Nick Freitas for President

Shut down the agency by DEFUNDING IT. Nobody gets fired. They just stop getting paid and their offices have no electricity.

“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.” -- John Adams

I bumped into this 'extortion' racket by my local rural water utility this week. My water was disconnected 10 months ago because I simply couldn't afford the bill. I'm back on my feet as of last week due to Soc Sec Disability for terminal cancer. I immediately called and paid my past due bill and inquired about re-connection. The re-connection fee is $50 PLUS the monthly service amount for every month I did NOT have service, up to 20 months. The minimum monthly bill for service is $44. (water usage is additional). 10 months x $44 = $484 + $50 = $534. Re-connect fees are justified and necessary to cover the cost of sending a worker out to re-connect service. BUT reconnecting someone after 10 months is the exact same amount of work as reconnecting someone after 1 month. Forcing someone to pay for months of service they did not receive is beyond sleazy. I'll do without water as I only have a few months to live - no way in hell am I "gifting" them over $500 to connect for a few months of service.

If you want proof that the administrative state is running the country, just watch any hearing in Congress involving agency representatives. Not only do the agency people fail to answer most of the questions posed to them by the elected Representatives or Senators, they're typically arrogant about it.

I've seen the Army Corps of Engineers spend the time and energy to close down unmanned parks and access points to lakes and rivers and forests when their agency is shut down for the funding reasons . Would not have cost them anything to leave the access open . Only reason I can fathom is to make the public feel "the pain" of not having them dictate our behavior .

I couldn't think of a better podcast to listen to on our great nations Independence Day.

Excellent show today. Americans, real Americans, need the optimism. Lord make us all strong enough to manage the next 4 months.

Happy Independence Day, America!!

"The more laws, the more crime, and strange things happen."(Tao) Common law only had two laws: keep your word, do no damage.

One of the big one's that is so relevant today, is "He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance."

Vivek explained how you can wipe out the bureaucrats even with the civil service protections and win in court, mass layoff because the civil service protection requires being specific where a mass layoff is not.

Joe is only in charge of the remote in the cartoon room while Obummer is taking his 3rd term.

One thing that's been proposed is to move the offices of various federal agencies out of DC. Put the USDA in Iowa someplace. HUD should be in Detroit. The Energy Department should move to the oilfields in South Dakota. I guarantee you that most of the current staff would quit.

I would love to see a breakdown of hours to wages regarding all people that "work for our government". Including the president.

God bless you sir! We need more patriots like yourself in Media and in Government. Happy Independence Day.

This was my first live stream for your channel. I am disappointed that I have not discovered it sooner. Your information is well received. Absolutely loved it!!

Nick, thank you for doing this. For this day. Truth will always come out on the rite side of history. With all due respect. You are a very lucky man to have a woman who has your back and is extremely smart and beautiful. God bless you and your family.

Dissolve the Education Dept and transfer them to National Park service to help fix the parks we have ignored for years

This Independence Day, please remember it's not "firecracker," that term is very offensive to some people. It's "fire-caucasian." Thank you. It’s a little-known fact that, after signing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers collectively dropped their pants, pointing their posteriors toward England Thus, the motto “E pluribus moon ‘em”

Let everyone hear declaration of independence ❤😊🗽🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

And I quote Benjamin Franklin." You have a republic, if you can keep it". we are and always have been a constitutional republic. Check and balance.

You've shown me a path I didn't think existed. I still believe Civil War is the likely result, because taking the Government to task is the harder of the two and Americans love to fight, but at least you've shown a reasonable, practical solution to this mess. I sincerely hope you run for President in 28.

I had no idea the Chevron decision had this much significance. This episode was a real eye opener!

I've always believed that regardless of what federal civil service regulations say, the president can actually fire the entire Executive Branch if he chooses. Constitutionally, the president is the head of the Executive Branch. Civil service regulations can't supersede that. It would end up in court, of course, but I'd be willing to bet that SCOTUS would agree.

It's not people vs. "them" if we just take it back.

Last time I did the math, I figured out there were somewhere around 2 million Federal Bureaucrats. The word "bureaucrats" inspires boredom, but it's probably where this struggle will be won or lost. I would also recommend a Constitutional Amendment that requires all laws and regulations outside of the constitution to expire 10 years after they are written. It would provide some erosion to government power.

Time Magazine, Early 70s. The Fleecing of America!

I am 80 years old and I have been drawing SS for 15 years. I need this $; however I realize that this is not a sustainable system. It will eventually have to be set right, and I will live with it.

Again if Nick would only run for president all this would be taken care of. As a Combat Vet, and many like me you'd win

I am sure I am not the only one wondering why Rep. Freitas has no run for the US. House, or Senate. OK, wikipedia says Nick has ran for national office before, I guess I am thinking the national "mood" has changed. I think that Nick would do well now. He would have my vote.

My hand out as a farmer doesn't even cover my crop insurance which is one of the cheapest inputs. Keep the damn hand out and quit messing w the grain markets and I'm happy

Excellent stuff you are one of my new favorites to listen to

This man should be Trumps vp and run in 2028 for POTUS! Says an admiring Virginian!

Not only do I agree with this possibility of being our last hope of "peacefully" taking back our country from those destroying it for their own personal gain. I love how you changed the revolution to restoration of what this country should have always been. Definitely sharing this the entire country's citizens need to see this.

Chuck Norris round house kicks are the only thing that works on your beard! That’s pretty funny!

Mr Freitas. You need to be in Trump's cabinet. A new office called the Chainsaw Dept. (Unlimited staff the first year. Bonuses for top sawyers.)

Woo hoo! Was looking forward to your take on this. Certainly wasn't expecting it to drop today 🎉

The recent change in what lightbulbs could be sold was a Department of Energy decision, NOT legislation, as at least one newspaper wrongly communicated.

Happy 4 ,we always will be a Constitution Republic Godspeed 🙏😊

I feel like it may be possible to do away with Social Security in another 20 or 30 years. Millennials have been hearing since we were pre-teens that Social Security wouldn’t be around when we retire and if there are many like me, we haven’t counted on it being there. I’d be tickled pink to keep paying into it if we were given a sunset date of 2055 or so. That gives everyone a chance to plan accordingly and then we can get it off the books for good.

Let's get this going asap.

Before the end of the school year, as a final for my AP Seminar class I made a essay and slideshow about the threat of bribery in our government, when I was presenting the slideshow to my class my peers were quite interested for once and surprised about it, the examples of corrupt officials were Duke Cunningham, William Jefferson, and more recently the representative from Ohio that his name I forgot. But the fact that in the mid and early 20th century we found many officials that were corrupt and were charged, and we only found a handful recently.

100% right Thank you 😊

God bless!

New job description is a great idea

Nick also know that in order to gain an advantage when complying, you need to hire a retired bureaucrat who knows the intricacies and has the departmental contacts to achieve compliance.

Absolutely love it. "Self licking ice cream cone"

We'd need to have a good House, Senate, and President (all at the *same* time) to defund these out-of-control agencies.

I used to be a regulator. It’s absolutely outrageous fir a regulator to say 'you could be in violation'. It has to be made very clear 'this this and this are the problem, that that and that are what you need in order to rectify it. Any regulator who uses vague terminology should be fired. I have at times said, I'm not sure about this, let me check and get back to you. Because we aren't encyclopedias and don't always know. But you have to do it in a timely matter. I never took more than a week to let someone know where things stand. The problem wasn't the chevron rule, it's how most agencies are run and what regulators are allowed to get away with. Regulators need to be held accountable for their actions.

Thank you for not just identifying the problems, but also offering solutions. ❤

Speaking of Federal Employees to reduce the number employed, the first action would be to remove specific agencies, i.e., DOE, FCC, IRS, etc. As a Federal Employee of the VHA, I must ensure my fellow Veterans receive the proper health care services. Before we fire, reassign, or reallocate Federal Employees, a thorough review of many of the currently active agencies is necessary.

Great cast; thank you Nick!

This video should be shown to everyone so they understand the reality we have brought onto ourselves.

Fantastic! ❤ Happy Independence Day! 🎉🎆

I must say you guys hit it on the head . this was truly one of the best shows ive seen to break all this corruption down . Awesome job and i love the videos stay safe and keep up the great work 👍

Excellent work and video. Thanks

I appreciate you having this discussion as a lot of pods just hit on the talking points without identifying the massive impact of this decision.

Awesomeness in motion !!

Hit that LIKE button Patriots

20:31 I believe he's in charge! In charge of ordering his Ice cream!

Great!!! Now I'm all pumped up and nowhere to go. Good podcast!

Love this channel

Keep up the good work from a white baby boomer farmer in rural Australia apparently i am responsible for all the worlds ills so we have that at least in coman. I went to school for a year not far from where you are turning 8 while i was there. We visited many of the civil was battle fields and have had an interest in and have travelled in the US since then.

Why aren't all politicians like nick hold the true American values and very patriotic. We wouldn't be in half the mess today?

The ending ideas are on fire and I love them.

We wrestle not against flesh and blood... but the evil spirits that have been around since eternity past. They are "familiar spirits" this know how to agitate mankind in each generation!

Here's an unpopular opinion: Lincoln was the single most damaging president to the constitution. By prosecuting the civil war, he established a threat, not a lawful precedent, that made the union inherently coercive, and every state de facto subject to the dictates of federal authority. Had secession been allowed to stand, there would have been two Americas each fully aware of what federal overreach could mean, and so inherently regulated by their own voluntary allegiance (and no, the south wouldn't still have slavery; it might have lasted a bit longer than it did, but would have been supplanted by paid labor for a host economic and practical reasons, as well as moral pressure from trade partners if not internally). To say nothing of the Lincoln administration's behavior during the war; he was a true tyrant.

Thank you for this discussion!!!😊 I came back to listen a second time....., excellent information 👌 ❤

Great episode, keep up the good work

That Jeremy's plug is the best ever 😂🤣💀

I'd be one of the 1st people to apply to go live/work in Fairbanks, Alaska! (Not just because I lived in Alaska for 36 years, but because it is too darn hot in Louisiana!)

I am praying that someone who has Trump’s ear watches this episode. I am SO glad Nick and company not only discussed the problems, but also the solutions. Great episode!

As of 2024, there are approximately 185,000 federal regulations in the United States, according to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The CFR is divided into 50 titles that cover broad areas of federal regulations, and each title contains regulations issued by various federal agencies​ (GovInfo)​​ (Reginfo)​.

Bravo!!!

Nick for president

Thanks for the show guys 🍻

Fantastic show.

24:08 Vivek Ramaswamy has already addressed the firing of executive branch bureaucrats. There are no protections for mass firings. The protections you reference are only for individual firings.

Such a great video! Most informative and inspiring I’ve watched in a long while. Gives hope that we understand what the TRUE issue is AND a plan to possibly save the country! So great for July 4th.

Congress let's them get away with it!

If the President can’t fire these people, could they not be re-assigned to doing something completely useless? I’d say that’s arguably a better use of tax payer money than these bureaucrats doing what they’re doing now. Or can he not create a new agency that basically does nothing and reassign them all to the useless agency and then when everyone is moved over, just dissolve the old agency?

Depressed me horribly...til the end. Whew...some hope!

At a minimum I’d like to hear Freitas give a long, informative address at the RNC Convention. It’s one of the few conservative events that media, domestic & international, feel compelled to cover (and perhaps even a few Democrats will watch). It’s an opportunity to plant seeds. Legislators on BOTH sides of the aisle need to hear it, and it needs to become a Republican talking point repeated (in condensed form of course) by Trump & all Republican down-ballot candidates.

There are so many regulations that you can’t possibly know or comply with them all. This is so you can be charged at anytime with something you had no idea even existed!

The thing blowing up my feed is everyone talking about how "this could be our last 4th of July if you don't vote right in November." And, "project 2025 will dismantle America"

I'm all game for the change in job description. Genius

I’ve watched you for a few months now. You make a lot of sense and you know quite a bit on how the government works and what the problems are and where these problems exist. My question is, when are you going to run for president? You’d have my vote.

I’m all fired up about the “pink slips”!!!!

Lol. I like the image of a self licking ice cream cone

This is a good discussion.

Many people are coming to believe there is only one box of the 4 left.. I wish that weren't so, but the more I see avg people stepped on, with NO backlash out of fear and disillusionment, the more I give up on affecting the system..

I wonder if there's a legal way or loophole to withhold my taxes based on the fact that they're being squandered and misused? That would be awsome and a direct way to defund this abusive government. Thanks for all the work you guys do. One of the few things out there where I don't feel like I'm loosing braincells while I watch. ❤

Ok Nick explaining the new job titles of the EPA and DOE goes hard. I'd like to see more of that dialog.

If he fired the employees with 25 years, they may retire if they can collect their pension and still be part of the lawsuit.

Happy 4th guys! Thanks for the history lesson 🇺🇸🧨🇺🇸🧨

There is a painting in Britain of a ship in a harbor, in the background you can see fires ablaze as redcoats are boarding the ship all of the soldiers are armed. This is the British leaving the American shores after the burning of the library of congress in 1812. TONA could not be suffered. 1819 VA Constitution recognizes TONA as the 13th Amendment passed in 1812. The thirteenth Amendment had just been ratified, which begs the question. If there was a check against the Nobel class, like the explicit ban of all titles of nobility i.e. magistrate, esquire, etc. from entering into government office et al. Do you think that the Nobel class would benefit from that existing at all anywhere.? The answer is no. So if we won the war of 1812, well why is it then that armed soldiers are being permitted to leave arms at hand.? The thirteenth amendment may have been ratified, but the official record was burned. Soldiers who loose a war must pile their arms before the victor and vacate the field as the loser. Fast forward to 1861, when does martial law end, when is it that habeus corpus is returned as the standard of justice.? Do quorums matter, if you have a city council with seven people and only two showed up to a meeting does anything they ‘pass’ actually become municipal law.? No, because they had no right to sit in session, other than to declare a recess. Funny thing then 1865, Congress, which means both houses had been vacated in 1861 (some kind of a disagreement happened) if they were vacated how do they pass and ratify the 13th amendment (which is really the 14th) having no quorum to sit in session they “passed”, the ‘13th’ well sure it was passed, I’ll concede to that. It was passed without a quorum, and was never ratified into law. To this day a simple letter to the CRS asking the researchers to investigate this will tell you the same thing, it is not law, congress was vacated in 1861 by Lincoln, the special executive powers of martial law were not conceded back to the people by Lincoln, he had just been shot, and Johnson had no plans on giving them up. We live under martial law to this day, hence the reason we suffer executive orders. Slowly darkness crept into government again, history became legend, legend became myth, myth became CoNsPirAcY tHeOry. How can anything past the 12th amendment be considered legitimate if there is a clear case to question TONA as the thirteenth amendment then all those that follow must be illegitimate, especially since the 13th was passed by a vacated Congress. And see, because one must expend effort to prove this themselves, a simple google search is insignificant, as multiple letters and FOIA requests have to be made, because of that, no one will actually believe these claims. 13th and 14th don’t free anyone however they do both allow for legal slavery and then confers citizenship upon one and all the 16th goes further sealing the fate of us today into our plebeian roles of US citizen. Washington wasn’t a US citizen, no he was a Citizen of Virginia state. Big difference between (C) and (c). The government always tells the truth, you have to actually read the laws, styles, codes, etc. Enjoy your benefits and privileges, tovarisch. Da, ochen kronchiskv.

I appreciate y’all’s insight and advice on this topic !! 🖖🏻🙏🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

I had the amusing thought that setting impossible DEI hiring standards could be a funny way to prevent new hiring in the 4th branch of government. >^.^

Great show Nick! You've hit the nail on the head. There is no Article I power for the Legislature to delegate its legislative authority to another branch of government. Correct we are a bureaucratic oligarchy.