Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period.
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Who could’ve predicted this…
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Regrettably so
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It is what they voted for…
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This^
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Yep, they’re only states rights when it serves their purposes; just like they’ll be if secession comes again…
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Unfortunately, the true threat is from the people that elected him.
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Unfortunately this
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This is the way
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This is the way
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But I was told Project 2025 wasn’t the plan? Oh…
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Do not comply
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Trump before the election: “I know nothing about Project 2025.”
Trump today:
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If only this had been predicted…
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The police state in full effect…way to go SCOTUS!
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^this
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They never learn even after touching the hot stove because they get bailed out…
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Military as well!
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Counterpoint: can you please identify the “fake Americans.”
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Chef’s kiss
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The worst
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Regrettably so
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Great job voters and especially those who stayed home…
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Narrator: “This checks out.”
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Regrettably so
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Chilling and true
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Or they don’t mind the “others” getting tread on…
30.09.2025 16:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Where are the “Don’t Tread on Me” peeps?
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Ordinary citizens are the last bastion; we always have been and always will be…
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Uh, yeah Dred Scott would like a word…
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