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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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bAck tHE BLue
They are setting things so they cant be stopped. This is all phase 1.
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.
Specifically, this action talked about in the article is an addition to the GOP spending bill which is awaiting vote in the senate OR upon filibuster could be handed back to the house for reconciliation.
The bill also cuts medicare, agriculture, education, and commerce investments.
They’re looking to halve the deficit by cutting 2 Trillion in spending so that they can extend their TCJA tax cuts which adds 4.5 trillion net loss for the government.
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!
That was the capitol police, not DC. I believe they are feds.
Isn’t DC all federal?
Idk, DC is weird when it comes to… Well, everything
Marvel isn’t any better.
just like the military, they outlived thier usefulness.
Article didn’t list the bill, and couldn’t find it on the congress.gov website either: https://www.congress.gov/quick-search/legislation?wordsPhrases=&wordVariants=on&congressGroups[0]=0&congresses[0]=119&legislationNumbers=&legislativeAction=108&sponsor=on&representative=&senator=
I won’t believe this happened until I see a reference to the bill.
G.O.P. Spending Bill Would Force $1 Billion Cut to D.C. Budget https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/world/europe/spending-bill-government-shutdown-dc-budget-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U4.8pFw.TIGVj5LxeB0M&smid=nytcore-android-share
It doesn’t explicitly cut DC Police but the cut has to come from somewhere and it will be the police, city workers, and teachers:
"Given that the budget freeze would come six months into the city’s fiscal year, the District would need to scramble within a matter of days to find a billion dollars in savings between now and the end of September.
Since much of that money was tied up in contracts, leases and Medicaid, all of which take time to be accessible, local officials warned that the most immediate target for the cuts would be the salaries of city workers, including police officers and teachers.
“There’s no way to cut that kind of money in the time that we would have in this fiscal year not to affect police or not to affect teachers and not to affect some of the basic government services that allow us to keep our city clean, safe and beautiful,” said Ms. Bowser"
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!
Mass Listeria!
I wish that were a typo
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.
Noted
Such a great idea!
If Republicans did it, it’s likely got horrendous consequences somehow
Huh, so weird.
