Republicans: continued

[Fletch F. Fletch]

He may say or think he's not racist, but what he does in congress is racist. Therefore, racist.

[Tero]

Georgia Lawmakers Warn Stricter Gun Regulation Could Cause Mass Shooters To Move To Other States. https://politics.theonion.com/georgia-l ... 1846545045

[L'Emmerdeur]

Sidney Powell, telling lies with a Trumpist flourish. From her out-of-court statement:

Contrary to what the Fake News is pushing, Sidney did NOT claim in court that 'no reasonable person would believe her claims.' The press is using twisted legalese and manipulating the legal standard to confuse the issue, as they have done before in other high-profile cases.

From her filing in court:

Determining whether a statement is protected involves a two-step inquiry: Is the statement one which can be proved true or false? And would reasonable people conclude that the statement is one of fact, in light of its phrasing, context and the circumstances surrounding its publication. ... This inquiry is determined as a matter of law. ... ("Whether a particular statement constitutes fact of opinion is a question of law.") Analyzed under these factors, and even assuming, arguendo, that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude that the statements were truly statements of fact.

[L'Emmerdeur]

Republicans in the US Senate know what has caused the rise in gun violence in the United States. They also know that things like background checks on gun purchases wouldn't make any difference in gun violence.

'Senate Republicans Argue Black Lives Matter and Defund the Police Are to Blame for Gun Violence'

In his opening statement, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that Black Lives Matter protests and the “defund the police” movement may have lead to an “1,268 additional deaths” last year. Grassley did not cite where that number came from, but it matches one found in a recent report from the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice that found that the homicide rate rose nearly 30 percent in 2020 than the previous year and “that translates to an additional 1,268 homicides across the 34-city sample.” Nowhere in the report did it mention that Black Lives Matter protests were a cause for the rise in homicides.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) used the hearing as an opportunity to angrily rant against the political “theater” that he says Democrats engage in every time there’s a mass shooting. “Every time there’s a mass shooting, we play this ridiculous theater where this committee gets together and proposes a bunch of bunch of laws that would do nothing to stop these murders,” Cruz said. Cruz also blasted Democrats who, in the past, have called out Republican lawmakers who in the past refused to support gun control measures in the wake of mass shootings, instead just offering the victims and their families warm wishes. “I don’t apologize for thoughts and prayers,” Cruz declared. “And I believe in the power of prayer and the contempt of Democrats for prayers is an odd sociological thing.”

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[E]very Republican senator on the committee insisted, without any evidence, that the House bills would not reduce gun violence in any meaningful way. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) downplayed the gun violence problem by comparing it to drunk driving. “We have a lot of drunk drivers in America that kill a lot of people. We ought to try to combat that too,” he said. “But the answer is not to get rid of all sober drivers.” Kennedy failed to mention that alcohol-impaired driving laws, including sobriety checkpoints, have been proven to be effective in curbing drunk driving incidents. Gun control groups like Moms Demand Action have even modeled their advocacy efforts on the success of groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, whose advocacy has led to policy changes that have reduced the rate of drunk driving-related deaths.

[Brian Peacock]

Yeah, coz there was absolutely no gun crime in the US before them uppity Black folk started asking the police not to shoot them.

[Tero]

On a mission from god
https://mobile.twitter.com/RightWingWat ... s-truth%2F

[Hermit]

Yeah, coz there was absolutely no gun crime in the US before them uppity Black folk started asking the police not to shoot them.

It's complicated.

[L'Emmerdeur]

Voters in Missouri approved a ballot measure that would expand Medicaid, allowing approximately 200,000 low-income Missourians to qualify for government health care. The ballot measure was allowed on the ballot because it didn't include a directive that the state must pay for the expansion. The Republican-controlled legislature has voted to withhold funding, despite the passage of the ballot measure.

'Missouri Republicans block funds for voter-approved Medicaid expansion'

Republican lawmakers blocked Medicaid expansion funding from reaching the Missouri House floor on Thursday, posing a setback for the voter-approved plan to increase eligibility for the state health care program.

The House Budget Committee voted along party lines not to pass a bill allowing Missouri to spend $130 million in state funds and $1.6 billion in federal money to pay for the program’s expansion. Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government picks up 90% of the tab on expanding Medicaid.

The increased eligibility would allow an estimated 230,000 additional low-income Missourians to be covered. It is set to go into effect in July, after voters approved a ballot question last August with a 53% majority.

Democrats slammed the vote as an attempt to subvert Missourians’ wishes to implement the expansion, which several Republicans said was unpopular in their own districts.

Democrats plan to re-introduce the funds into the rest of the state budget on the House floor. Budget Chair Cody Smith, a Carthage Republican, said he will introduce another bill to spend the money elsewhere.

[Brian Peacock]

It's almost as if the the Republicans don't like poor or sick people.

[Tero]

God made them have all those babies so that rich Republicans who can't have kids would have a good selection of babies to pick from.

[Tero]

Lauren Boebert’s 2nd Amendment cosplay contributed to the mass shooting in her state.

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[Tero]

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[L'Emmerdeur]

To hear the admitted fabulist Tucker Carlson and his propagandist guest tell it, the Republicans are being forced by antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Hunter Biden to nominate a fascist for their presidential candidate. Out of self defense, I suppose. Aspiring fascists are no longer sufficient.

'Fox News Guest Says GOP May Be Forced to "Pick a Fascist" for President in Next 10 Years – and Tucker Carlson Agrees'

On Fox News Thursday, Tucker Carlson and his guest, right-wing talk radio host Jesse Kelly, openly speculated that Republicans may soon get tired of “following the rules” and “pick a fascist” to lead the party.

“I think you make a really solid point about the sadness and powerlessness that people feel in the face of this,” said Carlson. “And some people are just going to say, why should I follow the rules? Why should I be a good citizen if they don’t have to follow the rules? I mean things kind of break down at some point, don’t they?”

“They will break down, they are breaking down, Tucker,” said Kelly. “I’ve said this before, and I’m telling you, I worry that I’m right, the right is going to pick a fascist within 10 to 20 years, because they’re not going to be the only ones on the outs. There’s 60, 70 million of us, we’re not a tiny minority. And if we’re all going to be treated like criminals, and all subject to every single law while antifa, Black Lives Matter guys go free and Hunter Biden goes free, the right’s going to take drastic measures.”

[Animavore]

They already picked a fascist over four years ago and it did not end well.

[Tero]

Just for Cunt

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