Why are Republicans such dicks? (part 327)

[Cyrano]

Laugh at them, sneer at them, treat them with contempt, but never forget that they are a deadly threat to American democracy and all of our freedoms.

The voter suppression laws they're passing in many states, are a preparation for the theft of the 2022 and 2024 elections. They've told us and shown us who they are. If these crazies once again gain full control of the federal government, America is over.

We can turn out the biggest Democratic vote in history, but it won't matter. Laws like those passed in Georgia and elsewhere include regulations in which election supervisors can be overridden by state legislators. The point being that it's not who votes. It's who counts the votes that matters.

Unless we can get rid of the filibuster in the senate and put an end to this attempted takeover, we're fucked. Somehow, someway, Joe Manchin's arm must be twisted 'til it breaks.

Today's Republicans will stop at nothing to gain full power and turn our country into a nightmare. They are some of the worst dicks in the world. And we must do everything necessary to stop them while we still can. Don't believe the bullshit that "It can't happen here." It's happening right now.

[Towlie]

1. Inspired by Nixon?

 
?

[world wide wally]

2. If THEY insist on playing hardball, then that is the game.

Take off the kid gloves already.

[brush]

3. It's just how they're wired. They're the dickheads from high school...

still being dickheads.

[Midnight Writer]

7. Absolutely. I used to work beside one.

Every conversation he had with anyone, you could see the wheels turning in his mind as he searched for the most dick thing he could say.

It was always something racist, misogynistic, threatening, crass or just plain old insane.

[pwb]

4. Because they can be Dicks. They all think they are National players.

Look after your own States needs congress.

[Silent3]

5. Not only the voter suppression and Republican state legislatures overriding...

...local election boards, what about Congress?

With the willingness we've now seen for Republicans to march in lockstep behind any lie, no matter how obvious and egregious, I think we can be damn near certain that, come the next presidential election, we're screwed if either the House or the Senate are controlled by Republicans.

If a Democrat can win a presidential election, even with Republicans fucking things up at the state level, Republicans in Congress will simply refuse to certify the election.

[treestar]

6. I don't think those laws can hold up in court

The one about the state legislators overriding the vote is absurd. No way is it allowed under the Constitution.

[Cyrano]

8. That's up to the judges that Trump appointed.

[treestar]

10. I know, but even they

are not going to go for this. The SCOTUS didn't go along with his ridiculousness. And they are lifetime appointment so all Orange Idi Amin can do is call them names.

[Brother Mythos]

9. I suspect inbreeding is sometimes a factor.

[Cary]

11. They are High Right Wing Authoritarian Followers

Their demagogue triggers all.of their authoritarian tendencies. They are.followers.and draw power from acceptance.

Some of.them are high Social Dominators. They're worse because all they care about is social domination.

If you have the stomach go look at how a group of high right wing authoritarian followers react to this question. (conservative cave 🙄 )

[11 Bravo]

12. The men are trying to compensate with behavior for what nature failed to provide.

I can't speak for Republican women.

(Hell, I can't even comprehend the existence of a female Trump supporter!)