What stupid thing did the GOP say or do this time? Episode 3!

[Corvus]

Proving for about the millionth time in the last 40 years, the pearl-clutching "THINK OF THE CHILDREN" mantra is nothing but performative nonsense. The GOP as a body cares not a single jot about children. As far as they are concerned, children are property and a means of locking women down into servitude. Children are extensions of the white patriarchal ego, not fully-realized people, so hug em. They could say "the children long for the mines" without any hint of sarcasm.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Children are just the next batch of disposable poor people. That's it.

 

[Paladin]

That's not fair.

They're also potential brides.

Why Are Some Republican Lawmakers Hellbent on Preserving Child Marriage?

GOP lawmakers across the U.S. have opposed raising the marriage age, with some arguing child marriage bans would encourage abortion.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Corvus]

Yes, and brides are also disposable.

 

[Dekafox]

Federal abortion ban bill just hit the House.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/722

 

[Rhinox]

Okay, I'ma need them to make a choice. Either the 14th amendment is a thing or it isn't. You don't get to pick and choose.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Okay, I'ma need them to make a choice. Either the 14th amendment is a thing or it isn't. You don't get to pick and choose.

The waveform won't collapse until the population loads Schrodinger's rifle.

 

[Ungnome]

Thankfully it will only take two Republicans defectors in the house to kill the bill.

 

[Wheelimus]

And its DOA in the Senate.

 

[Pocket]

Thankfully it will only take two Republicans defectors in the house to kill the bill.

And where do you think we're going to find such a thing? Getting this through has only been the crux of their party's entire platform since 1973.

 

[Wheelimus]

Going by last session there were about 20 sane Republicans that helped us fund and keep the government open. I'd imagine half of them are pro-choice and from swing states where their job isn't safe. I think this bill will die a quick death.

 

[Ungnome]

As a former Tennessean this makes me sick. It's a blatant disregard of the very fundamentals of representative democracy...

Tennessee bill would prohibit voting against Trump immigration policies

The legislation could mean jail time and a fine for those supporting sanctuary policies designed to protect migrants.

www.newsweek.com

Imprisoning LAWMAKERS because of the way they vote is despotic regime level trash. If the Tennessee governor signs this thing I'm officially disavowing any link I have to the state(I still have numerous relatives who live there, which sucks). If it does become law, hopefully the courts strike it down.

 

[Pocket]

Ironically this has not convinced me that locking lawmakers up for voting a certain way is wrong. For example, everyone who voted for this horrid bill should absolutely be behind bars for life at minimum.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Anyone who voted for a bill that literally makes it illegal to vote against them should be removed from office, at the very least.

 

[Ungnome]

Well, ideally they should just be voted out of office, but this is Tennessee, unfortunately. State has always had issues, but in the past they did occasionally try a progressive thing or two. They've become completely broken over the past 20 years.

 

[Rhinox]

That this passed, with a super majority, should show everyone just how fucked we really are. How deeply this orange demagogue has his claws into a major political party.

 

[Dekafox]

Fringed Crow :battery_ok: (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image TN Representative has forgotten he is an elected official of the people who put him in office, despite most people voting because of the (R) in front of their names. This is his response to a constituent, in regards to the new bill passed in TN. #TN #SB6002 #MAGA #GregMartin

infosec.exchange

 

[Ungnome]

As a lawmaker he knows good and well that if a city enacts a law that violates a state statute the courts are to decide what happens. You don't jail the city/county council members for voting yes on it ...

 

[Dekafox]

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www.congress.gov

And here's the bill to eliminate the federal Department of Education

 

[Paladin]

Former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell Falls Again At The Capitol

The 82-year-old Kentucky senator fell twice at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday but appeared to suffer no major injuries.

www.huffpost.com