A government shutdown happens when the two Congress Houses fails to pass funding legislature, that is signed into law by the president. There are 12 different spending bills to fund agencies in the government. The work is very time consuming and the majority of the time, they pass temporary extensions to keep the government running.
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For Leslie Vasquez, an activist with South Bronx Unite, the same word describes the need and the timeline for New York City to act on climate pollution — immediate.
At the same time, I was deeply disappointed to learn of the actions of two other high-profile Black elected officials: U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, a Republican, and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a former Democrat. I have characterized their bad behavior, respectively, as Disrespect and Deception.
For thousands of years, competing territories, nations, and empires have spilled rivers of blood and laid waste to much of the world through wars and plunder. Hundreds of millions of people have died, while many more have been horribly injured or forced to flee their shattered homelands in a desperate search for safety. World Wars I and II, capped off by the use of nuclear weapons to annihilate the populations of entire cities, brought massive suffering to people around the globe.
The Golden Rule: “Floating for sanity in an insane world.”
One special group you have targeted with your vile racist lies and insults, documented by journalist Ja’han Jones, is a distinguished group of black legal theorists and practitioners, and the result is that these brilliant members of our society get threats, including promises of death, from your followers:
United States of Amnesia
There are many different organizations who are working to Get the Vote Out, and get more people registered on National Registration Day 9-19-23. This started in 2012, and last year 1.5 million Americans were registered and others got their registration corrected.
America’s democracy is now facing a mortal enemy from within. Regrettably, it’s Republican Congresspersons, who behave as anti-democratic domestic terrorists, and kowtow to former president Trump. This enemy is far more dangerous than even the past Confederacy. They can troll the halls of Congress and weaponize the House of Representative investigative powers. However, they’re no match for the Heroic Knights of Integrity.
Add to the litany of lies, “ I am being indicted for you”.