Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office
Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office
But the democrats aren't giving me exactly what I want! Clearly these people are better. /s
Other planks call abortion homicide and gender-transition care “child abuse.”
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This is REALLY scary because a lot of conservative states have also been trying to add the death penalty as punishment for child abuse. Anyone with half a mind can see where this is going. Florida started this trend, and we all know how kill-happy Texas is.
Florida also tried to reduce the number of jurors needed to execute someone from 12 to 9 8
Are you saying they're reducing jury size? The Supreme Court ruled years ago that non-unanimous criminal convictions are unconstitutional, but I guess they can just change the rules at any moment to undo that like so much else they're at work on overturning.
Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday that will no longer require juries agree unanimously to recommend death sentences, reducing the number of jurors need to recommend a death sentence to the lowest threshold of any state with capital punishment.
SB 450 reduces the number of jurors needed to recommend a death sentence from 12 to 8.
The unanimous requirement is for convictions. A separate jury is usually convened for sentencing, and is not necessarily required to be unanimous.
They can collectively take their bibles and shove them ALL THE WAY up their asses. Fuck them for wasting time and money doing this stupid shit.
support for declaring gold and silver as legal tender; and demands that the U.S. government disclose “all pertinent information and knowledge” of UFOs.
Also these, which... Fucking morons. Who the fuck is going to pay for things in gold? Especially because at this point, cash is more of an accessory than a primary payment method.
this is what you get when you rely on nutters more and more for your base. it will be interesting to see what makes it to the final product.
But… both… sides?
/s
Republican Party of Texas delegates voted Saturday on a platform that called for new laws to require the Bible to be taught in public schools and a constitutional amendment that would require statewide elected leaders to win the popular vote in a majority of Texas counties.
Other proposed planks of the 50-page platform included proclamations that “abortion is not healthcare it is homicide”; that gender-transition treatment for children is “child abuse”; calls to reverse recent name changes to military bases and “publicly honor the southern heroes”; support for declaring gold and silver as legal tender; and demands that the U.S. government disclose “all pertinent information and knowledge” of UFOs.
Some of this is hateful, abusive shit like abortion and transition healthcare. Some of the else is dumbfuckery at the highest level like gold/silver standard and UFO info. Texas is a failed state if they pass any of this shit.
Perhaps the most consequential plank calls for a constitutional amendment to require that candidates for statewide office carry a majority of Texas’ 254 counties to win an election, a model similar to the U.S. electoral college.
Under current voting patterns, in which Republicans routinely win in the state’s rural counties, such a requirement would effectively end Democrats’ chances of winning statewide office.
Oh cool they want to make it so the rural idiots in bumfuck can hold up statewide elections? Cool. Other states should pass a law making all elections beholden to state-wide popular vote. Seeing as most of the country isn't right-wing, that would ensure Republicans don't see another seat outside of red states again. Obviously /s but fuck Republicans, the traitorous, undemocratic fucks.
Seeing as most of the country isn’t right-wing
Are you talking population or land area? Because only one of those matters and it's not population.
state-wide popular vote. Seeing as most of the country isn’t right-wing
Population. Based on what I was proposing...it would matter.
Because only one of those matters and it's not population.
Sorry, are you saying land area matters more than population and That you support that? Or that it's just the way it currently is?
Historically, there has never been a peaceful solution to an infestation of conservatives. They will oppress and kill as many normal people aa they can if they are not stopped.
Supreme Court: I sleep
Sotomayor: cries
and demands that the U.S. government disclose “all pertinent information and knowledge” of UFOs.
Oh, well, now that Texas is asking, I'm sure the truth will come out. Maybe they should ask for the truth about the JFK assassination, too!
I'm just glad to see they've moved on from chemtrails.
Unfortunately they moved from chemtrails to meth rails.
Maybe they should ask for the truth about the JFK assassination, too!
Oh - ha ha! Ahhh hehe what a kidder, right folks? ha ha! No . . uhh - no, we're not going to do that. Um. No need. case closed. HEY IS THAT A SQUIRREL?
these clowns have shifted so far to the right, they're in danger of falling off the edge of the earth.
Too bad the earth is round, then.
Holding out hope the earth has some meta narrative baked in, so that if you believe it's flat, you can fall off
We should be so lucky.
Damn Texas is so free that they are becoming Russian with politics.
For those that moved to Texas because "cheaper", hope you enjoy your cheap knockoff freedom.
Yee fuckin haw
thats because yees the top and haws the bottom.
Specifically, this bible:
Well, that is a good looking book. Nice craftsmanship.
Oh wait.... the contents? Damn. Thought they might respect the art of a foreigner.
LMAO.
The Group Of Pigs needs to be silenced.
Just the latest way for Republicans to tell everybody they've given up on democracy.
They haven't "given up" on democracy.
They're lighting it on fire and dancing its grave.
"If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy," - David Frum.
The US now, more than at any time I can remember, seems to be polarized into two groups who absolutely despise each other. Why not be honest and declare the experiment a failure? Split the country in two and go on with your lives.