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To goon, perchance to cum—ay, there's the rub: For in that hypnostate what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause—there's the respect That makes a mess of so long a sesh.
![Your reading for today is
Nine Of Swords
[Picture of a goblin in bed crying with swords above him]
Insomnia Doubt Stress](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqqputft2o4kkf4rcvvxr3rp/bafkreicw3rdq2ujafcjxbuvujwyaexkqde3l64rjo5jbdylxclrcfx2tkm)
![On February 26, 2020, Massie voted against making lynching a federal hate crime.[175] On February 28, 2022, he was one of three representatives to vote against the similar Emmett Till Antilynching Act.[176][177]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqqputft2o4kkf4rcvvxr3rp/bafkreidqipbkrge2xo6ymzj6hd2nkypxee6ekigp32le7tprfp3mjarpky)
![In September 2020, Massie said Kyle Rittenhouse, who was charged (but later found not guilty) with first-degree intentional homicide after shooting two people at a protest following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, had shown "incredible restraint", noting that Rittenhouse "didn't empty a magazine into a crowd."[204][205]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqqputft2o4kkf4rcvvxr3rp/bafkreidibax4zs56aj4iu6yyaqtfmvrqiceolnbjqwn5vusvqkijuajg5y)
![Massie endorsed Florida governor Ron DeSantis for president in the 2024 election, saying that "America needs a leader who is decisive, respects the Constitution, understands policy, puts family first, and leads by inspiring".[214]
On May 16, 2024, Massie introduced the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act,[215] that aims to abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve banks. H.R. 8421 would also repeal the 1913 Federal Reserve Act that created the Federal Reserve System itself.[216]
Massie released a statement in 2013 in which he called Roe v. Wade "one of the greatest judicial travesties of our time", then went on to say he believes life begins at conception.[217] Massie voted against the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022.[218]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqqputft2o4kkf4rcvvxr3rp/bafkreieqwxjjmgov6wk4pduyrg2xpqezo25ksvflnaqgyygemvovvta4la)
![Boycotts
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In May 2023, Lawler along with Democrat Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced legislation expanding anti-boycott laws to include blocking boycotts organized by international governmental organizations, with the intended effect of stopping the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement in the United States.[53] It would prohibit American citizens and companies from supporting boycotts imposed by global entities (IGOs) against U.S. allies including Israel. The bill faced heavy criticism from House Republicans and conservatives who said it would violate Americans' First Amendment rights. House Republican leadership scrapped a vote on the bill in May 2025.[54][55][56]
Congestion pricing
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In 2023, Lawler opposed a plan by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to enact congestion pricing in Manhattan, New York City, one of the most traffic congested areas of the world.[57] The plan would charge most cars $15 per day to drive in Manhattan below 60th Street. Lawler said that the congestion pricing plan was not intended to reduce congestion, but was instead an "outrageous cash grab".[58][59] In 2024, he asked president-elect Donald Trump to kill the congestion pricing plan once he gets into office.[60]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqqputft2o4kkf4rcvvxr3rp/bafkreicbatawq7udnfssxqgvdrf3bdjfvekr44muo4bttoakonixratb6q)
