Republicans: continued

[Tero]

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The Media isn't telling you something clear to anyone paying attention: THE GOP IS IN TOTAL DISARRAY OVER THIS SHUTDOWN
Trump House passed a CR and has no votes scheduled. They've said "we aren't budging an inch."
Trump Senate is like "Gosh, you should just agree to an extension and we pinky promise to maybe talk to you about health care in the future. If you don't, the White House might get very mean."

[Brian Peacock]

.... Reminds me of some scenes from Brazil.

Or even The Boys from Brazil.

[Tero]

Mike Johnson got a little excited describing the able bodied 30-year olds sitting in mom's basement getting Medicaid. Muscles were discussed.

I think he is gay.

[Sean Hayden]

Probably just overly worried about becoming gay, definitely seen a dude or two when he wished he hadn’t.

[Brian Peacock]

He's not actually gay - he just sometimes has sex with guys who are.

[Sean Hayden]

[L'Emmerdeur]

JD Vance apparently thinks that if he tugs his forelock hard enough the MAGAs will consider him the heir to the throne. Maybe it'll work but being an ostentatious arse-kisser may not be the ideal resume for a greasily hopeful princeling. In this post he goes the creepy AI video route. The tune being played is from a right-wing metal band (Avenged Sevenfold). The lyrics are 'inspiring.'

Hail to the King

[Verse 1]
Watch your tongue or have it cut from your head
Save your life by keeping whispers unsaid
Children roam the streets, now orphans of war
Bodies hangin' in the streets to adore

[Pre-Chorus]
Royal flames will carve a path in chaos
Bringing daylight to the night
Death is riding into town with armor
They've come to take all your rights

[Chorus]
Hail to the king
Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown
Stand in the sun
Hail to the king
(Hail! Hail! Hail)
The king

[Verse 2]
Blood is spilt while holding keys to the throne
Born again, but it’s too late to atone
No mercy from the edge of the blade
Dare escape, and learn the price to be paid

[Pre-Chorus]
Let the water flow with shades of red now
Arrows black out all the light
Death is riding into town with armor
They've come to grant you your rights

[Chorus]
Hail to the king
Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown
Stand in the sun
Hail to the king
(Hail! Hail! Hail!)
The king

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
There's a taste of fear
(Hail! Hail! Hail!)
When the henchmen call
(Hail! Hail! Hail!)
Iron fist to tame the land
(Hail! Hail! Hail!)
Iron fist to claim it all

[Chorus]
Hail to the king
Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown
Stand in the sun
Hail to the king
Hail to the one
Kneel to the crown
Stand in the sun
Hail to the king
(Hail! Hail! Hail!)

[Brian Peacock]

JD will seek hails until he gets what he wants.

[L'Emmerdeur]

Just bleating out the racist agenda openly now.

'Red state lawmaker triggers alarms with call to "overturn Amendment 14"'

A red state lawmaker quietly called on the Supreme Court to overturn the Fourteenth Amendment, but plenty of people are calling out the stunning remark.

"Say what now?" Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kyle Whitmire wrote on X, reacting to comments from Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter on Friday.

The GOP state Speaker told local media, "I certainly hope the Supreme Court will overturn Amendment 14," as the state moves to redistrict. The Fourteenth Amendment promises equal protection under the law, as well as due process and birthright and naturalized citizenship.

...

Ledbetter told the press that the Alabama House is still seeking more power to change their state's elections, saying, "all we need now is the courts to overturn Fourteen, and we can look at the election."

...

Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, noted that "this is the same legislative body a court found engaged in intentional racial discrimination in drawing voting maps."

[Brian Peacock]

Seem to recall that about 30% of Alabama is non-white, and about 80% of the non-white population is black. Presumably they think it would be great to remove the right to vote from about a quarter of their population, but are they willing to rescind Alabama's representation in Congress if they do?