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

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Texas took that as a challenge.

GOP Texas lawmaker introduces bill to allow death penalty for women who have abortions

A Republican lawmaker in Texas has introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have abortions. “Today, I filed HB 3326 to Abolish Abortion in Texas,” Texas State Rep. Bryan S…

thehill.com

 

[NovaSaber]

I think the "are Republicans evil or stupid" question has been firmly settled on "evil".

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Some of them are both. The ones who are just evil are the problem.

 

[KidTDragon]

Trump-supporting county clerk who pushed voter fraud conspiracy theories is indicted for election tampering

A grand jury in Colorado has indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in the wake of an investigation into election equipment tampering and official misconduct, CBS Denver reports. Mesa County Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley was also indicted as a result of the same investigation. Peters, who is a...

deadstate.org

"Those crooked Dems had me arrested because I was able to prove that voter fraud is real!"
"How did you prove it?"
"I committed it!"

 

[Paladin]

well, now we know where they're going after Roe.

GOP Senator Said SCOTUS Should Never Have Legalized Interracial Marriage

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) told reporters the issue should’ve been left up to the states, then later insisted he “misunderstood” the line of questioning.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Ironbite4]

They're going after every single SCOTUS decision that made any form of social progress. We knew this. We really did.

Ironbite-the GOP is going to drag us, kicking and screaming, back to 1650 and they won't stop.

 

[Pale Rider]

FB friend:

Requirement to be a Democratic Supreme Court nominee: must be free of any kind of subjective bias or human imperfection.

Requirement to be a Republican Supreme Court nominee: there isn't quite enough evidence to successfully prosecute you for rape.

 

[Paladin]

Also works with Presidential candidates.

 

[Pale Rider]

New research on Trump voters: They're not the sharpest tools in the box

Now there's proof: Trump's voters lack "cognitive sophistication," often believe Bible is literal word of God

www.salon.com

 

[wonko the sane?]

Again: all jive we already knew because they literally will not shut up about it.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

The problem isn't that they're stupid. The problem is that they're proud of being stupid.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Combined with a political context in which being stupid is equally weighted against the opinions and analysis of actual experts in the various fields. Why even bother with stuff like "education" and "practical experience" when all you need is facebook and memes to be given the same consideration.

 

[Wheelimus]

But being so goddamn stupid doesn't help, since they're smart enough to vote. Sadly.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

 

[Paladin]

Mississippi Republican calls for killings of trans people and supporters

Robert Foster, a former GOP house representative in Mississippi and failed gubernatorial candidate there, has a new message he hopes will open doors for him: kill trans people and their…

boingboing.net

Genocide continues.

 

[Spin-Out]

on the plus side, he's so batshit insane even today's GOP don't want him.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

White House says GOP senators backed Trump judges who gave reduced child porn sentences | CNN Politics

The White House is targeting Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members who went after Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson this week for her sentences in some child pornography cases, saying those same members backed judges nominated by then-President Donald Trump who also imposed sentences below...

www.cnn.com

In yet another case of confirming what we already knew, Republicans are hypocrites.

 

[NovaSaber]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1504273604585959426

 

[KidTDragon]

Ten bucks says the domestic terrorist with nefarious intentions will have an easier time adopting than a gay couple who just want to be parents.

 

[wonko the sane?]

No bet.