Episode 30: RINOs, Overturning Gay Marriage, Government Still Shutdown, Trump Kill the Filibuster, Recent Elections

Rand Paul https://x.com/ThePatriotOasis/status/1986563341293109729 https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1984248490218955023 Notes about Rand Paul Been in office 15 years Has passed one bill he was the primary sponsor on FDA Modernization Act which eliminates unnecessary animal testing He has voted yes on a total of 9 bills Most recently because of his principles of not wanting to spend money he cause the republicans to spend an extra $50 billion dollars to get Lisa Murkowski to vote yes on the OBBB instead of saying he would vote yes for reduced spending. His principles don’t actually stand for progress they lead to higher spending Thomas Massie https://x.com/Cernovich/status/1982238703519994031 https://x.com/realmattforney/status/1982493571233239544 Notes about Thomas Massie Been in office 13 years Has passed none of his bills he has submitted and sponsored He has voted yes on a total of 3 bills Most recently because of his principles of not wanting to spend money he caused the republicans to spend an extra $12 billion dollars to get two moderates to vote yes on the OBBB instead of saying he would vote yes for reduced spending. His principles don’t actually stand for progress they lead to higher spending He voted yes on a Biden bill that passed the house which removed the per-country cap on employment-based green cards Massie will vote for Biden and Democratic Agendas but won’t work with republicans to reduce spending and move the country forward. Overturning Gay Marriage? SCOTUS https://x.com/AFpost/status/1955236767545884739 SCOTUS Win https://x.com/PressSec/status/1986803862863307200 SCOTUS Tariffs https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115493671705492320 Government Shutdown https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1986852943522312422 Kill the Filibuster https://x.com/PressSec/status/1986830944347553880 https://x.com/PressSec/status/1986808555458969644 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115509306635941834 What is it and why does it exist? Snap https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1986174370314629153 Flights Canceled https://x.com/PressSec/status/1986811523386257528 Elections NY Mamdani Won VA Abigail Spanberger and Jay Jones Won NJ Mikie Sherrill Won CA Prop 50 passed Discussion question: Was there actually any chance R would have won these elections Is this an indication of midterms? Is the shutdown helping or hurting Ds Follow-us on X @jdwalston87 @jeffwal62 @jeffjefftalks