Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 This NC rep is switching parties (and giving the GOP a supermajority) because her feelings got hurt for the criticism she received for missing an important vote which -- I need not remind you -- is her actual job. NC Democratic Rep. Tricia Cotham expected to change parties, granting the Republican legislature unfettered power WWW.AXIOS.COM Rep. Tricia Cotham is expected to announce her decision Wednesday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 Tennessee Capitol protest explainer: Here's what did and did not happen WWW.TENNESSEAN.COM No demonstrators broke into Capitol, no one was arrested or injured, and no property was damaged at the March 30 protest. Tennessee state GOP moving to expel 3 Dem members for speaking out against gun violence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 22 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This NC rep is switching parties (and giving the GOP a supermajority) because her feelings got hurt for the criticism she received for missing an important vote which -- I need not remind you -- is her actual job. NC Democratic Rep. Tricia Cotham expected to change parties, granting the Republican legislature unfettered power WWW.AXIOS.COM Rep. Tricia Cotham is expected to announce her decision Wednesday. She first got elected five months ago so I feel like this was probably the plan from the start, with the GOP knowing they couldn't win the district honestly. This isn't like a Joe Lieberman type switching to the GOP, she ran as a progressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5timechamp Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 GOP brand is damaged in some places, so come in under disguise, say the right things, win then TA-DA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 48 minutes ago, Jason said: She first got elected five months ago so I feel like this was probably the plan from the start, with the GOP knowing they couldn't win the district honestly. This isn't like a Joe Lieberman type switching to the GOP, she ran as a progressive. If this is actually a "bait n' switch", then the Republican that lost to her must be feeling pretty freakin' dumb right about now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: If this is actually a "bait n' switch", then the Republican that lost to her must be feeling pretty freakin' dumb right about now. Dems need to get on this in some deep red districts tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Dems need to get on this in some deep red districts tbh The grift is so easy on that side it'd barely take effort. Problem is when you switch parties, death threats, etc. would be coming at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Truly the shining city on the hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 16 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This NC rep is switching parties (and giving the GOP a supermajority) because her feelings got hurt for the criticism she received for missing an important vote which -- I need not remind you -- is her actual job. NC Democratic Rep. Tricia Cotham expected to change parties, granting the Republican legislature unfettered power WWW.AXIOS.COM Rep. Tricia Cotham is expected to announce her decision Wednesday. Yup, she did it because her feelings were hurt. Democrats respond to lawmaker switching parties, giving GOP supermajority ABC11.COM Representative Tricia Cotham is switching parties, giving NC Republicans the supermajority they need to override any veto by Gov. Roy Cooper. Quote During a press conference, Rep. Tricia Cotham said she switched affiliations because she believes the Democratic Party has changed in the state. "The party wants to villainize anyone who has free thought, free judgement, has solutions and wants to get to work to better our state. Not just sit in a meeting and have a workshop after a workshop, but really work with individuals to get things done. Because that is what real public servants do. If you don't do exactly what the Democrats want you to do they will try to bully you. They will try to cast you aside," she said. The press conference announcing her party switch was very light on policy specifics. Cotham refused to answer what legislation she would support or which policies she had changed her stance on that more aligned her with Republicans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Government by spite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Like I said state reps are insane across the board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Surprised I didn’t see this mentioned, but posted from another forum. Doesn’t seem like it would be made legal, but they sure are trying Can Georgia Republicans Really Fire a Prosecutor for Indicting Trump? SLATE.COM Donald Trump’s allies are now attempting to interfere with the ongoing grand jury investigation into his misconduct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 3 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Government by spite. We should make our government motto. "Government by fuck you got mine." Trump and the Republican Party consists of mask off Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Tennessee House expels Democrat after gun-control protests - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM The historic act of retaliation comes a week after they halted proceedings to call for gun control in the wake of the Covenant School shooting. They expelled the two who weren’t white. Fuck the GOP. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I am incredibly sad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 20 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Tennessee House expels Democrat after gun-control protests - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM The historic act of retaliation comes a week after they halted proceedings to call for gun control in the wake of the Covenant School shooting. They expelled the two who weren’t white. Fuck the GOP. They also previously did not expel a GOP rep who sexually abused children (funny how direct the Republican—>sex criminal pipeline is). Until the evil and delusional gun nuts are replaced, children will continue to die. