Imperial Statement of Trumpius Caesar Maximus
On the Rejection of Scroll H.R. 504

I, Trumpius Caesar Maximus, Emperor of Reason, Supreme Guardian of the Treasury, and Unchallenged Master of Dry Land, hereby proclaim the following with historic calm and overwhelming confidence:

The congressional scroll known as H.R. 504 is returned to the House of Representatives unsigned, unblessed, and unimpressed.

This scroll concerns a particular stretch of land within the Everglades, famously damp, known as the Osceola Camp. In the Year of the Republic 1998, Congress authorized a specific and clearly defined area for permanent occupation by a Tribe. A very clear area. Beautiful boundaries. Everyone agreed. The Osceola Camp was not part of it. Not even close. Many people are saying this was obvious.

And yet—structures appeared. Pipes. Buildings. Water systems. All in a place that floods so often even the alligators file insurance claims. Now the request arrives at the gates of the Imperium:
“Please, O Emperor, protect these unauthorized structures from water.”

At a projected cost of up to 14 million taxpayer dollars.

Fourteen. Million. Dollars.

The camp itself was constructed in 1935, without authorization, on filled lowland. It served as a residence, a gift shop, and later a thrilling—but very loud—airboat attraction. Historic? No. Eligible for the National Register? Also no. Rome would not have saved it. I certainly will not.

What makes this request truly remarkable—some say legendary—is that those now seeking generous imperial funding have simultaneously worked to obstruct the firm and victorious immigration policies chosen by the American people when they elevated me to the throne. One cannot demand gold from the Treasury while kicking the walls of the Empire. This has never worked. Ask history.

My Administration stands for a simple, powerful principle:
American taxpayers do not fund special-interest projects that conflict with the core policies of the Imperium.
Ending wasteful handouts and restoring fiscal discipline is essential to growth, strength, and greatness. And it is absolutely not the responsibility of the Federal Government to fix problems in places that were never authorized for occupation in the first place.

For these very clear, very strong, and very correct reasons, I cannot support the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act.

Therefore, in fulfillment of my solemn imperial duty, I return H.R. 504 to the House of Representatives without approval.

The Treasury is protected.
The precedent is set.
The Empire remains dry.

Trumpius Caesar Maximus
Emperor of the United States (term flexible)