Title 28 § 2414 - Trumpbino Family Graft is Legalized

When I heard that Trump had dropped his bogus lawsuit against the IRS, I was suspicious but had no idea how bizarre the results of that would be. Right on the heels of dropping the suit, Trump came away with an IRS promise to never look at his tax returns and they created the $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund"  on  the premise of compensating Americans who have been harmed by their government. The acting US Attorney General, Todd Blanche, did not specifically indicate the money was to compenstae the January 6 insurrectionists for being prosecuted for their treasonous riot at the Capitol; but he did say they could apply for compensation. Bullshit. I know, and by now, anyone who is paying attention knows who will benefit the most from this slush fund. 

This money is to come out of our pockets. We are expected to pay for their crimes that were legally ajudicated. The trials played out in the open so America could see that the bullshit the j6 assholes stirred up would not be tolerated. And now that the Trumbino Family has the country by its short hairs, the plan now, is to reward these despicable traitors.

I was confused how this fund was a legal use of taxpayer monies. It made no sense that criminals found guilty of crimes against America could end up with money in their pockets for being traitors. I dug deeper than usual to find the laws or rules that are allowing this fund to even exist. 

Every government has to deal with lawsuits, foreign and domestic. In order to declutter and streamline the high numbers of suits through the DOJ, various laws and readjustments to those laws created a means to compensate people without clogging the courts. Certain cases were able to be ajudicated at the whim of the DOJ without ever hitting a courtroom. Originally, I understand the law was meant to settle the small dollar suits, $100,000 to $1,000,000. Even though some lawmakers sounded some wimpy alarms at the possibility of abuse should a sleazy administration be in charge, the fund was continually fine tuned to what it is today.

All the different laws and riders to those laws are clustered under an umbrella called the "Judgement Fund". Below are the originating rules and the major adjustements that we have today. These are the meat that make up the fund that eventually gave the power to create a judgement fund to the IRS. And now it is up to the DOJ to do with the fund as they wish.

From Google A.I. :

• Original Enactment (1948): When Title 28 of the United States Code was originally codified, § 2414 governed the payment of final judgments against the United States in federal district courts. It required the General Accounting Office (GAO) to settle payments once certified by the Attorney General.
•  The 1961 Amendment (Addition of Compromise Authority): Congress passed Public Law 87-187 to explicitly expand the scope of § 2414. This amendment added authority for the Attorney General to certify and settle claims from state and foreign courts, and most importantly, established the legal foundation for the government to enter into compromise settlements before a final judgment was reached.
• Interplay with the Judgment Fund: Since its inception, § 2414 has been closely tied to the Judgment Fund (31 U.S.C. § 1304). The Judgment Fund is a permanent, indefinite appropriation designed by Congress to pay legal obligations without requiring an act of Congress for each specific payout. Under § 2414, the Attorney General’s certification that a settlement or compromise is in the "interest of the United States" is the trigger required to authorize the Treasury Department to pull funds from the Judgment Fund.
• Decentralization of Payments (1996): Congress passed the General Accounting Office Act of 1996, which transferred the settlement payment duties from the GAO directly to the Secretary of the Treasury.

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has said that this fund is absolutely needed to right the wrongs of the past ( wink wink, he means during Joe Biden's term). He continues with the idea that all Americans are giving their stamp of approval. He mused, "How can any American be against this?"

The lies just never stop. The abuse of the truth and manipulation of the facts is no longer just a problem of Trump and his inner circle. This administration has managed to complettely saturate the government with the same self serving sleaze and lies the orange shit-gibbon has been using since his first term.

I think what we do this mid term election will define where and how long America has to put up with a government quickly losing any veracity, impartiality, and inerest in the public good. They just do not care about America's citizens; they are only interested in their agenda and are more than willing to rob our national coffers and exploit our resources for their personal gain. 

Trump has already made sure the USA will be sucking hind tit to China for the foreseeable future and beyond. He has also managedd to alienate all of our critical allies to the pint, they have given up relying on the USA for anything. How much longer the madness continues can be mitigated to a degree if the Democrats win both houses in Congress this mid-term election. Anything less will insure that our fall from the top picks up speed.

Don't be apathetic or feel helpless. Fight for our country,  and at the least, make the time to vote.

Later ......................................

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"For What It's Worth" is a protest song that waas written by Stephen Stills and recorded by Buffalo Springfield in 1966. Meant at the time as a critical look at the protests of the Vietnam War, Civil Rights struggles of the  1960s and 70s. It is one of those songs with a type of fit all size anti- movement of any kind. There is criticism in the song that can be applied to both sides of an issue. Maybe that is why it is one of the favorite songs to cover. The original version is excellent. Many of the covers are also.

This cover uses most of the lyrics, but includes new ones also to bring the song up to date to a specific issue we are dealing with today........ The Reign of Donald Trump and his band of evil assholes. I assume the folks who came up with this cover retained permssion from Stephen to change the lyrics. After all these years, I am told Stills is still a left leaning liberal.