What happens to the Republican Party now? (5 Viewers)

[MT15]

This election nonsense by Trump may end up splitting up the Republican Party. I just don’t see how the one third (?) who are principled conservatives can stay in the same party with Trump sycophants who are willing to sign onto the TX Supreme Court case.

We also saw the alt right types chanting “destroy the GOP” in Washington today because they didn’t keep Trump in power. I think the Q types will also hold the same ill will toward the traditional Republican Party. In fact its quite possible that all the voters who are really in a Trump personality cult will also blame the GOP for his loss. It’s only a matter of time IMO before Trump himself gets around to blaming the GOP.

There is some discussion of this on Twitter. What do you all think?

 

[Patrick66]

This isn't the place to discuss scripture.

How tolerant. Show me the rule.

 

[cuddlemonkey]

How tolerant. Show me the rule.

This is the political section of the board. There is a section dedicated to discussing religion in which you have already posted, so I have faith that you can find it again.

 

[Bigdaddysaints]

I don't immediately recall. It sounds like you disagree with Christ's message.

Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,

so everytime you disagree with someone you gonna post a scripture?
What if i'm Athiet? a scripture would be uselss to me and woud be the same as believing words from other books of fiction..
If i do disasgree wih Christs message, is that supposed to hurt my feelings?

 

[Optimus Prime]

Wasn’t sure where to put this

Guess we’re going to need 2024 Senate Races thread soon
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The Texas Republican senator Ted Cruz spent time last weekend hobnobbing with Liz Truss, the shortest-serving British prime minister – but news closer to home suggested he might have reason to fear for his own job security.

As reported by the Dallas Morning News and the Texas Tribune, the Democratic congressman Colin Allred, Cruz’s most likely opponent for re-election next year, reported $10.9m raised since declaring his candidacy in May.

That was nearly 20 times as much as Allred’s closest Democratic rival, but it was also, the papers said, almost $2m more than fundraising reported by Cruz in the same period.

The hard-right Republican – who was elected to the Senate in 2012, prompted a government shutdown in 2013 and ran for president in 2016 – reportedly raised $8.8m in the same period.

In an email to the Guardian, a spokesperson for Cruz contested the reported figures, pointing to a Fox News report earlier in October which said the senator “brought in $5.4m during the July-September third quarter of 2023 fundraising … up from the $4.4m he raised during the April-June second quarter of fundraising and the $1.8m he brought in during the first three months of 2023.

“… The Cruz campaign says they entered October with over $6.7m cash on hand.”

Either way, Allred, a former Tennessee Titans NFL linebacker elected to Congress from his native Dallas in 2018, presents a formidable figure.

Revelling in the show of fundraising muscle, Allred’s campaign manager, Paige Hutchinson, told the Texas Tribune: “Texans’ enthusiasm to retire Ted Cruz – and to elect Colin Allred to the Senate – is reflected in this quarter’s amazing outpouring of grassroots support.”…….

Ted Cruz faces new Senate challenge as Democrat attracts huge fundraising haul

Congressman Colin Allred raises $10.9m – $2m more than Cruz – towards effort to unseat Texas Republican

www.theguardian.com

 

[MT15]

Wasn’t sure where to put this

Guess we’re going to need 2024 Senate Races thread soon
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The Texas Republican senator Ted Cruz spent time last weekend hobnobbing with Liz Truss, the shortest-serving British prime minister – but news closer to home suggested he might have reason to fear for his own job security.

As reported by the Dallas Morning News and the Texas Tribune, the Democratic congressman Colin Allred, Cruz’s most likely opponent for re-election next year, reported $10.9m raised since declaring his candidacy in May.

That was nearly 20 times as much as Allred’s closest Democratic rival, but it was also, the papers said, almost $2m more than fundraising reported by Cruz in the same period.

The hard-right Republican – who was elected to the Senate in 2012, prompted a government shutdown in 2013 and ran for president in 2016 – reportedly raised $8.8m in the same period.

In an email to the Guardian, a spokesperson for Cruz contested the reported figures, pointing to a Fox News report earlier in October which said the senator “brought in $5.4m during the July-September third quarter of 2023 fundraising … up from the $4.4m he raised during the April-June second quarter of fundraising and the $1.8m he brought in during the first three months of 2023.

“… The Cruz campaign says they entered October with over $6.7m cash on hand.”

Either way, Allred, a former Tennessee Titans NFL linebacker elected to Congress from his native Dallas in 2018, presents a formidable figure.

Revelling in the show of fundraising muscle, Allred’s campaign manager, Paige Hutchinson, told the Texas Tribune: “Texans’ enthusiasm to retire Ted Cruz – and to elect Colin Allred to the Senate – is reflected in this quarter’s amazing outpouring of grassroots support.”…….

