Politics The Elephant in the room...The GOP today

What happened to their fondness of "states' rights?"

The US House passed the "Enforce the Law Act," which would force the President to crack down on states that have decriminalized pot. Those usually extolling states' rights were, of course, leading the charge.

Full Title
To protect the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States by ensuring that the President takes care that the laws be faithfully executed, and for other purposes.

Of course this is just a way sue the president to get impeachment proceedings going because they haven't been able to find anything else to pin on him.

H.R. 4138: ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014 -- GovTrack.us

 

The GOP and TP are the biggest Hypocrites around. States rights on weed legalization, energy efficiency (in Ohio at least, not Mississippi), clean water, reducing spending on military and other big ticket items, etc...

If only the Democrats were organized, had a plan they could share for improving things, and get everyone all on a similar message this next election should be easy.

 

One base is definitely much more energized for this year's off year (non presidential) elections

 

Sad, but I'm afraid there is some truth to it. Maybe the non-politically active will come out and vote, but the right-wing has a lot more loud mouth passionate people on their side, a lot more corporate money, and a lot better organization to get their message out. Even if it is bad for people.

 

Grimm arrest makes re-election tougher – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

I don't know if their districts are as gerrymandered as ours, but I would hope the people of New York in his district are smart enough to not re-elect this guy.

The problem is the spin machine will try and make it seem like he is the 'victim' when he is the bully.

I'm hoping that the Democrats have a better plan than to hope that 20 GOP congressmen get caught breaking the law or kissing a staffer. They should have a long list on every senator, congressman, and congresswoman of all the lobbyists they helped screw over the public, how far right they turn right after trying to appeal to the rational center at election time, and what damage their policies would cause.

 

The guy kept two sets of books so he could pay the people who worked for him under the table.
He didn't pay payroll taxes and unemployment, than lied about it under oath.
I really don't see how he can make himself into a victim.

 

I guess he is saying that this is 'political' and the DOJ is out to get him because he is a Republican...

 

I'm sure he will, loud and long.
Just interested to see how the former FBI agent gets out from under the charges of hiring non-papered immigrants and paying them cash to avoid having to report it to the IRS.

 

Apparently, three Senate candidates in Iowa want to impose a Bible test on federal judges and block those who do not follow Biblical law or natural law handed down by God.

Iowa’s GOP Senate candidates vow to block judges who won’t follow ‘biblical law’

A mockery of the Constitution (and the No Religious Test clause) from members of the party that proudly wears their love of the Constitution on their sleeve.

 

But don't you dare accuse them of imposing a Christian version of Sharia Law

 

We should consider ourselves lucky that Iraq was invaded instead of Iowa then.

 

Can we waterboard Iowa congressman Steve King?

On young girls getting pregnant from statutory rape or incest
“ Well I just haven’t heard of that being a circumstance that’s been brought to me in any personal way, and I’d be open to discussion about that subject matter. ”

On judicial “activism” (but only if he opposes the “activist” decision
“If we’re going to respect judge-made law and stop praying in our public schools, that was the beginning of the judicial activism that’s begun to break down this civilization, and this culture.”

On Planned Parenthood
“Harry Reid can defend those ghoulish and ghastly and gruesome practices that Planned Parenthood is advocating along with child prostitution and illegal immigration..”

On establishing a ‘50s McCarthy era House Un-American Activities Committee
“I think that is a good process and I would support it....to study “the ugly spread of Marxism in America, its roots, branches and current manifestations, particularly within the administration of President Barack Hussein Obama.”

On gay marriage
“So, I’m afraid if that happened — if we lose the marriage, we lose the home, we lose the nuclear family then we can’t teach our values. We won’t be able to teach our faith. We won’t be able to teach life. We won’t be able to teach our Constitutional values either...”

On DREAM Act allowing kids brought to the US illegally and have never committed a crime or been in any trouble with the law be allowed to stay and work towards citizenship.
“For every one that's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.”

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Iowa!