Congress rammed through the emergency budget for the troops in the field today. $75.9 million is a lot of money. I don't really have a huge problem with the budget adjustment either. I didn't want the us in this mess but now that were there, make sure our men and women have the best of everything they need, especially armor for their hummers.

The real problem I have with this bill is the fact that the REALID legislation got tacked onto it. The REALID will wreck state budgets and now we have defacto national ID. I can see it now. You want to travel to LA from where I live in KY. Please let us see your papers please. Hhhmmm. I want to take my family to see the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. Please, let us see your papers please. You want to exercise your constitutional right to discuss something your duly elected representative? Ahhh... your papers please?

What about going to the DMV to get your license renewed? I suspect the line will be a little longer now. The costs to the states will go up and since our legislature could barely get a budget together as it is, where are they going to come with the extra $100 million or so to support this. And I know Ky. isn't the only state with this problem.

Consider this too. There was NO debate on the issue. They tacked it onto this emergency budget specifically because debate is minimal on such a thing and no one wants to hold up funding for our troops. It's a slick method of getting things done and thanks to Republicans, we're moving closer and closer to the a national socialist state that we fought against all those years ago. I will note though that the only Ky. Democrat in Congress did vote for the bill the first time. I like Ben Chandler, I've talked to him, worked in his office when he ran for governor but I feel like he and the rest of Ky's delegation do more harm than good when voting for this garbage legislation.

See where I'm going. I'm all for security and protecting out citizens BUT we have to draw the line somewhere and we have to do it NOW or we won't be able to do it in the future and the 1st amendment becomes even more ineffectual than it already is.

posted by Stithmeister @ 9:23 AM
 
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