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RockRaven

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1. There is no point in trying to allocate money (in trade for giving away other things) when

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Wed Jun 19, 2019, 01:39 AM

Jun 2019

that money will not be deployed to actually enact the intended effect. That requires the executive branch to act in good faith, which this executive WILL NOT DO.

All kinds of spending allocations have passed both houses of Congress which the Trump admin simply does not enact. Election security would be more of the same. The corrupt Trump admin will simply ignore any mandate for election security spending, or purposely spend it frivolously/ineffectually, while happily spending the money for the dumb wall which you are offering them.

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House! Do anything you can to protect our 2020 election. Hell, give them Wall money. Nothing [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 OP

There is no point in trying to allocate money (in trade for giving away other things) when RockRaven Jun 2019 #1

So basically, give up? Totally agree there are enormous Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #3

I'm sure they will try to steal it again Bradical79 Jun 2019 #5

check out Jennifer Cohn's new youtube on election security Grasswire2 Jun 2019 #2

Thanks Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #4