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* Republican Leadership Hall of Shame
 
* Republican Leadership Hall of Shame
 
** (see list below)
 
** (see list below)
 
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==Pointless Opposition to Sustainable Energy==
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* http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-22/buffett-s-utility-scores-win-against-musk-s-solarcity-on-credits
 
==Bathroom Laws==
 
==Bathroom Laws==
 
It should be noted that there have been more US Senators arrested for misconduct in bathrooms than there have been trans people arrested for same. (Why don't the Republicans warn us of the [[/imaginary threats|terrible threat]] posed by US Senators, and ''do'' something about it?)
 
It should be noted that there have been more US Senators arrested for misconduct in bathrooms than there have been trans people arrested for same. (Why don't the Republicans warn us of the [[/imaginary threats|terrible threat]] posed by US Senators, and ''do'' something about it?)
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** from making laws (e.g. zoning) that take accelerated sea-level rise into account
 
** from making laws (e.g. zoning) that take accelerated sea-level rise into account
 
** from having any autonomy at all (see Michigan, Wisconsin)
 
** from having any autonomy at all (see Michigan, Wisconsin)
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* anti-ecology laws
 
* voter ID laws
 
* voter ID laws
 
* gun control prevention
 
* gun control prevention

Revision as of 19:19, 27 March 2016

Drafts

Pointless Opposition to Sustainable Energy

Bathroom Laws

It should be noted that there have been more US Senators arrested for misconduct in bathrooms than there have been trans people arrested for same. (Why don't the Republicans warn us of the terrible threat posed by US Senators, and do something about it?)

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)
  • anti-ecology laws
  • 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