Republican Party/large government

From CWRE
< Republican Party
Revision as of 20:57, 23 December 2014 by Woozle (talk | contribs) (subpage about the DHS vote, because it came up)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The Republican Party frequently claims to favor small government. While this support would be of dubious value even if it were genuine, it is not; the GOP frequently and reliably take actions which increase the size and overall oppressiveness of government.

Actions

  • created the incompetent and oppressive TSA
    • replaced private contractors with government employees
  • created the "Department of Homeland Security"
    • a completely unnecessary agency
    • further trolling us by giving it an Orwellonym
  • support laws restricting women's control of their own bodies
  • support laws restricting what individuals are allowed to purchase, drink/eat, or inhale
    • are the driving force between the war on drugs, which is responsible for
      • unprecedented mass incarceration
      • expansion of the police state and police powers
  • support laws imposing specific religious beliefs on others
    • support government-sponsored religious propaganda
      • mandatory prayer in schools
      • "Ten Commandments" monuments on government property
      • "Ten Commandments" and other religious posters in courtrooms and classrooms
      • religious displays on government property
  • support laws requiring children to repeat government propaganda (the Pledge of Allegiance)
  • greatly expanded Presidential powers when there was a Republican president, increasing governmental power over overall (except in certain areas)
    • didn't do anything substantial to reduce those powers after a Democrat became president
  • started two unnecessary wars, increasing military funding to disastrous proportions
    • pursued those wars with extraordinary incompetence, especially fiscal