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As I note in my latest column - read it below - the omnibus
spending deal Congress reached just before Christmas was a
travesty, and a painful reminder that in Washington, D.C., most
Republicans are no different than Democrats when it comes to some
of the most important issues facing our country: Authoritarianism
and War.

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Omnibus shows Congress's Priorities: Authoritarianism and War

Those hoping for a Christmastime government shutdown were once
again disappointed when Congress passed a 4,000-page, $1.7
trillion omnibus appropriations bill that few, if any,
Representatives and Senators read before voting on. The
Republican leadership celebrated this bloated monstrosity because
it spends $858 billion on warfare while "only" spending $772.5
billion on welfare.

No one should think Republican insistence on more warfare than
welfare spending means Democrats oppose the warfare state. Under
President Biden and a Democrat-controlled Congress, "defense"
spending has increased by 4.3 percent over the last two years.
Similarly, every Republican president in recent years - including
two who had a Republican-controlled Congress for at least part of
their term - supported huge increases in welfare state spending.
Most Democrats only pretend to oppose warfare and most
Republicans only pretend to oppose welfare to appease their
parties' respective bases.

The Omnibus appropriates a $44.5 billion giveaway to Ukraine.
This brings the total U.S. spending on Ukraine's military to over
$100 billion - approximately 50 percent more than Russia's entire
military budget! This money is spent in a conflict that does not
affect US security, yet one that would likely have not occurred
were it not for prior US meddling in the region.

The Omnibus bill provides $11.3 billion for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), a $569.6 million increase over last year and
$524 million above the president's request. According to the
Democratic leadership, the funding increase is so the FBI can
better fight "extremist violence and domestic terrorists."

The public recently learned what the FBI considers an appropriate
way to fight "extremism," with the release of emails between
Twitter officials and the FBI. These memos show the Bureau was
working with Twitter-and almost certainly other social media
companies-to suppress certain stories, such as Hunter Biden's
laptop, and points of view, such as skepticism regarding masks,
lockdowns, and vaccine mandates. The bureau even used taxpayer
funds to reimburse Twitter for the costs of implementing these
"requests." Government officials working with private companies
to silence American citizens is a clear violation of the First
Amendment.

This is hardly the first time the FBI has violated the
constitutional rights of American citizens. In fact, since its
founding the Bureau has targeted political activists and leaders
such as Martin Luther King, whose agenda was considered "extreme"
or "dangerous" by the Bureau's corrupt leadership. The idea of a
national police force with the power to target Americans because
of their political beliefs would have horrified the drafters of
the Constitution. The federal government has no constitutional
authority over criminal law except for cases of piracy,
counterfeiting, and treason. Libertarians, constitutional
conservatives, and progressives who still care about civil
liberties should join together to defund the FBI.

The fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill expands
government, reduces liberty, and increases government debt,
forcing the Federal Reserve to monetize more debt leading to more
price inflation. Our political elites prioritize militarism
abroad and authoritarianism at home over addressing the problems
facing the American people like the Federal Reserve's destructive
monetary policy. This will fuel growing discontent with the
political system. As the economy continues to worsen and the
attempt to run the world continues to result in failures, the
discontent will grow until the welfare warfare system collapses
and, hopefully, a new era of liberty peace and prosperity dawns.



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