Tuesday, December 22, 2020

To Save President Trump, Senators Must Hold Covid Relief Bill Until After Second-Term Inauguration

I posted this on Gab and Parler today, after I saw news about  the atrocity of a "COVID Relief Bill" passed by Congress:

PLEASE PUT A HOLD ON THE COVID BILL UNTIL AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN INAUGURATED FOR HIS SECOND TERM! @tedcruz  

@marshablackburn  
@senmikelee  
@randpaul  
@ronjohnsonwi  
@ Sen. Rick Scott.

 

My guess is at least some of the trillions in pork and corruption in this bill is a disguised payoff to Republicans currently betraying President Trump

At this point, I think Trump supporters could use this bill to gain leverage in the situation, simply by delaying this corrupt payment -- in order to make it contingent upon Biden's defeat and the inauguration of President Trump for a second term.

It is a matter of a 30-day "pause," over the Christmas and New Year's Holiday--nothing happens anyway during that time.

So, there is literally no downside for any Senator holding up the bill--except the ire of Biden supporters wanting payment in advance for their perfidy in shilling for a corrupt candidate in a corrupt election.

It isn't hard to do.

Under the rules of the US Senate, any senator is permitted to place an indefinite "Hold" on any bill for any reason. Six senators could therefore hold this up indefinitely--or until after the Inauguration.

If Biden is inaugurated, he won't have to pay off Republicans anymore, so such a delay might punish GOP Senators who are sabotaging President Trump...because their share of the loot could be reduced.

However, if President Trump is inaugurated, he could negotiate a better deal for his supporters and American taxpayers--and also use this very bill to punish Biden's supporters on both sides of the aisle.

I was personally involved with a similar situation in the 1990s regarding appropriations for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting following their publicizing false charges against Justice Clarence Thomas. At that time, Senator Bob Dole held up the CPB appropriation for six months to force changes.

So, a one-month hold by six senators should be six times easier, in my opinion.

Such a move could change the trajectory of the Biden putsch, by depriving his co-conspirators of money and sending a signal that pro-Trump senators are willing to fight to the bitter end.