5mo ago

House Republicans vote to defund DC police

Dollars and nonsense: House Republicans vote to defund D.C. police and schools

Basically, house Republicans voted to defund DC police because even though it's not federal money, they fact that that have the power to pass laws affecting DC means that they can claim these as "cuts". Again, defunding the DC police doesn't help the federal government save a dime. But it's technically a budget cut, just not the budget cut they're supposed to working on. Yes, it's that silly.

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5mo ago

House Republicans vote to defund DC police

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When did Republicans become the party of defunding the police?
- The moment they had the power to cut funding so they could give more tax breaks go the rich.
- The good news is that we now have one party interested in defunding the police.
  The bad news is that they're a party of criminals who have a vested interest in doing so.
- I’m not in a position to type out a long comment, but this link should give you the answers you need.
Why is the GOP so soft on crime?!
- Because they have a hardon for insurrectionists?
What about the thin blue line as the libs were calling for defunding the police?
- They will just replace with military. It's not like they are going to go unprotected. I think this is all about a grudge Krasnov has against the DC police defending the capital on January 6th 2021 from his planned insurrection.
  
  Proud someone else is calling this fuck by his real name. Fuck Krasnov!
- just like the military, they outlived thier usefulness.
Tell me you're planning an insurrection without telling me you're planning an insurrection.
bAck tHE BLue
They are setting things so they cant be stopped. This is all phase 1.
- I think you mean they're setting things so they can only be stopped a certain way.
How's that thin blue line doing?
- I suspect they're about to replace them with armed murder drones.
  Can't have a coup if they don't bring the military in. Robots won't have a moral dilemma and back the people.
- It's private military contractor time!
  
  In a nice, brown uniform and operated by the republican party!
Republicans say Defund the police? We are through the looking glass, up is down, down is up, democrats have a spine, dogs and cats living together!
DC Police weren't exactly fans of January 6th. Could this be a move to weaken an opposition to a possible coup?
- No, they stood against it, putting their bodies on the line, with one dying. They just critically undermanned the defences. All cops are bastards, but they can also sometimes do the right thing, and they did in this case.
  
  The insurrectionists also killed a cop.
They are positioning to not transition any power ever. 50501
- Isn't it surreal to imagine this administration not ratfucking elections? Isn't it hard to imagine them ever ceding power peacefully? The legal challenges can and should occur, but they're not going to save us in the end I fear.
  
  As a wise (???) man once said: The courts have made their decision, now let them enforce it.
  Legal challenges will not be enough.
  
  There’s a checklist, with a box after the jury box.
They are projecting so hard
- More like vomit projecting.
Noted
I feel like this is not going to work out in the way they think it will
Such a great idea!
- If Republicans did it, it's likely got horrendous consequences somehow
Huh, so weird.

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