Ted Cruz faces new Senate challenge as Democrat attracts huge fundraising haul

Congressman Colin Allred raises $10.9m – $2m more than Cruz – towards effort to unseat Texas Republican

www.theguardian.com

Oh, please, please let Cruz be shown the door, pretty please!

 

[Optimus Prime]

Oh, please, please let Cruz be shown the door, pretty please!

We thought that Beto may do it, maybe Allred is the guy

 

[Optimus Prime]

At least eight states, all but one controlled by Republicans, now require drivers of electric vehicles to pay a hefty annual registration fee of $200 or more. GOP lawmakers say it’s an effort to make up for lost gas tax revenue.

EV advocates say it’s an effort to block sales of the environmentally friendly vehicles.


The new fees come as thousands more electric cars take to the roads, thanks in part to incentives backed by President Biden and Democratic lawmakers.

But some Republicans say that movement has had unintended consequences — including a decline in gas tax revenue, which they have aimed to reverse with EV fees and taxes that are sometimes double the amount paid by owners of gas-powered cars.


The latest state to adopt increased fees was Texas, where the policy went into effect last month. Seven other states have also imposed taxes at charging stations.

In all but one case — Pennsylvania, where partisan control is split — the state governments are controlled by Republicans.

“It’s what is fair,” said Florida state Sen. Ed Hooper (R), who plans to reintroduce a bill for next year’s session requiring EV owners to pay a $200 annual registration fee.

“By 2035, between 20 to 25 percent of vehicles in Florida are going to be electric. We use gas taxes to build and maintain our roads, and those that are buying EVs are getting a free ride.”


Critics of the measures say they are part of a larger culture war on the right against electric vehicles, which conservatives see as a virtue symbol for wealthy elites and a dagger aimed at the oil industry.

Former president Donald Trump warned autoworkers this summer that EVs would “decimate” their industry, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said in an opinion piece last month that he would “not let the government force you into buying an electric vehicle” if he were elected president.

Democrats and some experts say the fees and taxes could slow down sales and technological advances, and they dispute that the rise in EV ownership is to blame for depleted state transportation budgets.

Gas tax revenue is also down because conventional vehicles have become more efficient and don’t require fueling up as often, and because the coronavirus pandemic triggered a sharp and sustained drop in work commutes.


State transportation officials and consumer advocacy groups say EV registration fees and taxes will do little to fill the funding gaps.

According to their projections, the extra funds will increase transportation budgets by 0.1 to 3 percent…….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/16/republicans-electric-vehicle-registration-fees-gas-tax/

 

[LA - L.A.]

We thought that Beto may do it, maybe Allred is the guy

As a former NFL linebacker he should be able to get the beta male votes that Beto didn't get.

 

[DaveXA]

As a former NFL linebacker he should be able to get the beta male votes that Beto didn't get.

Good call.

 

[MT15]

This is just performative BS by Youngkin. Fentanyl almost never comes across the border that way. He should know that, he probably does know it, but he cannot help pandering to the base who knows nothing except what Trump and NewsMax tells them.

 

[MT15]

Elise is just as slimy as Trump

 

[MT15]

Sanders continues to lie and try to weasel out of what is looking like deliberate fraud:

Yep

 

[MT15]

Good one, Ron, lol

 

[Optimus Prime]

Child labor violations have been soaring in the US, but efforts to render solutions through legislation have received little support, and Republicans at the state level continue pushing bills that would roll back current child labor protections.

In most recent fiscal year, the US Department of Labor wage and hour division reported 835 cases of child labor violations affecting 3,876 minors, and 688 minors employed in violation of hazardous occupation, a 283% increase since 2015. Civil penalties against employers totaled just under $4.3m……

Last week, the Department of Labor announcedover $30,000 in fines against Win.IT America over child labor violations that included employing an 11-year-old and 13-year-old illegally at a Kentucky warehouse, where the children performed hazardous job duties that included operating a forklift and picking warehouse orders.

Several high-profile food service corporations have also faced fines over child labor violations in 2023, including McDonald’s, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Sonic, Dunkin’ Donuts, Dave & Buster’s, Subway, Arby’s, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Popeye’s, and Zaxby’s, while corporations such as Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms are currently under federal investigation for alleged child labor violations in their supply chains.

On Monday, workers held a rally outside of Tyson Foods headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas to protest against the lack of action from the company in response to child labor violations in its supply chain and broad issues of unsafe working conditions.…….

Republicans continue effort to erode US child labor rules despite teen deaths

Violations have soared but legislative efforts to strengthen protection for young workers have received little support

www.theguardian.com

 

[fooferdoggie]

On Monday, workers held a rally outside of Tyson Foods headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas to protest against the lack of action from the company in response to child labor violations in its supply chain and broad issues of unsafe working conditions.…….

Republicans continue effort to erode US child labor rules despite teen deaths

Violations have soared but legislative efforts to strengthen protection for young workers have received little support

www.theguardian.com

Tyson is such a Peice of work company countless food recalls people dying from COVID horrible work conditions.

