Sunday, May 23, 2021
Trump Wanted to Use National Guard to *Protect* the Jan. 6th Rioters Not Protect Congress
What a treasonous motherfucking asshole.
The GOP March To Fascism Continues
Assholes:
By the Brennan Center for Justice’s count, state lawmakers have introduced more than 360 voter suppression bills across the nation, and the aim seems clear: Despite rhetorical nods to protecting “election integrity,” it’s a collective Republican effort to suppress the vote in future elections.
As Stacey Abrams, the former Democratic minority leader of the Georgia state House explains, these bills “are responding to the big lie, to the disproven, discredited and, sadly, the blood-spilled lie of voter fraud.”
But not only are states trying to restrict access to the ballot box, in many instances, they’re also trying to make it harder for voters to protect their rights in court. A new Brennan Center analysis identified at least 93 bills in 26 states introduced this year that threaten judicial independence by limiting courts’ power or injecting more politics into state judiciaries. According to the analysis, in at least eight of these states, bills have specifically targeted election-related cases. And in 21 states, broader court bills were introduced that would impact election cases, among others, by changing how judges are selected, which courts hear cases challenging the constitutionality of state actions or how judicial decisions are enforced. It’s a dangerous trend that leaves voting rights at risk and undermines a critical check against abuses of power during our elections.
Friday, May 21, 2021
Asshole Anti-Vax Republicans Must Wear Masks
Pelosi observed that Republicans have only themselves to blame for the ongoing mask mandate. “It is unfortunate that a large number of people in the Congress have refused to be vaccinated or … have been vaccinated and don’t want to admit it.” She says she can’t tell which because of medical privacy. “It’s their personal business,” she said. “But … as the doctor said, until they are vaccinated, we cannot have meetings without masks.” Her ire rising, she observed, “We have a responsibility to make sure that the House of the Representatives chamber is not a petri dish because of the selfishness of some.”
In a throwaway line, she suggested the alternative to the mask mandate could entail sticking members who refuse to be vaccinated up in the House gallery. “I mean, we could come to a place where we say, if you don’t want to wear a mask and … if you’re not vaccinated, don’t even come to the floor,” she said. “We have facilities up above in the Gallery where people can come to vote.” Maybe put them behind a plastic screen, too? The idea is comical, but it gets to a serious issue: The burden of pandemic restrictions should eventually fall on the unvaccinated.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Friday, May 7, 2021
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Republicans ask Biden to withdraw 'divisive' proposal to teach more Black history
Dozens of Senate Republicans called on the Biden administration on Friday to withdraw what they say is a “divisive” education proposal that would place greater emphasis on slavery and the contributions of Black Americans in history and civics lessons taught in U.S. schools.
In the latest salvo of a burgeoning culture war over race in America, 39 Republican lawmakers led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the proposed Education Department policy would divert established school curricula toward a "politicized and divisive agenda" fixated on the country's flaws.
"Young Americans deserve a rigorous understanding of civics and American history. They need to understand both our successes and our failures," the Republican senators wrote in a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona dated April 29. The letter was released on Friday.
"Americans do not need or want their tax dollars diverted from promoting the principles that unite our nation toward promoting radical ideologies meant to divide us."
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