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 The GOP is just pure evil at this point. Just infuriating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 56 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Tennessee House expels Democrat after gun-control protests - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM The historic act of retaliation comes a week after they halted proceedings to call for gun control in the wake of the Covenant School shooting. They expelled the two who weren’t white. Fuck the GOP. I figured this what happened when I heard they didn’t expel one democrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I have absolutely no words in my vocabulary to describe the seething hatred I feel towards anyone who identifies as a Republican at this very moment. 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Fox isn’t even covering this story which is really weird. It seems like exactly the kind of thing they can spin into a messy beautiful hate chum to spoon feed to their army of brainwashed idiot followers to keep their rock hard anger boners raging until the next thing they can exploit to further their hate filled garbage agenda for their garbage followers. It’s currently the 21st story on their site and has a stupid as shit headline titled “Dem makes racially charged suggestion about how she avoided expulsion.” The third billed story is about how in the 1950s they put crosses on buildings using lights and why can’t the world be like that now? Fuck you, that’s why. Go fuck yourselves Fox News. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, ort said: Fox isn’t even covering this story which is really weird. It seems like exactly the kind of thing they can spin into a messy beautiful hate chum to spoon feed to their army of brainwashed idiot followers to keep their rock hard anger boners raging until the next thing they can exploit to further their hate filled garbage agenda for their garbage followers. It’s currently the 21st story on their site and has a stupid as shit headline titled “Dem makes racially charged suggestion about how she avoided expulsion.” The third billed story is about how in the 1950s they put crosses on buildings using lights and why can’t the world be like that now? Fuck you, that’s why. Go fuck yourselves Fox News. nah they know exactly what this is about an dont want to bring attention so it starts to happen more as we all know there wont be any consequences or pushback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 It sounds like what is going to happen is that the city council gets to appoint a new representative and they are just going to re-instate these two people back into their positions. Will they then expelled again? I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subzwari1987 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 2 hours ago, ort said: It sounds like what is going to happen is that the city council gets to appoint a new representative and they are just going to re-instate these two people back into their positions. Will they then expelled again? I don't know. If they get reinstated, then they can’t be expelled for the same reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 56 minutes ago, Subzwari1987 said: If they get reinstated, then they can’t be expelled for the same reason It won't be hard to engineer "new" reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 8 hours ago, ort said: It sounds like what is going to happen is that the city council gets to appoint a new representative and they are just going to re-instate these two people back into their positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 No taxation without representation!* *unless the darkies hurt the fees-fees of the rulers. you better learn to stay in your places. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Gov. Greg Abbott announces he will push to pardon Daniel Perry who was convicted of murder WWW.STATESMAN.COM Abbott's pardon tweet published less than 24 hours after Tucker Carlson called out the governor on his broadcast to say that Texas did not recognize the right of self-defense. Can't really understate how gross the idea of immediately pardoning this guy is when you click through and read the details of the case, including the fact that he was basically fantasizing about shooting protesters days before the shooting happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 Governor of Texas says right-wing violence is legal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 They’re fucking evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 1 hour ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: They’re fucking evil. I can't decide which is worse - the republicans who actually believe they're on some idiotic moral crusade or the ones who are just using it as a grift. I'm pretty sure Gregg Abott is in the latter category. You can only stoke the fire of fanatacism (pretty sure I spelled that wrong) so long before it becomes too much to handle. Ask the moderate right party of Germany how that went in 1933. There are a lot of people in government who still think they can control the Trumplicans for their own ends, and I think they are sorely mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I still feel like we're living in the days of the Weimer Republic. Once Trump gets reelected in 2024...well, we're fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 8 hours ago, marioandsonic said: I still feel like we're living in the days of the Weimer Republic. Once Trump gets reelected in 2024...well, we're fucked. For the last time, he’s not getting re-elected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 3 hours ago, MarSolo said: For the last time, he’s not getting re-elected. I'll believe that when I see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Spurs' Gregg Popovich calls for gun control in U.S., criticizes lawmakers WWW.ESPN.COM Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made an unprompted speech lobbying for gun control legislation in America and criticizing "cowardly legislators who are selfish." Gonna miss Gregg Popovich when he retires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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