Republican Party - Revision history

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Woozle: moved Ryan budget article to Issuepedia

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 * '''2015-06-03''' [http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/north-carolinas-solar-industry-is-booming-so-why-are-state-republicans-threatening-to-strangle-it/Content?oid=4475291 North Carolina's solar industry is booming. So why are state Republicans threatening to strangle it?]
 * '''2015-06-24''' [http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/north-carolina-legislature-could-gut-lake-river-protections/Content North Carolina Legislature could gut lake, river protections]: Republicans prefer profits over a healthy and aesthetic environment
 ==Positives==

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 * '''2015-03-05''' [http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/republicans-internet-freedom-act-would-wipe-out-net-neutrality/ Republicans' "Internet Freedom Act" would wipe out net neutrality] "Once the federal government establishes a foothold into managing how Internet service providers run their networks they will essentially be deciding which content goes first, second, third, or not at all..." &mdash; US Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) -- except that this is untrue, and her legislation would leave the door open for the ISPs to do exactly that.
 * '''2015-03-18''' [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/tenn-goper-slams-volkswagen-creating-200000-jobs-is-intentionally-a-magnet-for-unionized-labor/ Tenn. GOPer slams Volkswagen: Creating 200,000 jobs is ‘intentionally’ a ‘magnet for unionized labor’]: do they want to create jobs or not??
 ==Positives==

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 ==Negatives==
 * make the most noise about fiscal responsibility, but implement irresponsible [[issuepedia:US Republican Party/fiscal policy|fiscal policy]].
 ** want to spend more money on wars

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 * '''2015-02-26''' [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/26/1275645/-How-Ohio-Pulled-4-Billion-from-Communities-and-Redistributed-It-Upwards How Ohio Pulled $4 Billion+ from Communities and Redistributed It Upwards]
 ** [https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PamelaZuppo/posts/jD3AyTubTZi Another republican horror story.]
 * '''2015-03-05''' [http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/republicans-internet-freedom-act-would-wipe-out-net-neutrality/ Republicans' "Internet Freedom Act" would wipe out net neutrality] "Once the federal government establishes a foothold into managing how Internet service providers run their networks they will essentially be deciding which content goes first, second, third, or not at all..." &mdash; US Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) -- except that this is untrue, and her legislation would leave the door open for the ISPs to do exactly that.
 * '''2015-03-18''' [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/tenn-goper-slams-volkswagen-creating-200000-jobs-is-intentionally-a-magnet-for-unionized-labor/ Tenn. GOPer slams Volkswagen: Creating 200,000 jobs is ‘intentionally’ a ‘magnet for unionized labor’]: do they want to create jobs or not??

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 ** [https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PamelaZuppo/posts/jD3AyTubTZi Another republican horror story.]
 * '''2015-03-05''' [http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/03/republicans-internet-freedom-act-would-wipe-out-net-neutrality/ Republicans' "Internet Freedom Act" would wipe out net neutrality] "Once the federal government establishes a foothold into managing how Internet service providers run their networks they will essentially be deciding which content goes first, second, third, or not at all..." &mdash; US Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) -- except that this is untrue, and her legislation would leave the door open for the ISPs to do exactly that.
 ==Positives==

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 * '''2015-01-07''' [http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/01/07/3608821/congress-20-week-abortion/ Congress Introduces A National Abortion Ban On Its Very First Day Back] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/113630203692968581887/posts/CH1MGm7hJEz h/t]) "Reps. Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reintroduced the [https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1797 Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act], the same legislation that successfully [http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/18/2171791/national-20-week-abortion-ban-explainer/ passed the House] last year."
 * '''2015-02-03''' [http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/paul-ryan-puts-mask-doesnt-fit Paul Ryan puts on a mask that doesn't fit] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+TheRachelMaddowShow/posts/5rVbc4sVm1L G+]) "Jon Chait, [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/02/paul-ryans-most-shameless-lie-ever.html understandably gobsmacked] by Ryan’s nutty rhetoric, noted that it's Obama who has pushed for a series of federal policies that reduce inequality and transfer resources from the top down, while the far-right Wisconsinite has done the polar opposite, rejecting the president’s ideas and pushing an economic agenda that would slash taxes even more on the very wealthy..."
 ==Positives==

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 * 2010: after complaining that action on a [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/R?r111:FLD001:S56309 small-business jobs bill] was taking too long, Republicans [http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_07/024957.php effectively blocked] passage of the bill when it was up for a vote.
 ===Pages===
-* [[/large government]]: Republicans support larger, more oppressive government when it suits them.
+* government "size":
-* [[/small government]]: Republicans exploit popular support of [[small government]] ideals for their own benefit.
+** [[/large government]]: Republicans support larger, more oppressive government when it suits them.
 ===News Items===
 * '''2010-07-29''' [http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_07/024957.php Senate Republicans Block Bill Supporting Small Business] "In a display that can best be described as insane, Senate Republicans demanded all week that the chamber act on the small-business-incentives measure, and not waste time with measures like campaign-finance reform. But this morning, when the small-business package was ready to move, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/29/gop-filibusters-small-bus_n_663791.html Republicans balked]."

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 ==Negatives==
 {{need/review|Criticism of these points needs to be documented, and sources found. See [[#Notes]].}}
-* want to spend more money on wars
+* make the most noise about fiscal responsibility, but implement irresponsible [[issuepedia:US Republican Party/fiscal policy|fiscal policy]].
-** ...but not interested in paying for said wars through raised taxes
+** want to spend more money on wars
-** ...but not interested in taking care of the veterans of said wars
+*** ...but not interested in paying for said wars through raised taxes
 * use {{l/sub|small government}} arguments to get what they want while actually [[/large government|making government more oppressive]]
 * favor private wealth-concentration over conservation of common wealth
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 * '''2015-01-07''' [http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/01/07/3608821/congress-20-week-abortion/ Congress Introduces A National Abortion Ban On Its Very First Day Back] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/113630203692968581887/posts/CH1MGm7hJEz h/t]) "Reps. Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reintroduced the [https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1797 Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act], the same legislation that successfully [http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/18/2171791/national-20-week-abortion-ban-explainer/ passed the House] last year."
 * '''2015-02-03''' [http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/paul-ryan-puts-mask-doesnt-fit Paul Ryan puts on a mask that doesn't fit] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+TheRachelMaddowShow/posts/5rVbc4sVm1L G+]) "Jon Chait, [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/02/paul-ryans-most-shameless-lie-ever.html understandably gobsmacked] by Ryan’s nutty rhetoric, noted that it's Obama who has pushed for a series of federal policies that reduce inequality and transfer resources from the top down, while the far-right Wisconsinite has done the polar opposite, rejecting the president’s ideas and pushing an economic agenda that would slash taxes even more on the very wealthy..."
 ==Positives==
 CWRE is seeking input regarding positive aspects of the Republican Party versus other parties. We are not aware of any at this time.
 ==Links==
 * [[issuepedia:US/NC/gov]]: some details of what happened after the Republican Party took over North Carolina's state government
 * [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102227800261183349957/posts/jXfCi7wG6yR Bernie Sanders: meme about Republicans]
 ==Notes==
 There was considerable back-and-forth regarding criticism of the above points in comments [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102282887764745350285/posts/21wL6MNoGCB here]; these should probably be mapped out somewhere.