Makes me exceedingly nervous that our legislature has dicked around with gerrymandering so much that we're pretty much guaranteed to continue to have republican delegates (and really, Republican congresspeople) and Cuccinelli's probably going to be governor. He who is terrified of women's boobies, apparently.
It's horrifying to think these folks have rigged it so they'll continue to be in power for the foreseeable future
Our House is set to likely remain in Republican power due to gerrymandering (as is likely the U.S. House from what I understand). It looks like we'll have to stick together in this political mess, being that we're state neighbors and all. On a positive note: at least you can feel good about being in a blue state last presidential election.
He who is terrified of women's boobies, apparently.
Oh, ugh. What is he? Nine years old? The whole sexualization (and resulting shaming) of breasts just frustrates me. It's just flesh with fat underneath and with a nipple on top. Overweight men also have breasts and nobody is shaming them for walking around with their shirts off. I wonder if Cuccinelli has ever been to a beach in Brazil ... wouldn't that be a special kind of torture? ;)
Yeah, welcome to the South. I live in Georgia, and despite much the same kind of laws we're still considered the Southern state most likely to approve marijuana/gay marriage/Obamacare in the near future (sooooo probably some time after they recognize polyandry on joint tax filings).
Here I am, a transplanted Yankee, in the South. All I can say is, "Go Georgia" and "I like peaches." ;) Seriously, though, I hope you guys don't start slipping backwards in terms of bills and laws like we have. Just maintaining while most other southern states regress equals "progress", no?
He handed her cookies?!? Wtf .... Frightening to think that one state could backpedal so many years on progress in such a short time period, but I think that about the daily revelations about what the federal government has been up to, too. The whole nation (or maybe the whole world?) is in the crapper. These are pretty dark times to be a human.
Speaking of federal politics and crappers, I've caught a number of interesting discussions on NPR with and without republican panelists that basically said the same thing: the republican party has to figure out how this ultraconservative push is going to change or not change the party as a whole. Which I interpret to be incorporating it more fully into the party instead of having two factions or possibly paving the way for a new party by way of exclusion. A legitimate Tea Party party, yikes. O.O
I've heard about some things (including the plate of cookies which was probably a safer choice than cake since I think that would have ended back in his face) but that is just a horrific list of vicious decisions targeting the most vulnerable people of any state. And of course their moves regarding voting and elections are designed to make sure the majority of people don't toss them out -- if they really thought the public was behind them they'd want to enfranchise more people.
which was probably a safer choice than cake since I think that would have ended back in his face
As it was the cookies ended up shoved back under the governor's gates.
if they really thought the public was behind them they'd want to enfranchise more people.
And that's one of the most infuriating things about this, it's the obvious motivation that republicans refuse (and for good reason) to even elude to. Instead they just insist that it's all being done to "better the system" or cut down on fraud, something that last I heard has yet to be proven to be a significant problem. I can't help but wonder if republicans backing this truly believe what they say or if they're just playing politics.
Given that they are the party of ardent "capitalists" for whom business is a winner take all sport, I'm pretty sure that the truth is irrelevant as long as they get a win.
Oh my God, I hear you. I sympathize, and as a resident of Mississippi, I empathize as well. Voter ID laws, personhood laws, only one clinic left in the state that can conceivably offer abortions (as well as breast screenings, low-income birth control, etc.), concealed-carry laws, creationism... I just stand here with that same look on my face.
I hate living here. I volunteer at Planned Parenthood. I call my (Republican) rep and (Republican) senators on average of once every ten days--and for nothing. They're not listening to me. I want to scream. I have screamed in the past.
Yes, another person in the same boat. Although it's unfortunate we're both here, at least we're not alone with our frustration.
I didn't even get started about reproductive rights because it would've gotten crazy and people would've started backing away and then running. But let's just say I've always had very strong views on that subject to the point that when I was 18, and not greatly informed about many things political and otherwise, I based most of my voting choices first and foremost on that. When things I feel vehemently about are attacked/dismantled I can't talk about it productively or articulately, so strangely the stuff I rage about in writing are issues I feel very strongly about but am somewhat emotionally detached from such that I think I can still be semi coherent. Reproductive rights are not one of those things.
I volunteer at Planned Parenthood. I call my (Republican) rep and (Republican) senators on average of once every ten days--and for nothing.Action is everything. You have the satisfaction of knowing
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It's horrifying to think these folks have rigged it so they'll continue to be in power for the foreseeable future
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He who is terrified of women's boobies, apparently.
Oh, ugh. What is he? Nine years old? The whole sexualization (and resulting shaming) of breasts just frustrates me. It's just flesh with fat underneath and with a nipple on top. Overweight men also have breasts and nobody is shaming them for walking around with their shirts off. I wonder if Cuccinelli has ever been to a beach in Brazil ... wouldn't that be a special kind of torture? ;)
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Here I am, a transplanted Yankee, in the South. All I can say is, "Go Georgia" and "I like peaches." ;) Seriously, though, I hope you guys don't start slipping backwards in terms of bills and laws like we have. Just maintaining while most other southern states regress equals "progress", no?
What? No joint tax filings?!
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Speaking of federal politics and crappers, I've caught a number of interesting discussions on NPR with and without republican panelists that basically said the same thing: the republican party has to figure out how this ultraconservative push is going to change or not change the party as a whole. Which I interpret to be incorporating it more fully into the party instead of having two factions or possibly paving the way for a new party by way of exclusion. A legitimate Tea Party party, yikes. O.O
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I've heard about some things (including the plate of cookies which was probably a safer choice than cake since I think that would have ended back in his face) but that is just a horrific list of vicious decisions targeting the most vulnerable people of any state. And of course their moves regarding voting and elections are designed to make sure the majority of people don't toss them out -- if they really thought the public was behind them they'd want to enfranchise more people.
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As it was the cookies ended up shoved back under the governor's gates.
if they really thought the public was behind them they'd want to enfranchise more people.
And that's one of the most infuriating things about this, it's the obvious motivation that republicans refuse (and for good reason) to even elude to. Instead they just insist that it's all being done to "better the system" or cut down on fraud, something that last I heard has yet to be proven to be a significant problem. I can't help but wonder if republicans backing this truly believe what they say or if they're just playing politics.
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I hate living here. I volunteer at Planned Parenthood. I call my (Republican) rep and (Republican) senators on average of once every ten days--and for nothing. They're not listening to me. I want to scream. I have screamed in the past.
I also want to move because my heart is broken.
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I didn't even get started about reproductive rights because it would've gotten crazy and people would've started backing away and then running. But let's just say I've always had very strong views on that subject to the point that when I was 18, and not greatly informed about many things political and otherwise, I based most of my voting choices first and foremost on that. When things I feel vehemently about are attacked/dismantled I can't talk about it productively or articulately, so strangely the stuff I rage about in writing are issues I feel very strongly about but am somewhat emotionally detached from such that I think I can still be semi coherent. Reproductive rights are not one of those things.
I volunteer at Planned Parenthood. I call my (Republican) rep and (Republican) senators on average of once every ten days--and for nothing.Action is everything. You have the satisfaction of knowing ( ... )
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