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In reply to the discussion: Johnson Says Pentagon Needs More Money for 'Fighting Communism on Our Own Shores' [View all]maxsolomon
(39,602 posts)38. First off, was there a "Reconciliation 2.0"? I don't remember it.
2ndly, I thought you got two shots at reconciliation bills per Congress. Parliamentarian, where are you?
3rdly, fuck them. Relatively powerless Social Democrats ARE NOT COMMUNISTS. The Black Bloc kids ARE NOT COMMUNISTS. Antifa ARE NOT COMMUNISTS.
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Johnson Says Pentagon Needs More Money for 'Fighting Communism on Our Own Shores' [View all]
sop
Yesterday
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OK, they want to use our money to go to war against our fellow Americans? Come on.
Walleye
Yesterday
#1
Agree, but finding actual constitutional believing politicians is harder than it should be.
Biophilic
Yesterday
#5
Johnson sees communists everywhere there's anyone with a "D" behind their name in Congress,
slightlv
Yesterday
#40
No Republicans would recognize it if it kicked them in the balls. To them, it's just a useful boogeyman they use to
Karasu
Yesterday
#44
Republicans are completely uncreative and always fall back on the same tired old shit.
Karasu
Yesterday
#45
Republicans just use it as a catch-all for anyone to the left of Genghis Khan. They couldn't give less of a shit about
Karasu
Yesterday
#46
The Pentagon doesn't perform domestic operations beyond disaster recovery, firefighting etc
ChicagoTeamster
Yesterday
#18
I'd like to know exactly what "communism on our " Shores " is? And who would they prosecute?
ashredux
Yesterday
#19
i dont think the rs would know a communist if they saw one . hem more distraction from the epstien files .
AllaN01Bear
Yesterday
#25
350 billion for a figment of their imagination and how much for testosterone testing for the troops? 🤬
Deuxcents
Yesterday
#31
If he's planning for the Pentagon to fight his opponents (us) at home, he's planning on using the Insurrection Act.
hedda_foil
Yesterday
#36
Anyone to the left of a fascist is a "communist", apparently. Good old Red Scare bullshit never dies.
Karasu
Yesterday
#47
It's not communists you need to fight. Try the guys with masks covering there faces that like to march in our streets.
appleannie1
Yesterday
#48
Mike Johnson is a lying sack of shit, enabling fascism within our borders
Martin Eden
12 hrs ago
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