{"id":8050,"date":"2026-09-15T12:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meerkatmusings.co.uk\/?p=8050"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:57:16","slug":"meerkat-reblogs-the-life-and-times-of-bruce-gerencser-ohio-u-s-sen-bernie-moreno-is-writing-a-bill-to-fund-5000-voting-bribery-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meerkatmusings.co.uk\/?p=8050","title":{"rendered":"Meerkat Reblogs: The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser: Ohio U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno is Writing a Bill to Fund $5,000 Voting Bribery Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As ever, the formidable Bruce Gerencser has hit the nail on the head<\/a> where Republicans and Trump are concerned. Trump’ $5,000 plan is likely to cost the US taxpayer greatly, and it is ironic that a party trumpeting socialist\/communist plots is now redistributing taxpayer’s money in such a manner. Of course, Trump’s worshippers are spinning this in a different direction (because why would they apply the same standards to Republicans and<\/strong> Democrats?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Warning: MAGA Republicans and Donald Trump are thoroughly filleted, roasted, and fed to feral cats in this post. If your fascist fee-fees are easily hurt, do NOT read this post. If you are a feral cat, I apologize for grouping you together with such miscreants.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve been warned!<\/em>\ud83d\ude1c If you ignore my \u201csincere\u201d warning, and read this anyway, Preparation H will be provided for hemorrhoid irritation and inflammation at the end of the post<\/em>. \ud83d\ude1c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, diehard MAGA fans and fearful legislators gathered in Dallas, Texas for two days of masturbatory worship of their King, Lord, and Savior Donald Trump. Truly, the sick display of fealty and devotion to Trump had all the markings of a fundamentalist religious cult, complete with Senator Tim Scott acting as if he were demon possessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=AaXLzrAaYPk%3Ffeature%3Doembed\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Trump, of course, was vintage huckster, delivering speeches filled with lies, deceit, half-truths, distortions, mockeries, and wild promises he can\u2019t possibly deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump, thinking money can buy anything \u2014 and to-date he\u2019s right \u2014 delivered the promises of promises: a $5,000 check to very American adult. Of course, Trump could fulfill this $1.3 trillion budget buster today, with a little help from his co-conspirators in crime, Congressional Republicans. And more than likely, a few Democrats afraid of voters turning turning on them if they don\u2019t get their part of the largest socialist transfer of wealth in U.S. history, will support Trump\u2019s promise too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this illegal? Trump put a condition on the promise: taxpayers must vote in Republican majorities in both the House and Senate. In other words, Trump wants to use tax money to bribe voters to vote for Republicans in November. Bribing voters is still illegal, right? Well, it was until the faux golden age of Trumpism. According to some experts, since Trump is giving \u201cTrump Dividends\u201d to all adults, it is technically not a bribe. Ah yes, \u201ctechnically.\u201d Who better exploits technicalities like the man who wrote \u201cThe Art of the Steal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that oligarchs and robber barons control every branch of government, there are no norms, decency, or morality. All that matters is the 1,000 year reign of MAGA. Well, that and making lots and lots of money off the bowed backs of the American people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter Ohio U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno, a man whose brown nose is never far from his master\u2019s ass. The toddler-in-chief is screaming for a lollipop, and Moreno, wanting to get a big gold star beside his name, promised to write a bill funding Trump\u2019s bribery scheme. If Ohioans had any doubt, Moreno has the morals of, well, Donald Trump. I was going to say alley cat, but I didn\u2019t want to besmirch the good name of alley cats everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News 5 Cleveland reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ohio U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno is drafting legislation to fund President Donald Trump\u2019s new promise: $5,000 to every adult citizen if the Republicans maintain their majority in the midterms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump acknowledged in his speech at the GOP\u2019s midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday that this year\u2019s elections are competitive. He offered an unprecedented incentive to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them, because of our economic, tremendous economic success\u2026 I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This money would have stipulations, the president added, saying it could only be spent in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael McGovern, president of progressive organization Innovation Ohio, said it\u2019s another empty promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the same party that has cracked down on people\u2019s ability to give out water or pizza to people waiting in line to vote, now is throwing around $5000 but \u2018only if you vote for us?\u2019\u201d McGovern said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that passes the smell test, and really reeks of desperation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president did not give details on how he would provide $5,000 to all 270 million adults, costing more than a trillion dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs it possible? The short answer is no, unless Congress were to appropriate the money,\u201d retired Case Western Reserve University law professor Jonathan Entin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreno, Ohio\u2019s senior senator who attended the speech on Wednesday, was the first to offer help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will get a bill ready so that we can get the Trump Dividend passed immediately after the November 3rd election \u2026 because Republicans (and America) will win!\u201d Moreno said in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s illegal to buy votes, but the payouts wouldn\u2019t just go to Republicans, Entin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt says, \u2018I will pay every American however they voted,\u2019\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And even if it feels like a bribe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho is going to prosecute him?\u201d Entin asked. \u201cEven former presidents have very broad immunity from criminal prosecution in connection with their official actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And where is Ohio\u2019s other feckless senator Jon Husted in all of this? According to news reports, he is thinking about it, and wants to learn \u201cmore.\u201d More, my ass. Much like his fellow Republican, Moreno, Husted lacks any capability to act independently of the Orange Wizard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have no doubt Moreno and Husted agree with Trump when he says the $5,000 payments will be issued because of our \u201ctremendous economic success.\u201d Trump wants people to believe that his tariffs and the record investments of business have brought about $21 trillion of economic growth. This, of course, is a bald-faced lie. Much like Trump saying he is paying for his big, beautiful $600 million ballroom, there\u2019s no truth in the president\u2019s promise. If Moreno\u2019s bill passes both houses after the election, the authorized payments will increase the federal budget deficit by $1.3 trillion dollars. If passed, this bill will increase Trump\u2019s national debt total to almost $15 trillion during his six years in office. Think about that for a moment: $15 trillion in six short years; over one-third of the total national debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happened to Republicans being the party of fiscal responsibility? You\u2019re kidding, right? They have NEVER been the party of monetary responsibility; not since Ronald Reagan and the trickle-down economics lie told to Americans forty-five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are three planks\u2014 one plank each for the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost they feign to worship \u2014 in the Republican platform: criminalizing abortion, giving massive tax cuts to the rich, and giving the MAGA king whatever he wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what do we do? The only thing we can do is vote. Seems simple, but half of eligible voters rarely, if ever, vote. We need these voters, along with disaffected Republicans, to vote Democratic in November. I don\u2019t care who is on the ticket, I will vote only for Democrats this year. I don\u2019t like my choices this year: Sherrod Brown and Marcy Kaptur, but I\u2019d vote for a Democratic zombie extra from The Walking Dead<\/em> before I\u2019d vote for a Republican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every two years the various political parties scream \u201cthe sky is falling,\u201d but this election season the warning is warranted. If Democrats can\u2019t win majorities in Congress, nothing will stand in the way of the Trumpist overthrow of our republic. What about the senate filibuster, Bruce? You\u2019re kidding, right? Are you really this stupid? If Republicans win in November, they will use the reconciliation process to give Trump most of what he wants. The rest? I predict they will abolish the filibuster in one, simple majority stab in the heart of American democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our future really comes down to your vote. Will you do what\u2019s best for our country? I hope so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for Republicans who read this post, I lied about the Preparation H, just like Trump did about $5,000 Oprah-like checks. You deserve all the ass pain you get if you vote for Republican candidates in November. Your ass deserves better \u2014 Vote Democrat!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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