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==NC Bathroom Law==
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==Drafts==
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* [[/intro]]
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==Bathroom Laws==
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===NC===
 
* Articles:
 
* Articles:
 
** [http://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/north-carolina-lgbt-discrimintion BuzzFeed] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MarlaCaldwell/posts/ZD45ZpMq7pW via])
 
** [http://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/north-carolina-lgbt-discrimintion BuzzFeed] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MarlaCaldwell/posts/ZD45ZpMq7pW via])
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See G+ post for list of strikes against.
 
See G+ post for list of strikes against.
 
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===MN===
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* http://thecolu.mn/22648/44-mn-house-republicans-back-ban-on-transgender-employees-using-the-bathroom
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** http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/03/23/the-war-on-bathrooms/
 
==To be elaborated==
 
==To be elaborated==
 
* anti-gay laws
 
* anti-gay laws

Revision as of 23:07, 25 March 2016

Drafts

Bathroom Laws

NC

""This is a common sense bill that protects the privacy expectations of our citizens while clarifying local authority," said Republican Representative Paul Stam."

See G+ post for list of strikes against.

MN

To be elaborated

  • anti-gay laws
  • anti-abortion laws
  • "aid creates dependency"
  • tax cuts for the rich
  • anti-contraception
  • "abstinence-based education"
  • creationism
  • opposition to Obamacare
  • states' refusal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare
  • requiring welfare recipients to be drug-free
  • obsession with profit and "free" markets, by which they mean more power for the powerful
  • state laws restraining local government:
    • from protecting the rights of gays, trans people, etc.
    • from creating municipal internet
    • from making laws (e.g. zoning) that take accelerated sea-level rise into account
    • from having any autonomy at all (see Michigan, Wisconsin)
  • voter ID laws
  • gun control prevention
  • hypocrisy: using "the sanctity of marriage" as an anti-gay argument, while themselves being philanderers
  • horrible mismanagement of states and cities
    • Bobby Jindal
    • Scott Walker
      • wasted taxpayer money by requiring TANF recipients to be tested for drugs
      • Refused Medicaid expansion, despite changing his mind briefly [1]
      • Ignores scientific consensus on global warming, despite admitting he's not a scientist and despite direct evidence in his state
      • officially withdrew a citizen-approved referendum banning Gerrymandering, thus preventing them from being implemented
    • Rick Scott
  • Reprehensible organizations:

Resources

  • Republicans Suck: not the site I want to do, but may have some useful information