Idaho Attorney General: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ signs cannot be displayed in Idaho schools because they are “part of an ideological/social movement.”
Attorney general: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools
What kind of monster is against trying to make kids feel welcome?
This monster.
Raúl Rafael Labrador (born December 8, 1967) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 33rd attorney general of Idaho since 2023. [...] Born on December 8, 1967, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Labrador relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, as a child and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1985. He was raised by a single mother who struggled financially.
Political positions
Health care. On April 20, 2017, Labrador said he does not believe healthcare is a human right.
Elections. Labrador has stated that he supports the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which provides for the direct election of members of the U.S. Senate by the voters in each state.
Immigration. On the July 6, 2014, episode of Meet the Press, Labrador stated that the Obama administration needed to "immediately deport" young illegal immigrants.
Abortion. Labrador opposes late termination of pregnancy and believes "life begins at conception" and that "The unborn child is still a child – made in the image of God, who will one day have the same hopes and dreams as the rest of us. The fact that life begins at conception might be an uncomfortable truth for some. But it's a truth, all the same."
Family Rights. Idaho is one of the states that has faith-healing exemption. In a debate, Labrador said he would not change it.
LGBT issues. In June 2015, Labrador introduced HR 2802, titled the "First Amendment Defense Act" (FADA) which was said to protect those who oppose same-sex marriage based on their religious beliefs from action by the federal government.
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It's trivial but for me it's horror comedy that his first name has an accent mark.
I didn't know a rabid dog can live long enough to have a political career.
The unborn child is still a child – made in the image of God, who will one day have the same hopes and dreams as the rest of us.
however, don't ask me to help that child achieve those hopes and dreams. That kid can fuck off and get a job in a slaughterhouse
I feel my reddit atheist phase coming back.
“Muh freeze peach”
Oh so oppression is good until you get a taste of your own medicine. Fucking smug little hypocrite.
Universal schooling is also part of an ideology so guess we gotta throw out the kit and caboodle
Capitalism and representative republics are also part of an ideology so we should just disband the entire state of Idaho
The ideology? "Kids are welcome in the classroom."
Did the IDF put them up to this or something?
In my lifetime we're bringing back segregation.
Americans dismissed so called authoritarian nations pointing out racial injustice as a deflection. Nah those were warnings. Many of us saw the race relations were mostly papering the cracks. Its only a matter of time. Only shit protected there is your military capabilities and billionaire wealth ain't a fucking thing there teflon. Not your rights, not your health.
It’s been like 40 years since it was formally abolished, there’s millenials who were alive during seggregation while people pretend we live in a post racial society
More like 60 years, but still
if you were in your 70s you would have seen it go away (on paper), go away (mostly in reality), then come back again in your lifetime
Samuel Alito voice - "Brown v Board of Education did not—"
Uh, oh.
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Or Clarence Thomas voice or in any of the GOP justice voices
“Be nice” is not only a political statement these days, but it’s a highly unpopular political statement.
I fucking hate Americans.
Fuckin' hell, Roadhouse is too Woke for the modern right-wing now?
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Everyone is welcome to kick this guys ass for being a stinky reptile.
I get that "voting with your feet" is complicated because there's a complex web of social and economic factors factoring into a decision to relocate, and red states have managed to successfully paint themselves as attractive places to live due to the cheap costs of housing and low taxes (successfully obscuring that this comes at the expense of amenities and social services), but how can this be sustainable? Why would someone move to a place that is literally putting out the unwelcome mat? Why does Idaho have one of the highest population growth rates in the country?
Why does Idaho have one of the highest population growth rates in the country?
Without googling - my wild guess is the biggest thing is that the cost of living - probably rent in particular - is lower than the national average. Also - politics play into it but how much I don't know.
The American Redoubt is a political migration movement first proposed in 2011 by survivalist novelist and blogger James Wesley Rawles which designates Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming along with eastern parts of Oregon and Washington, as a safe haven for conservative Christians. Rawles chose this area due to its low population density and lack of natural hazards.
I've had the following bookmark for at least a year. My plan was to read it later.
Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho
A radical GOP faction, in open alliance with extremists, is seizing power and targeting its opponents with cruelty. Some wonder: Is it time to leave?
May 17, 2022
Just to add on to this because this is a good response: the chart is showing it as a % change and Idaho is ranked 37th in population with 2 million. The #1 spot is California with around 40 million so for Idaho to see an increase of 1.5%, only 0.075% of Californians would need to move there.
Anecdotally, I know of cases of Californians moving to most of the states nearby, except the PNW. I don’t think it’s crazy to see that bump in Idaho as a result of the chuds and petite bourgeois exodus from the west coast neo lib regime.
Really cool how we can have soft right-wing coups in random parts of the country and nothing happens.
Yeah, it's literally just about money. "Can I afford it?" means it's not even really about choosing where to live. It's just a last resort to avoid homelessness.
I’m glad someone finally had the courage to pass a law banning the display of the US flag