Sure, it’s just one wacko bringing it up, but, don’t think the others aren’t now considering it heavily
Massachusetts city councilor suggests redirecting Fourth of July funds for immigration legal aid
A Massachusetts city has paused approval of next year’s budget over calls for more funding to cover immigration legal aid, with one councilor suggesting redirecting money meant for Fourth of July festivities.
As the close of this fiscal year nears on June 30, the Lynn City Council has decided to wait until the last minute to green-light next year’s spending plan, arguing that Mayor Jared Nicholson’s proposed $50,000 allocation isn’t adequate.
Looking in any which way to make up for the shortfall, Councilor Brian LaPierre has offered several recommendations, including redirecting cash from a budget line item that funds neighborhood Fourth of July block parties.
The “celebration line item” specifically provides resources, such as trash barrels and emergency vehicle access, or small stipends to support the council-sanctioned patriotic festivities.
“It’s a small amount,” LaPierre said at a meeting earlier this week of the line item. “It’s $15,000, it’s just for one year, even, but why don’t we roll that into an immigration fund for this year only?”
Right, it’s only America’s 250th birthday and you want to give the money over for illegal aliens, what’s the big deal?
LaPierre, a councilor-at-large since 2016, also suggested using parking receipt revenue towards immigration relief for a year, or some of the $40,000 the mayor has proposed for his office’s legal fees.
The Fourth of July block party funding request stands out as other Bay State cities and towns have cancelled their own celebrations amid America’s 250th anniversary.
The town of Rutland and the cities of Framingham and Northampton have all connected funding constraints in their respective communities to their celebration cancellations this year.
Perhaps if they weren’t spending all that money on helping illegal aliens?
Teach loves to tell rich blue states how they should spend their money so they could be more like poor red states.
Speaking of misuing funds…
Mad King Donny and his allies have seized funds Congress appropriated for celebrations to honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and have “awarded nearly $103 million in federal contracts and grants to politicized entities under the control of Trump administration officials and political allies” — that’s nearly 80% of the $126 million of funding for the semiquincentenary celebrations.
All to celebrate the Mad King’s birthday bash!! Now with cage fighting!! BTW, the King owns significant signicant stock in TKO, the parent of UFC!! Of course he does. He does nothing without getting a “little taste”. Of your dollars.
In addition, your Mad King has filed lawsuits to keep his name on the Kennedy Center! What a waste of time, money and spirit. He is dragging the nation down with him. He needs to go.
In further thievery… According to a lawsuit filed yesterday by the Washington National Opera, about $17 million of the money Donny appears to be claiming from the Kennedy Center belongs to the Washington National Opera. Donny don’t like that sissy opera shit.
But Mr President, the people have no healthcare, no food… “Ah, let them admire my gilded statues!”
Big Donny said: “Re-gilding of the massive Arts of War sculptures, located between The Lincoln Memorial and site of The Triumphal Arch (the Arc de tRumph), rapidly continues. The sculptures will be fully regilded by July 3.” He don’t need no stinkin’ authorization. “I AM the Authorizer!!”
Rimjob be shoveling shit with both hands.