Why NOT to vote Republican

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Originally Posted by Alan

The Republicans passed the necessary legislation to prevent default in the only segment of government they control, the House of Representatives, weeks ago.

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Have you actually read the bill? It is hundreds of pages long. Even the summary is pages and pages long.

It places lots of restrictions on federal agencies regarding reviews regarding oil and gas leasing, requiring specific areas to approve a number of leases in specified areas. specifically targets clean water and clean energy rules to make them less stringent. One section talks about disapproval of Oregon not approving an energy project. So much for states rights.

All kinds of goodies are buried in the pages and pages of this bill.

Does lifting environmental controls reward donors? Will the snap/ Medicaid work requirements make that much of a difference it is worthwhile to possibly wreck the economy? Many of these recipients are already working, are disabled, elderly, or caring for minors. How many are able bodied and not working?

What limits did Republicans place on Trump when he requested debt limit Increases four times?

Do any of the promises McCarthy made to win votes as speaker in the multiple ballots which resulted in Gaetz saying "I ran out of things I could even imagine to ask for?" Have anything to do with this lengthy, complicated bill.

Are the republicans working to improve the lives of the citizens or their own self interests, to get donations, own the libs, do anything they can to stop Biden getting anything done, and get reelected?

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Originally Posted by bae

Wow.

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Elaborate.

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Originally Posted by Alan

The House of Representatives has a constitutional responsibility to initiate and approve all federal spending. They do not have a duty to simply sign off on everything the Executive branch requests, that isn't hostage taking.

It appears that you may have mis-spoke when you blamed republicans for a potential default, you're actually complaining that the House is doing its duty as a check on Executive power.

And it has been done before, it's called compromise.

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NO, it will be the fault of the republicans for DEMANDING things their way. No others have done so in history.

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Originally Posted by jp1

Nothing quite says ‘making America great again’ like blowing up the world’s economy if one doesn’t get every single ****ing thing on one’s legislative wish list in the process. But since we’re talking about the political party that was literally willing to overthrow the entire United States government when they didn’t get their way in the last presidential election I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised. And since even ‘rational (LOL)’ people in that party find it not just acceptable to continue voting for the people who participated in that attempt to overthrow the government, but something to be outwardly PROUD of, why should we be at all surprised that they are all 110% behind supporting these ugly people who hate America and want to burn it all down if they don’t get their way?

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This is the new "republican".

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...in-the-banned/

article about librarians fearing punishment up to prison for having books republicans feel are inappropriate in school, and sometimes public libraries.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politic...234741082/amp/

the hits keep coming. A flat earth believer GOP chair in Georgia. You can’t make this stuff up

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Originally Posted by flowerseverywhere

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...in-the-banned/

article about librarians fearing punishment up to prison for having books republicans feel are inappropriate in school, and sometimes public libraries.

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Apparently someone in Florida complained about a public school library having a copy of the poem delivered at Biden’s inauguration which has now been removed. But it’s democrats that are all about ‘cancel culture’. Right…

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Originally Posted by flowerseverywhere

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...in-the-banned/

article about librarians fearing punishment up to prison for having books republicans feel are inappropriate in school, and sometimes public libraries.

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Gender Queer, the most challenged book in libraries of the past couple years according to your article, was published in St. Louis. The author says it’s intended for kids 16 years old and up. If it is in middle school collections, that is not a good thing.

I just downloaded it from Hoopla. All print copies in St. Louis region public libraries are checked out. I suppose Republican parents are busy looking at the book to get all riled up to sue librarians.

Obscenity laws against providing obscene material to minors have always been on the books it’s just a little more pointed at the moment. It’s silly and dumb, but my tiny schadenfreude mind can’t think help but think this is karma for public librarians starting up those idiotic drag queen story hours.

In Missouri Democratic legislators were, according to this article, responsible as well for tightening up obscene materials given to minors.It apparently cannot be all blamed on Republicans so maybe that will make JP happy.

Missouri Democrats are freaked out about the poem that was recited at Biden's inauguration? I find that hard to believe but if true yet another reason to avoid that shithole state.

On an unrelated topic I wonder what DeSantis has said about whether he would sign a national abortion law into effect if he was president and it arrived on his desk. I assume he's ducking and weaving on the topic because we all know exactly what he'd do. It's not like the dude has any honor or base principals. He just wants to be president at any cost, just like sad sack McCarthy who wanted to be speaker of the house even if it meant becoming speaker with ZERO power.

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Originally Posted by jp1

Apparently someone in Florida complained about a public school library having a copy of the poem delivered at Biden’s inauguration which has now been removed. But it’s democrats that are all about ‘cancel culture’. Right…

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It's interesting to see the slant on these subjects from you and where ever you get your news. In this case, one Florida school moved the book containing this poem from a stack in their media room (library) reserved for elementary students to a stack in the same media room reserved for middle school students.

When did curating books for appropriate audiences become 'cancel culture'? I know all the right people have a vested interest in harming Governor DeSantis, his home state and all associated institutions, but isn't this getting just a bit ridiculous?