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While You Are Paying Attention To Impeachment..
In recent weeks, while you were paying attention and cheering for impeachment, praising Pelosi and screaming at the top of your mental lungs how great the “Resistance” is..
BOTH parties voted overwhelmingly to renew the Patriot Act, giving Trump AND the “intelligence” agencies the power to monitor every single letter, digit and byte of your communications.
BOTH parties cheered for Trump’s new trade deal, USMCA, which replaces NAFTA. Which contains significant portions lifted directly from the TPP, which Trump vetoed and raged so much against.
BOTH parties approved extension of the AUMF which gives Trump the power to use military force anywhere in the world without Congressional approval and with no time limit. Remember that US forces are still in Afghanistan (18 years) and Iraq (16 years) under AUMF, while bombing a total of at least 7 countries and threatening 5 more with military force. We still have forces in Syria against international law. Plus we have military forces in 50 of 54 African nations.
BOTH parties approved the new $738 BILLION “defense” (sic) budget, which includes funding for a Space Force (which is still against international law), creates a new cabinet position for the commander of said Space Force and increases funding for nuclear weapons . Meanwhile the “compromise” (meaning absolute complicity) bill removes provisions banning military funding being used for a border wall, banning US military assistance to Saudi Arabia in the…