coldseat
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I thought it time we start tracking and following actions by Republicans in state legislatures across the country. Every where you look, it seems like they're racing to see who can go off the deep end to fascism the fastest. And it's not just increasingly anti-democratic voter restrictions and a disdain for democratic elections outcomes that don't go in their favor. It's actual actions that are putting their fellow lawmakers in danger. Like this case in Oregon.
www.cnn.com
Also would be a good place to discuss the increasingly hostile stances and actions these state legislatures (that are controlled by rural districts) take against large populations center/cities that are the economic engines of their states and run by elected Democrats.
www.cnn.com
Oregon Republicans call on GOP state lawmaker to resign after video shows him appearing to tell protesters how to enter closed state Capitol
Republican members of Oregon's House of Representatives have called on an embattled member of their caucus to resign after newly surfaced video showed him appearing to give protesters insights into how to access the state Capitol, which led to a scuffle between protesters and police last year.
Also would be a good place to discuss the increasingly hostile stances and actions these state legislatures (that are controlled by rural districts) take against large populations center/cities that are the economic engines of their states and run by elected Democrats.
Analysis: How red states are overriding their blue cities
Republican-controlled states have escalated their offensive against Democratic-controlled cities and counties this year to unprecedented heights, further deepening the trench between red and blue America.