I just perused the actual bill text and I find it difficult to believe that the President would veto the entire bill because of this one line item, the National Endowment of Democracy, especially since the bill funds the critical departments of the Treasury, Dept of State, and White House.
Read the bill.
Choose wisely.
It does get me thinking, however, about the notion of line item vetoes.
Edit. I asked Grok about it. Here's the response, in part.
The $315 million allocated to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) falls under Division B (as part of "Other Commissions" in the Department of State and Related Agencies section). Of this amount, $210.316 million is for NED's traditional and core institutes (e.g., the National Democratic Institute, International Republican Institute, Center for International Private Enterprise, and American Center for International Labor Solidarity), while $104.684 million is for broader democracy programs. 👉This NED allocation represents about 0.41% of the bill's total funding.
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Any attempt to unilaterally impound or withhold NED funds outside the ICA process would violate the Constitution and the ICA, potentially leading to legal challenges (as seen in past cases like Train v. City of New York). The Government Accountability Office (GAO) monitors compliance and reports violations to Congress.
So is this just funding for a one year period? Maybe NED can come under high scrutiny and be exposed ( just like USAID) over this coming year and be unfunded for the next year. This was probably a concession made in order to get something else more important to 'us' to stay in the bill, idk.
"Unfunded" means never having funds allocated or lacking necessary money, while "defunded" means funds that were previously available have been actively removed or canceled, with "unfunded" often implying a lack from the start (like an unfunded mandate or liability), and "defunded" suggesting a reduction or termination of existing money (like a program losing its budget)
I get your point but my assumption was that this is an annual budget that must be newly approved each year. I don't see govt (even doge) working quickly enough to make a case to defund NED mid-year, rather, they would not approve any monies for the following year. Your point will be remembered, however. (spellcheck doesn't recognize 'defund' btw)
It'd be nice to see every USD tracked by the blockchain as it goes through government, but then we'd all see where every penny goes before ending up in public hands. This alone would probably stop 99.9999% of all government fraud.
01/14/2026-5:20pmH.Amdt.150 On agreeing to the Crane amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 127 - 291 (Roll no. 27). An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 119-445 to prohibit funding for the National Endowment for Democracy.
Action By: House of Representatives
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us,that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
"promoting democracy abroad" is so broad a brush stroke that fraudulent waste is assured.
This vagueness inherently invites inefficiency, mission creep, and fraud risks because oversight is challenging across 90+ countries, diverse grantees, and politically charged environments.
Perhaps this can be negotiated more efficiently by removing this bad line item and voting on it separately. They love lumping shit together like this. It's like shielding yourself with children and the vulnerable, and it serves really as another perfect example of Gad Saad's suicidal empathy commentary. Buddhists call it idiot compassion.
Hopefully it will fail in the Senate. If not, POTUS needs to ink up the veto stamp.
Amen
I just perused the actual bill text and I find it difficult to believe that the President would veto the entire bill because of this one line item, the National Endowment of Democracy, especially since the bill funds the critical departments of the Treasury, Dept of State, and White House.
Read the bill.
Choose wisely.
It does get me thinking, however, about the notion of line item vetoes.
Edit. I asked Grok about it. Here's the response, in part.
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https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA_24e2cad1-3df9-4828-a6c0-85643e5139d3
You are so smart.
So is this just funding for a one year period? Maybe NED can come under high scrutiny and be exposed ( just like USAID) over this coming year and be unfunded for the next year. This was probably a concession made in order to get something else more important to 'us' to stay in the bill, idk.
Eek. Pet peeve. DEfunded.
"Unfunded" means never having funds allocated or lacking necessary money, while "defunded" means funds that were previously available have been actively removed or canceled, with "unfunded" often implying a lack from the start (like an unfunded mandate or liability), and "defunded" suggesting a reduction or termination of existing money (like a program losing its budget)
Carry on. kek
o7
I get your point but my assumption was that this is an annual budget that must be newly approved each year. I don't see govt (even doge) working quickly enough to make a case to defund NED mid-year, rather, they would not approve any monies for the following year. Your point will be remembered, however. (spellcheck doesn't recognize 'defund' btw)
Defund is a real word!!! I swear! lol I was just being a grammar nazi all good fren
Gee I wonder if Trump will veto this 🙄
u/#trumpnope
See my comment above for why.
Sure hope so.
Me too BD
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9vomniRy2-Q
Groundhogs Day Ned punch...
Thanks.
wtf: The word “democracy” didn’t ring a bell???
RINOs.
Lol, yeah. People need to get reprogrammed to understand that when they see something with the phrase "our democracy", it equals "our mob rule!"
Holy shit. X is MAD.
Yes.
Hopefully dead in the Senate and DJT refuses to sign the bill.
Sure hope so.
It'd be nice to see every USD tracked by the blockchain as it goes through government, but then we'd all see where every penny goes before ending up in public hands. This alone would probably stop 99.9999% of all government fraud.
Wait I saw that it got cancelled?
So maybe the Executive needs to react rather than act.
Find an auditor in the GAO, investigate the ever lovin' daylights out of him to ensure that he's honest.
Crawl up NED's colon with a 1 million power spotlight and an electron microscope
Clawback any funds that are misused.
“A” nother…if there were only 2…nah, it’s a hydra, bro
Full list of Rinos. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/full-list-81-house-republicans-who-voted-against-defunding-315m-democracy-fund-1771008
Just adding official links...
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7006/all-info
(My Rep. Voted Aye on the amendment. "Hern, Kevin [R-OK] Republican Oklahoma Aye")
Read the bill...
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7006/text
How would you instructed your Rep. to vote on it after reading the bill yourself? Did you?
Just what does "government of the people for the people by the people" mean?
Just what does "government of the people for the people by the people"
Sounds like somebody don't know English.
Ummm, that'd be President Abraham Lincoln.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.24404500/?st=text
with apostrophe at the right places, I see it now.
Somalian fraud kickbacks with reach congress members via NED
"promoting democracy abroad" is so broad a brush stroke that fraudulent waste is assured.
This vagueness inherently invites inefficiency, mission creep, and fraud risks because oversight is challenging across 90+ countries, diverse grantees, and politically charged environments.
Perhaps this can be negotiated more efficiently by removing this bad line item and voting on it separately. They love lumping shit together like this. It's like shielding yourself with children and the vulnerable, and it serves really as another perfect example of Gad Saad's suicidal empathy commentary. Buddhists call it idiot compassion.