 

[Eeyore]

GOP congressman claims the Bible has been banned in America for 60 years

He said "generations of Americans today have no knowledge" of the Bible because it was banned so long ago...

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

Right wing populism continuing to go global
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A foul-mouthed, far-right populist who has been described as a cross between Boris Johnson and the killer doll Chucky is in pole position to become president of South America’s second-largest economy as Argentina chooses its next leader on Sunday against a backdrop of anti-establishment fury and economic disarray.

Election-eve polls suggest Javier Milei, a charismatic and wild-haired political outsider who found fame pontificating on television chatshows about monetary policy and sex, could sneak a first-round win, although a November runoff is likely.

At his final campaign event in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, the 53-year-old “anarcho-capitalist” addressed a packed 15,000-capacity stadium from a stage adorned with a banner proclaiming him “The Only Solution” to Argentina’s economic malaise.…..

The third main contender, the conservative former security minister Patricia Bullrich, denounced Milei’s “bad and dangerous” ideas, which include abolishing the central bank, loosening gun laws and even legalizing the sale of human organs. Bullrich urged parents to discourage their children from supporting Milei, whom many disillusioned young Argentinians consider “a saviour or messiah”.

Milei, a freewheeling TV personality who only entered politics in 2021 after being elected to congress, is often compared to Donald Trump, whom he has praised. “There is an alignment with all those who are willing to fight against socialism at the international level,” Milei told the Economist last month, minimizing Trump’s role in the January 6 Capitol riots.

Others liken the Argentinian to Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who this week urged “all Argentinians” to support Milei’s push for “real change”. “I’m really rooting for you,” Bolsonaro said in a video message, promising to attend Milei’s inauguration.

Bolsonaro’s congressman son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, will fly to Buenos Aires for Sunday’s vote, as will Chile’s ultra-conservative former presidential candidate, a member of the European parliament for Spain’s far-right party Vox.…..

‘Bad and dangerous’: Argentina’s Trump on track to become president

If elected on Sunday, populist Javier Milei vows to abolish central bank, loosen gun laws, legalize sale of human organs

www.theguardian.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

In July 2015, Wisconsin’s supreme court shielded Governor Scott Walker, then a rising Republican star with aspirations to the presidency, from a criminal investigation.

The court’s conservative majority halted the investigation into what prosecutors suspected were campaign finance violations. One of the deciding votes was cast by Justice David Prosser, a conservative who had won re-election a few years earlier in a heavily contested race.

During the race, a state Republican operative said if their party lost Prosser, “the Walker agenda is toast,” according to an email included in a trove of documents the Guardian surfaced. Another vote for Walker came from Michael Gableman, a justice who had also waged a contentious campaign for his Wisconsin supreme court seat.

The high court, determining the prosecutors had overreached, ordered the investigation’s documents destroyed. But not before the Guardian got its hands on a copy. And buried in the 1,500 pages was a reference to a key figure in propelling Prosser and Gableman to victory: the co-chair of the right-leaning legal group the Federalist Society, organizer of dark money groups and conservative strategist Leonard Leo.

The Prosser and Gableman races were crucial skirmishes in Leo’s decades-long, ambitious effort to shape American law from the ground up. It’s a project whose full dimensions are only now becoming clear. ProPublica detailed the arc of Leo’s activism in a recent story and podcast with On The Media.

If Leo’s name sparks a note of recognition, it’s usually because he was Donald Trump’s judge whisperer and a leading figure in helping create the 6-3 conservative supermajority on the US supreme court.

Leo realized decades ago it was not enough to have a majority of supreme court justices; he would have to approach the legal system holistically if he wanted to bring lasting change.

To undo landmark rulings like Roe v Wade, Leo understood that he needed to make sure the court heard the right cases brought by the right people and heard by the right lower court judges.

Leo built a machine to achieve that goal. He helped ensure the nominations of justices from Clarence Thomas to Amy Coney Barrett. He used his closeness to the justices to attract donors to support his larger effort.

He then used those donations to build a network of dark money groups supporting his candidates and causes across the US.

And he helped elect or appoint state supreme court justices who were predisposed to push American jurisprudence to the right.

Wisconsin was where Leo honed his strategy. In 2008, in a racially charged challenge to the state’s first Black supreme court justice, Leo himself raised money for Gableman, according to a person familiar with the campaign.

Leo passed along a list of wealthy donors with the instructions to “tell them Leonard told you to call,” this person said.

All those people gave the maximum. Gableman won, the first time an incumbent had been unseated in Wisconsin in 40 years. (Leo declined to comment to us on his role in that race.)...........

How Leonard Leo’s project to reshape US judiciary got its start in Wisconsin

The conservative strategist and dark money organizer has worked to place ideologically sympathetic judges at state level and all the way up to the US supreme court

www.theguardian.com