Biden-Harris Admin Used FEMA Disaster Funding For Illegal Immigrants

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Our government can go straight to hell. FEMA doesn’t have the funds? Have to apply to get $750???? But it’s fine to send aid to corrupt foreign governments. But help American citizens? And then have the nerve to turn people away who are actively doing more than the worthless government is???
 
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SpaceCoastVol said:
It sure doesn't make me think that getting thru law school and passing the Kalifornia bar is all that hard.
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I was curious about that. It mostly requires memorizing a bunch of legal principles and when they apply, and answering related multiple choice questions. It's a skill set. She's also good at political maneuvering. I just don't see that carrying over to much skill at making or explaining policy decisions.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Our government can go straight to hell. FEMA doesn’t have the funds? Have to apply to get $750???? But it’s fine to send aid to corrupt foreign governments. But help American citizens? And then have the nerve to turn people away who are actively doing more than the worthless government is???
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I looked into the FEMA $750 thing. Turns out $750 is an immediate first need response fund. Meant for food, diapers, water, batteries etc.

The larger sums of funds will come later if approved.
 
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KB5252 said:
I looked into the FEMA $750 thing. Turns out $750 is an immediate first need response fund. Meant for food, diapers, water, batteries etc.

The larger sums of funds will come later if approved.
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Do you really lay the $750 rhetoric out their from the VP, or should this really come from a FEMA spokesperson? The FEMA response has appeared slow and inadequate at best.
 
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BreatheUT said:
Do you really lay the $750 rhetoric out their from the VP, or should this really come from a FEMA spokesperson? The FEMA response has appeared slow and inadequate at best.
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It's FEMA immediate response policy posted on their website dude.

I'm skeptical of this administration but truth dies matter.
 
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KB5252 said:
It's FEMA immediate response policy posted on their website dude.

I'm skeptical of this administration but truth dies matter.
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As I mentioned, the VP shouldn't be opining on $750 checks once people who are struggling for internet access and don't have mailboxes apply for aid. FEMA needs to be out front holding constant press conferences. The needs are immediate and require more than $750.
 
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Since Schumer never allowed a vote on the articles of impeachment on Mayorkas, does that mean they are still available and could be brought to a vote at any time?
 
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I am gonna free-write this, so I am sure that there will be parts that are not phrased the best, but you will get the point.

Just for the record.

1. I do not believe FEMA is not working to help in Western NC or Eastern TN. I just think that FEMA is a federal bureaucracy, therefore, everything has to be bureaucratic in execution, not pragmatic. They have a set of protocols and regulations that will slow down the effectiveness of those doing immediate aftermath rescue work.

2. As to rescue work, FEMA doesn't have an army of available personnel who can do this work. They are relying on the locals to actually rescue, not actual FEMA personnel. Again, they have a swollen bureaucracy, not a readily deployable detachment of rescue workers. The citizens of the affected areas are doing most the leg-work in these situations.

3. FEMA will try to take over operations. This is what they do. It is actually really a good thing in the "recovery" phase of things. They have the logistical experts and resources to build shelter quickly, to set up distribution warehouses, etc. It is just now, in the "rescue" phase, where bureaucrats need to be doing their work getting ready for recovery, not stopping those who are actually helping the desperate to survive.

4. About the best example I have is this: What good is $750 to these struggling for survival and still stranded in a mountain cove today? There is nothing to buy even if you could give them the money right now. Heck, give them all $75,000. It won't matter to those stuck in the mountains. All that would be good for is tinder for a fire, and that is if they are lucky enough to have a match.

5. The government has to always look at the "big picture." What does that mean? Well, whatever the government decides it means. From my perspective, it means the government is not looking at what is best for you and those you love. Even in the most positive view of government setting priorities, it doesn't mean they are looking out for you. Nor does it mean they should.

Example: If a rescue operation to save you meant the government had to sacrifice an apartment complex holding 50 people. The government should choose to save the 50, not you, not me. That is the government's role. That is also why your role, and mine, is to be responsible for ourselves and those we love. It is also why we must also be willing to say "no" in the face of the "experts" who try to tell us how to live our lives in times of crisis - their calculus in their decision making is different that yours, and they don't care what is best for you or your family.

6. Finally, and most importantly, this should be a lesson to all of us to plan a little. I am not talking psycho-prepper stuff here. But, hey, 10 gallons of water in a closet. A 20 pound bag of rice and some peanut butter and honey. Have a basket with neosporin, a tourniquet, benadryl, and a life-straw or two. Fresh batteries and a disaster radio. Rubbing alcohol. Water-proof matches and dry tinder. An emergency blanket, tarp, a couple camp propane tanks and a camp grill. For $200 you could put together a box that sits in your closet that would help your family survive 3 weeks on your own. If everyone you knew did that there'd be plenty to help everyone out, even if a few folks got washed out in a mudslide.

The best we have to rely on in the "rescue" phase of disaster are ourselves and those in our immediate community. Everything else, even from those with the best of intentions, takes time.

I hope you will take steps this weekend to prepare to take care of yourselves and those you love. The peace of mind will be worth it.
 
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evillawyer said:
You mean direct accurate quotes from Republicans?
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lol. Who cares what Republicans said? Talk to real people going through it and see how many of them are gonna say Bidens response has been superb. It’s been a massive failure to this point. I know you won’t admit that because he is your president.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
lol. Who cares what Republicans said? Talk to real people going through it and see how many of them are gonna say Bidens response has been superb. It’s been a massive failure to this point. I know you won’t admit that because he is your president.
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I have three family members in NC. All directly affected by it. Have had nothing but good things to say about the response.
 
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