Category Archives: State Legislation

Louisiana’s Backward Views – Creationism and Unconstitutional Laws

Posted on Friday, May 31st, 2013 by Amanda Sheppard

How did Louisiana find a DeLorean big enough to fit the entire state so they could take us winging back to 1925? This past Wednesday, the Louisiana House Education Committee tromped on a measure to repeal a 1981 creationism law.  … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Republicans Push Legislation To Protect Animal Abusers

Posted on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Just when you thought Republicans could sink no lower, they eagerly prove you wrong. It seems that in Tennessee, helpless animals aren’t as worthy of the state’s protections as those who abuse them. Tennessee is the latest state to propose … Continue reading →

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Seriously? They Didn’t See This Coming?

Posted on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 by Cindy Rose

What do you get when you propose bills that divert public school dollars to private religious schools? In Tennessee you get a bunch of bumpkins scrambling to find a way to keep that money from going to Islamic schools. The … Continue reading →

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The GOP Road to 2016, One Fool at a Time: Scott Walker

Posted on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Wisconsin’s little twerp of a Governor is writing his memoir, which is leading many to believe he”l make a bid for the GOP nomination in 2016. Not for nothin’, but if I was a Republican I’d want a Presidential candidate … Continue reading →

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Yes Folks, They Really Think Like This

Posted on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 by Cindy Rose

My Guns Are My Business… Your Prescriptions, Gotta Register Those Tennessee, one of the southern bastions of right-wing idiocy, and currently under rule by a merry band of Teapublican lunatics, is as confused about the notion of personal freedom as … Continue reading →

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Terrible State Laws

Posted on Monday, March 18th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

The Democratic Governors Association alerts us to 9 terrible proposed state laws, proposed by the radical right, of course (I see the War on Women goes on): NORTH DAKOTA: The state is getting in on the latest anti-abortion fad sweeping the nation: … Continue reading →

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Latest Headlines in the Republican War on Women 3/14/13

Posted on Thursday, March 14th, 2013 by Cindy Rose

RH Reality Check: Utah Bill Requires More Personal Information for Abortion Than for Gun Purchases “A Utah bill that will require abortion providers to get more detailed information from their patients, including their race and the reason they are seeking … Continue reading →

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The Second Amendment Does Not Trump All Other Rights

Posted on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 by Cindy Rose

It seems that when the country attempts to do something, anything, to combat gun violence, Second Amendment zealots will willingly trample the flag and everyone else’s rights along with it; patriots my ass. There have been threats to shoot lawmakers, … Continue reading →

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Mayor Bloomberg “Just Sustaining It” Until His Term Ends

Posted on Monday, March 11th, 2013 by Cindy Rose

I’m tired of Michael Bloomberg, and luckily, his run as Mayor of New York City will be over at the end of this year. I didn’t always dislike him, he’s been an effective mayor in some respects; but he seems … Continue reading →

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Headlines from “The Party of Stupid”

Posted on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Dear Republicans, This is what your elected officials are spending their time on: Not Understanding the Constitution… Again Just a little over a week after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit shot down Florida’s mandatory welfare drug … Continue reading →

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