.
100% or wouldn’t be in leadership…..
Senators & Congressmen have become criminal enterprises. Their votes & public positions are for sale to special interests, lobbyists & donors. Prime example, Mitch McConnell. Been selling himself & Republicans for family & friends for many years. Too bad RICO doesn’t cover them. Every Republican who voted for this should receive the recognition they deserve. Then primaried.!
The fun comes when the folks wielding Sock Puppet Joe’s pen and cell phone, ignore the Republicon Ear Marks, “because there is not enough money”. Just because there is a budget line does NOT mean the money is obligated…the Executive Branch obligates the money.
This is one of the major sources of UNFUNDED mandates States have to scramble to try and fund year after year out of other Federal or State Funds. The door will be wide open for DoJ sanctions, especially for race related inequities of fund distribution.
This aligns nicely with adding Judges to the 5th (Texas) and 11th (Florida) Federal Courts, where “moderate” right Judges hold the majority. Obama Judges already dominate the rest of the Federal Courts covering the ex-confederacy and major centers of resistance; 4th District, 6th District ad DC District.
Those that know better, do not get duped by ‘ear marked’ funding.
Not all, know better.
…sometimes,
as Congress may pass a legislation with ‘ear marked’ funds,
by the time the funds get distributed, trickle down, to various agencies,
the agencies overall, see a pool of funds
to spend for various priorities, projects etc.
(and many times, those agency prioritie$ are not what someone in congress ‘ear marked’.
There is no ear tag on the $.
The $ have no ear , to tag.
It’s $.)
p.s.
So, someone in Congress (or the ones that wanted the ear tag), get duped.
[ they reluctantly soften up on their principle on an issue, via the ear tag $ shiny object,
but over time,
do not get the $ assigned to a project etc….
but they do get their lasting softened principle on an issue (and too late to alter the lessor principled course – it’s passed by many, and signed.) ]
imho
SOSDD. Da Decepticons are specifically sending a message to Trump that you ain’t reforming this party. They are sending the same message to non-elites that are paying attention.
BTW- Sundance, nice picture of the domestic terrorists.
And we worry about China (and we need to, not underestimating) and No Korea and Russia? And here on our own grounds THOSE ABOVE have sold our country out for their OWN PERSONAL GAIN. THE COMBINED net worth is prob $100M OR MORE…so, they know JUST HOW we little people are, right? Just what we little people need, right?
I don’t trust China, No Korea, Russia, Iran, but I FEAR Pelosi, Schumer, McCarthy and McConnell cause they ONLY care for themselves and their ‘friends’……
They’re infinitely more dangerous than people who are openly in opposition to us.
“The secret-ballot vote was 102-84, according to sources familiar with the count.”
There should never be a ‘secret ballot vote’. How do citizens know what their Representative is doing if it’s all done in secret.
Do we need to start FOIA just to find out how the reps vote? Beyond Absurd.
Secret votes aren’t even recorded.
Hell, I don’t think any of them can see how their fellows voted either.
Representation my ass.
Unfortunately, the Freedom of Information Act only applies to the Executive Branch which is why you never hear of anyone demanding Congress or the Supreme Court to hand over private communications to the public.
So what are the options now ? Any that are not Catch-22 ?
1) Just vote in elections with MAGA candidates. Don’t vote for RINOS. Democommunists likely to retain control of Congress. Message sent to RNC, doesn’t mean they are likely to take it to heart as long as Uniparty is profitable.
2) Stay home, don’t vote for anybody with a R behind their name. Democommunists certainly retain control of Congress. Two party illusion harder to maintain. Media spins it as a rejection to R’s and “conservatism”, not as a rejection to corruption.
3) Hold our noses and vote R. Republicans have a chance, but not a guarantee, to take control of Congress. Republicans take this as a message that it’s back to Uniparty business permanently. They are already back to Uniparty business as usual.
May vote for #1’s. NOT VOTING ANY #2 or #3? If Trump gets active and starts supporting, advocating a MAGA candidate, would lean me to that candidate. We have R’s, Tillis & Burr in NC; shameful sellouts, worse than any Dem that held position.
I’ll vote locally and state, for sure. Nationally, likely only to support a few. In 2024, NOT voting any GOPe, RINO, Establishment, Swamp rat. IF not another Trump-like, outsider, with NO attachment to DC, may vote for that candidate. NOT voting for anyone IN Congress….NOT voting for a Bush, Cruz, Rubio, and any others that were on that stage in 2016 and may jump on it in 2024; like Hawley, Romney, Tom Cotten, etc.
Right now, I would vote RON DeSANTIS from Fl. HE’S a LEADER and he’s like Trump, takes NO CRAP, JUNK from media, press and more polished than Trump, but he’s EFFECTIVE>>>>>>GREAT leader of Fl.
While all the rats are contained… send in the exterminator. ASAP.
These “secret ballot” votes that are moving this forward need some transparency, imo.
We need individual names.
13 years passed between the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the ratification of the Constitution of The United States of America (1789). During that 13 year period, our Revolutionary War against England was fought and won.
232 years have passed since the Constitution became the Law of The Land. We The People are now in 2021 seeing overt hostility toward Constitutional Law expressed by RINOs & Democrats. Their UniParty of totalitarian oppression will continue to press for more oppression & less liberty. Is there a real crisis of leadership & government in our near future or will we live in darkness for years?
EDIT: The present structure of U.S. Constitutional government is a degenerate a high-dollar scam. Millions of corrupt bureaucrats, thousands of corrupt politicians and top-to-bottom fraudulent accounting practices are headed over Niagara Falls on a flood of lies and propaganda.
My first reaction was that it didn’t take long after shoe-horning Trump from office for them to get back to business as usual. Then I remembered that Donald was as apt to sign a pork-laden bill as any of his predecessors, with the appropriate hand-wringing and promises about the consequences “next time.”
Our government is so unrepresentative of the people rumored to be voting them into office as to constitute an occupying force, fleecing the populace of its wealth.
Painful, but true.
On March 10, 2020, Jerry Nadler proposed a bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act, and it was then approved the majority of US House of Representatives after 152 Democrats joined the GOP in supporting the extension.
The surveillance powers of the Patriot Act needed renewal by March 15, 2020, and after it expired, the U.S. Senate approved an amended version of the bill.
After President Donald Trump threatened to veto the bill, the House of Representatives issued an indefinite postponement of the vote to pass the Senate version of the bill; as of June 2020, the Patriot Act remains expired.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act
At least, President Trump is the reason why the Patriot Act remains expired.
Presidents fail to grasp that their greatest power lies with the veto pen.
As I recall,President Trump Vetoed this current bill and the DemocRATS vetoed him.
Corruption/bribery is in full bloom in DC.