Thom's blog
Whatever Happened To Republicans' Preference For Federalism And Local Control?
For decades Republicans have been the party of federalism and local control. So why are they now threatening to shut down the government if police departments all over the country don't bow down before their far-right agenda?
If the government shuts down again, you can probably blame the Trump administration.
According to Politico, Budget director Mick Mulvaney is lobbying Republican lawmakers to insert into a must-pass spending bill language that would strip sanctuary cities of federal funding.
This must-pass spending bill is due at the end of the month - and any measure taking aim at sanctuary cities would be a no-go for Congressional Democrats.
As the Washington Post reports,
"In 2015, the typical sanctuary county in a large metropolitan area experienced 654 fewer crimes per 100,000 residents than the typical non-sanctuary county in a big, metropolitan area. That's an overall crime rate approximately 15 percent lower."
So... whatever happened to federalism and local control? I thought that's what the Republican party was all about.
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10:30pm...
Will Trump’s Sabotage Bring Democrats to Their Knees… as Planned?
(check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)
The Big Picture: Will Trump’s Sabotage Bring Democrats to Their Knees… as Planned?
Big Picture Interview: How Could United Airlines Do What They Did?
- Mike Papantonio, America's Lawyer (RT America)/Ring of Fire Radio/Law and Disorder
Big Picture Panel: The Trump Sabotage on Healthcare Exposed
- Sarah Badawi, Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC)
- Dave McCulloch, Capitol Media Partners
Big Picture Fact: Scotland Sets Wind Record
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Thursday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Good News/Bad News... Dems Ignored Kansas BUT, Finally Focusing On Sanders-style Populist Agenda
GOP Rep Says Taxpayers Don't Pay His Salary! Do They... Or, Is It Only the Billionaires Paying Him?
Article: " 10th Amendment" " The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people"
Hour Two: What You Really Need to Know About Syria
- Journalist Lucien K. Truscott IV, Salon.com
Inclusive Economics & the Invisible Class
- John Hope Bryant, Operation Hope
Quote: " Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other." - James Madison.
Quote: " The United States could well declare unilaterally ... that we have 'won' in the sense that our armed forces are in control of most of the field and no potential enemy is in a position to establish its authority over South Vietnam," and that such a declaration "would herald the resumption of political warfare as the dominant theme in Vietnam" - George Aiken (U.S. should declare victory and bring the troops home).
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Friday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET
Heather Block will talk about the need to lower drug prices and Rep. Al Franken's bill.
And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program, Occupying The Media 3 hours a day 5 days a week" for "we the people"
And don't forget... Democracy is NOT a spectator sport... it begins with you...
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Thom's Poll
Will Trump Accomplish Cuts To Social Security In His First Term?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Trump Flip/flops on China... “America First” Out the Door?
Trump’s Emerging Far Right Agenda
How Coral Reef Bleaching Costs Us 1 Trillion
Or watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
All The Trade Fakeonomics That's Fit To Print
On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses Trump’s refusal to label China as a currency manipulator and what it means for trade relations between China and the U.S. with economist Alan Tonelson. Then, Thom talks to Caren Lancona, candidate for Senate, and Horace Cooper of the National Center for Public Policy Research about sanctuary cities and how they fit into the budget process and the Trump administration considering cuts to social security.
"Treat Every Poisoned Word As a Promise" from Trump
Our Country Is So Screwed Up United's Stock Went UP After They Pointlessly Beat Up a Passenger
Should We Finally Ditch the Electoral College? (w/Congressman Mark Pocan)
We Need to Take Back Our Consumer Rights (w/Congressman Mark Pocan)
Caller: How Can Democrats Support Capitalism? (w/Congressman Mark Pocan)
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