Manley Rapid Response

"Police/Fire/Military" False Equivalence Oh, I love this argument. I LOVE it. Because it actually proves the OPPOSITE of what you intended. Let me name what just happened: that is a textbook false equivalence — argumentum ad falsum comparationem. Police officers, firefighters, and soldiers are GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES who VOLUNTARILY chose those careers, with the pay structure disclosed upfront, before they ever put the uniform on. Nobody drafted a private surgeon out of their existing practice and handed them a government salary. Medicare for All does not "hire" physicians the way cities hire firefighters. It forces private practitioners — people who built their own practices, took on their own patients, and operated under entirely different terms — to either accept whatever price Washington sets or close their doors entirely. THAT is the compulsion. The distinction is not subtle. But here is where your own analogy really collapses: police and fire are CONSTITUTIONALLY LOCAL FUNCTIONS. Tenth Amendment. Your examples are funded and controlled at the city and county level — not by Congress, not by a federal agency, not by a Washington price-setting board. So if your logic holds — and I am being exceedingly generous by entertaining it — then healthcare decisions belong to STATES AND MUNICIPALITIES. You just inadvertently argued for the exact opposite of Medicare for All. That is impressive, in a "donated his brain to science before he was finished with it" kind of way. And "suddenly they're libertarians" — that is argumentum ad hominem. A label is not a counter-argument. It is what you reach for when the substance ran out three paragraphs ago. Now here is the part that should genuinely embarrass a congressional campaign account: we ALREADY HAVE government-run single-payer healthcare for one group. It is called the VA. I know this firsthand — I am a medically retired Army combat medic. The VA is a documented national disaster of wait lists, mismanagement, and chronic bureaucratic neglect for the very people who deserve better care than anyone else on earth. THAT is your proof of concept. And you want to scale it to 330 million Americans. One more thing, since we are doing math: the entire U.S. military plus all police plus all fire departments combined costs roughly $1 trillion per year. Medicare for All is estimated at $3.2 to $4.4 TRILLION — PER YEAR. Your own analogy is three to four times too small to make your point. While we are at it — the government cannot find $9.75 billion over ten years to stop the wounded veteran tax on 54,000 combat-injured retirees through the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102). Cannot find it. But somehow $4.4 TRILLION a year for a system that already failed at the VA is just... fine. If that math does not bother you, I cannot help you. Quinn's Law #1: Liberalism always generates the EXACT OPPOSITE of its stated intent. But what do I know — I am only a medically retired Army combat medic who has personally sat in a VA waiting room, which is what government-run single-payer healthcare actually looks like from the inside. @JoJoFromJerz @GuntherEagleman @catturd2 #MAGA #Veterans #Trump

Funny how nobody says police officers, firefighters, or soldiers are being forced into “free labor” because we fund those services publicly. But the second you suggest everyone should be able to see a doctor, suddenly they’re libertarians.

CNN: Leaders of the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida, the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida and Florida Black Votes Matter endorse Elijah Manley for Congress. Manley is running against Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in Florida’s 20th congressional district.

it is so important all the other candidates in this race consolidate to defeat this demon she only wants to run in this black district that she doesn't live in to avoid a competitive race in her actual district now that it leans republican. she has to be vanquished.

New poll shows Elijah Manley beating Debbie Wasserman Schultz in FL-20 by 26 points 🟦Elijah Manley 63% 🟦Debbie-Wasserman Schultz 37% All four Black candidates are discussing uniting to defeat Debbie Wasserman Schultz in her bid to run in the historically Black congressional district, after her home district of FL-22 has been redrawn to lean Republican

@stephenhjohnson @EliGold20283142 @iElijahManley @HolnessD9 @jeremy_rodrigue @DWStweets @PathToProg @ProgressiveFL @DigitalGroundG @JamalSTEELE @haleyngreen___ 😒

@EliGold20283142 @iElijahManley @HolnessD9 @jeremy_rodrigue @DWStweets @PathToProg @ProgressiveFL @DigitalGroundG @JamalSTEELE @haleyngreen___ @VoteManley So is Dale.

Until I read this piece, I was not aware that @iElijahManley was Jewish. As a Jewish Democrat myself, I am quite happy we will get another person to fight for our voice in Congress. These antisemitic comment from @HolnessD9 are totally disqualifying. While Elijah and I surely disagree on foreign policy, I know he has the skills and character traits needed to represent FL 20, along with a top-notch . That is why I was proud to endorse Elijah on my Bestselling Jewish Gen Z Substack, No One Asked, But... I may not live in FL, but I know that Elijah will fight for Florida. It is time for @HolnessD9, @unclelukereal1, Sheila Cherfilus McCormick to all drop out/not file to ensure @DWStweets is ousted and doesn't further disenfranchise black voters in FL 20. If you agree, I suggest subscribing! Link Below! @nooneaskedbutpolitics" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@nooneaskedbut…

Happy Pride Month, @NancyMace! 🏳️‍🌈 Now sashay away 👋🏾

The campaign of mass murder and death in Gaza is among some of the worst acts of violence we’ve ever seen. On day one in Congress, I will cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act. American taxpayer dollars should not be used to violate international law.

"Then Wasserman Schultz looked at the wreckage and decided to loot it. She used a Republican attack on Black voting power as her personal staircase to a safer seat. She is not a victim of the gerrymander but a beneficiary." -@Theonlyhonest thehill.com/opinion/campai…

You can parachute in from Weston, but I’ve been on the ground fighting for the people for years. I’m not going to stop fighting for them now. The stakes are too high. #FL20

Amen.

It was great talking to voters at Kings Point in Tamarac, and taking questions. We are ready to win and bring new leadership to Washington.

“I have black friends”.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a hypocrite and disgrace. At a time when Black districts are being eliminated and those voters disenfranchised... she of course, as always, puts herself ahead of everything and everybody. @DWStweets has never represented Florida or her district... only herself. It’s time she gets a real job for the first time in her failed career. Was the only democrat I know of that fought the legalization of medical marijuana that now benefits over a million Floridians. I have always wondered who bought her. Debbie Downer needs to go.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is carpetbagging to FL-20, a black opportunity district instead of running in her own. DWS is everything that’s wrong with the Democratic establishment. From insider trading to payday lenders. I look forward to retiring her from public office permanently.

Poll shows vast majority in CD 20 want Black representation in Congress Reporting by @JacobOgles #FlaPol flapol.com/497Vf0M

"A poll conducted for Democrat Elijah Manley’s campaign found 81% of likely Primary voters feel it is “extremely” or “very” important that the district is represented by a Black member of Congress. That includes 93% of Black voters, but also 68% of Hispanic voters and 64% of White voters."

🇭🇹 Happy Haitian Flag Day and Haitian Heritage Month. Team Manley celebrates the enormous contributions, culture, and heritage of the Haitian people. Bòn Fèt Drapo Ayisyen ak Mwa Eritaj Ayisyen! Ekip Manley selebre gwo kontribisyon, kilti, ak eritaj pèp ayisyen an.

I had a great conversation with @JackieNBC6 today on Impact NBC 6. Check out the conversation. nbcmiami.com/video/video/nb…

Thank you @browarddems! We’re fired up and ready to vote for the change we deserve. Let’s do it 💪🏾