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Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 12:47 pm
by KUTradition
probably less than the $200 mil the state wants to put forth to further “fortify” their schools

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:11 pm
by jhawks99
Next they will ban the teaching of evolution in schools.

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:26 pm
by jfish26
It's delightful to watch, in real time, the Rs start to get their comeuppance for culture war nonsense.

Maybe - hopefully - sooner rather than later the Rs will realize that the utility of catering to the extreme Christofascist wing of the party has run its course. Even if that means there will be a transitional period where they have to figure out new ways of fundraising and outreach.

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:35 pm
by japhy
You asked for it, they delivered.


Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:01 pm
by Shirley
jfish26 wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:26 pm It's delightful to watch, in real time, the Rs start to get their comeuppance for culture war nonsense.

Maybe - hopefully - sooner rather than later the Rs will realize that the utility of catering to the extreme Christofascist wing of the party has run its course. Even if that means there will be a transitional period where they have to figure out new ways of fundraising and outreach.
Attributing, i.e., projecting, traits like insight and pragmatism onto republicans, while magnanimous, doesn't appear realistic. Therefore, I'll take: "later"!


Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 6:10 pm
by zsn
jfish26 wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:26 pm It's delightful to watch, in real time, the Rs start to get their comeuppance for culture war nonsense.
Haven’t you got the memo that there’s no culture war?

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:47 pm
by defixione
I didn't have this on my bingo card.




Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:44 pm
by zsn
Any chance Brother Jones will spring for a T-shirt that says “Neener Neener” in the front and “Democracy 1; GOP Fascists 0” in the back?

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:36 pm
by Shirley
Never underestimate how low the Christo-Fascist republicans are willing to go:

Bills to take over Nashville airport, sports authority boards advance

...Nashville Democrats consider it a retaliatory strike after the Metro Council last year blocked a potential bid for the Republican National Convention in 2024...

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:43 am
by jhawks99
zsn wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:44 pm Any chance Brother Jones will spring for a T-shirt that says “Neener Neener” in the front and “Democracy 1; GOP Fascists 0” in the back?
Genius

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:22 pm
by twocoach
jhawks99 wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:50 pm They aren't even trying to hide it anymore.

This party loves to invoke the founding fathers. As I was lucky enough to have attended grade school when history was still taught, I learned that there was much disagreement and fighting over our Constitution. They didn't cancel each other. They worked through it and compromised.

Seems these America-hating Republicans don't care. Their guns, lobbyist money and power are more important than their "principles ". But we knew that. They just continue to show it more and more blatantly.
Their "principles" have been exposed to be nothing more than "what's good for me is how it should be".

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:25 pm
by twocoach
Feral wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:36 pm Never underestimate how low the Christo-Fascist republicans are willing to go:

Bills to take over Nashville airport, sports authority boards advance

...Nashville Democrats consider it a retaliatory strike after the Metro Council last year blocked a potential bid for the Republican National Convention in 2024...
The GOP now just seems to be straight up about petty retaliation for any and every slight, real or imagined.

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:30 pm
by twocoach
jhawks99 wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:11 pm Next they will ban the teaching of evolution in schools.
They have been doing that for years.

From 2017: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watc ... it-states/

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:44 pm
by twocoach
Similar situation but for different reasons. I am not Ok with this, either. Just censure the person for crying out loud.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/politics ... index.html

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:32 pm
by Shirley
twocoach wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:44 pm Similar situation but for different reasons. I am not Ok with this, either. Just censure the person for crying out loud.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/politics ... index.html
Color me amazed. Especially in Arizona.

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 10:50 pm
by twocoach
Feral wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:32 pm
twocoach wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:44 pm Similar situation but for different reasons. I am not Ok with this, either. Just censure the person for crying out loud.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/politics ... index.html
Color me amazed. Especially in Arizona.
I am all for keeping the voices of looney conspiracy twats out of our state houses but there are better ways to go about it, I'd think. I have no idea if there is any sort of history of this legislator doing similar things and being warned or not so who knows what the full story is.

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:37 pm
by Shirley

Re: Tennessee Legislature

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:20 pm
by Overlander
Feral wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:37 pm
This train ALWAYS runs on time…