Snap Shots of YOUR Republican Party, 21st Century Style

[donquixote99]

There is a strong streak of authoritarianism on the right now, and they of course don't want rule of law and Democracy, they want a leader who will force everyone to do as they want. And of course it follows that, finally, they'd be able to 'just kill them.' The old guard (eg, David French at the National Review) are trying to keep belief in democracy going, but I'm afraid it's like trying to hold back the tide at this point. This is liable to end badly.

See article in Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...-orban/591697/

[Oerets]

Democracy has and will always be threatened by those who once tasted the power then giving it up freely later, to another different group. Yet that is a consequence of a mob rule form of government.
Really anyone still surprised at what the Reps are doing,now, whatever they can get away with to hold on to the country? Haven't been keeping up over the years.
This is just the final attach and are all in for 2020 for the fait accompli to become apparent to all.

[donquixote99]

This is the second public 'kill the gays' eruption, after the Alabama mayor a little over a week ago. I wonder how much of this talk is happening where it's not so public....

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

This is the second public 'kill the gays' eruption, after the Alabama mayor a little over a week ago. I wonder how much of this talk is happening where it's not so public....

Do a websearch on homophobic Christianity.

[Pio1980]

Opinion: Mitch McConnell is worse than the Grim Reaper

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/opini...lah/index.html

[finnbow]

A former Texas pastor who supported legislation that would have criminalized abortions in the state has been arrested on charges of child sex abuse. Stephen Bratton is accused of having “sexual intercourse multiple times a day or several times a week” with a teenage relative, over the course of two years, according to court records.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-...d-sexual-abuse

[Oerets]

Another article,


https://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...f-14000260.php

[donquixote99]

Yet another bad Christian.

[Chicks]

Oregon’s Legislative Chaos Has Senators Fleeing to Idaho and a Militia Threatening the Capitol

Oregon’s state legislature appeared to be on track last week to pass a sweeping climate change bill aimed at curbing emissions in the state.

At least until Republicans in the state Senate decided to go to extremes to prevent a vote, making a move that resulted in the governor calling in Oregon State Police. And the drama didn’t end there: Democrats cancelled a session Saturday over safety threats from a far-right militia group.

Eleven GOP senators who opposed the bill went all out to prevent a vote, fleeing the Legislature on Thursday. Oregon Democrats have a supermajority, but they aren’t able to vote without a quorum. The move effectively halted the legislative process, and Democratic Gov. Kate Brown ordered state police to find the senators and haul them back to the statehouse. Some had fled to Idaho and other states, out of the jurisdiction of the Oregon police. Each senator faces a fine of $500 per missed session.

But there’s more. Senate leadership shut down the state capitol Saturday after receiving threats from far-right militia groups planning to protest that day outside the statehouse in support of the GOP senators. The Senate’s president, the entire Democratic caucus, and the building’s staff received threats, according to the Associated Press.

And we thought Whell was nuts. These Repubes will go to any extreme to deny the truth. It's gotten completely out of hand. Repubes just need to be jailed and deported. Idaho will take all of them.

[nailer]

Hard to deport emigrants.