scott f on Nostr: HR 9495, which would've let Trump and his treasury secretary decertify any nonprofit ...
HR 9495, which would've let Trump and his treasury secretary decertify any nonprofit they claimed supported terrorism, appears to have failed. Phew
Pro-Israel Democrats wanted to use this to crack down on Palestine protesters, but it was structured as a bill that needed 2/3, and it seems that enough Democrats went "oh shit, we don't want *Trump* to use this against nonprofits *we* like," and reconsidered just in time.
#uspol for the muters
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-urges-house-to-kill-bill-that-could-give-trump-admin-power-to-crush-dissent-and-go-after-political-enemies
Pro-Israel Democrats wanted to use this to crack down on Palestine protesters, but it was structured as a bill that needed 2/3, and it seems that enough Democrats went "oh shit, we don't want *Trump* to use this against nonprofits *we* like," and reconsidered just in time.
#uspol for the muters
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-urges-house-to-kill-bill-that-could-give-trump-admin-power-to-crush-dissent-and-go-after-political-enemies