It turns out that by branding themselves as members of a party that has returned to its mainstream, center-right roots after successfully stamping out a Tea Party rebellion, even “establishment” Republican candidates are able to hold all sorts of extreme views without any consequences.
Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that a party that regularly endorses candidates who deny climate science and denounce evolution has moved the political center so far to the right that even candidates with radical views can still be treated as moderates. These days, Republicans win kudos simply for stating that they don’t want to ban birth control or destroy the economy by refusing to raise the debt ceiling.
This dynamic has allowed any number of conspiracy theories to flourish in the GOP. Here are five conspiracy theories that newly elected members of the United States Congress will be bringing with them to Washington next year,,,
Five Of The Craziest Conspiracy Theories That The Freshman Republican Class Will Bring To Congress | Right Wing Watch
Showing posts with label Thom Tillis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thom Tillis. Show all posts
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Monday, June 23, 2014
Judge Eviscerates North Carolina Legislature’s New Protest Rules | The New Civil Rights Movement
A Superior Court Judge in North Carolina has struck down most of the new rules the state legislature passed in order to thwart those vexing Moral Monday protests that just won’t go quietly away. Judge Carl Fox said the lawmakers can’t ban noise, like singing and clapping, nor can they confiscate protest signs because it has a messages that disturb the sensibilities of a lawmaker.
thom tillisThe rules were meant to be the coup de grâce from Speaker of the House, Thom Tillis, (left) who was the prime mover of the unpopular right-wing agenda North Carolina has been pursuing. Speaker Tillis is currently running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kay Hagan.
Under Tillis, Republicans gave business a tax cut paid for by eliminating the earned income credit for the working poor. They calculatingly targeted liberal voting blocs with a new voter suppression law. They tacked abortion restrictions onto a motorcycle safety bill. They turned down the federal Medicaid expansion money that would have meant healthcare for thousands, and ticked off teachers by passing a law to end teacher tenure that just last month was found unconstitutional.
Rep. Tillis’ relentless prosecution of his right-wing agenda spawned the ongoing Moral Mondays Movement – the largest protests in the South since the Civil Rights era. Each and every Monday, crowds of people converge on the capitol with signs and banners, expressing their displeasure or advocating for their cause. Rather than peter out after a few weeks, Moral Monday protests have grown in size and spread to other southern cities. If the legislature is in session, the Moral Monday protesters will be outside their door, so if nothing else, they will at least have to look their victims in the face.
But last month, just days before the summer session began, Speaker Tillis found a way to thwart the protesters’ ability to gather. He ordered the eight Republicans and two Democrats on the House Legislative Services Committee, which had not met since 1999, to revisit the rules and penalties for protesters – and boy did they!
Judge Eviscerates North Carolina Legislature’s New Protest Rules | The New Civil Rights Movement
thom tillisThe rules were meant to be the coup de grâce from Speaker of the House, Thom Tillis, (left) who was the prime mover of the unpopular right-wing agenda North Carolina has been pursuing. Speaker Tillis is currently running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kay Hagan.
Under Tillis, Republicans gave business a tax cut paid for by eliminating the earned income credit for the working poor. They calculatingly targeted liberal voting blocs with a new voter suppression law. They tacked abortion restrictions onto a motorcycle safety bill. They turned down the federal Medicaid expansion money that would have meant healthcare for thousands, and ticked off teachers by passing a law to end teacher tenure that just last month was found unconstitutional.
Rep. Tillis’ relentless prosecution of his right-wing agenda spawned the ongoing Moral Mondays Movement – the largest protests in the South since the Civil Rights era. Each and every Monday, crowds of people converge on the capitol with signs and banners, expressing their displeasure or advocating for their cause. Rather than peter out after a few weeks, Moral Monday protests have grown in size and spread to other southern cities. If the legislature is in session, the Moral Monday protesters will be outside their door, so if nothing else, they will at least have to look their victims in the face.
But last month, just days before the summer session began, Speaker Tillis found a way to thwart the protesters’ ability to gather. He ordered the eight Republicans and two Democrats on the House Legislative Services Committee, which had not met since 1999, to revisit the rules and penalties for protesters – and boy did they!
Judge Eviscerates North Carolina Legislature’s New Protest Rules | The New Civil Rights Movement
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Senate Candidate Doesn't Think The Government Should Set A Minimum Wage | ThinkProgress
For those that have said to me, "no one wants to repeal minimum wage" how much more proof do you need? Keep voting for the Reich and we will be down to pre-1950 wages and pre-1930 working conditions.
I can guarantee this will be in the Reich's platform for 2014 and 2016!!
At a Meet & Greet in Bettendorf, Iowa, Republican Senate candidate Sam Clovis said that he doesn’t think the government should set a minimum wage except in the few areas where employers have monopolistic control.
After an audience member said in reference to the minimum wage, “The U.S. government has got no right to dictate to any business owner what they pay their employees,” Clovis responded, “Exactly.”
He went on to explain, “I don’t think the U.S. government should talk about minimum wage. Because every time you raise the minimum wage, you increase unemployment.” He said he does support a starting wage for those who work in an area where employers “could collude and offer lower wages,” but “not in cities, not where you have competition for workers.” He also called the minimum wage “a form of taxation.”
Meanwhile, he claimed that just 1.2 percent of the workforce works for minimum wage and that the majority are “men 16 to 25 who live at home.” He also claimed, “Not a single worker I know of in the city of Sioux City that works for minimum wage. Not a single one.”
Senate Candidate Doesn't Think The Government Should Set A Minimum Wage | ThinkProgress
I can guarantee this will be in the Reich's platform for 2014 and 2016!!
At a Meet & Greet in Bettendorf, Iowa, Republican Senate candidate Sam Clovis said that he doesn’t think the government should set a minimum wage except in the few areas where employers have monopolistic control.
After an audience member said in reference to the minimum wage, “The U.S. government has got no right to dictate to any business owner what they pay their employees,” Clovis responded, “Exactly.”
He went on to explain, “I don’t think the U.S. government should talk about minimum wage. Because every time you raise the minimum wage, you increase unemployment.” He said he does support a starting wage for those who work in an area where employers “could collude and offer lower wages,” but “not in cities, not where you have competition for workers.” He also called the minimum wage “a form of taxation.”
Meanwhile, he claimed that just 1.2 percent of the workforce works for minimum wage and that the majority are “men 16 to 25 who live at home.” He also claimed, “Not a single worker I know of in the city of Sioux City that works for minimum wage. Not a single one.”
Senate Candidate Doesn't Think The Government Should Set A Minimum Wage | ThinkProgress
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