"Important" Issues For State-Level GOPers

On the national stage, Republicans claim to have learned lessons from the November elections.  Isn't that just ducky?  Doubtful too.

But on the state level, there's no doubt -- they've learned less than nothing.  Here's what the "party of small government" is all worked up about around the states:

North Carolina -- Republicans introduced a bill to allow North Carolina to establish its own state religion.  This is ridiculously unconstitutional.

North Carolina -- Do you want a divorce?  The same R's have a bill requiring you to attend 2 years of state-mandated counseling, aimed at "saving" your broken marriage.  Two years!

Arkansas -- GOP legislators introduced a resolution affirming the state's opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment.  The ERA was passed by both houses of Congress and signed by President Nixon in 1972.  But it failed to get ratification from enough states, and ERA officially died in 1982.  But Arkansas still says no!

Arkansas and Texas -- The R's in both states have put forth bills to ban the teaching of sex education, as well as anything about STD or AIDs prevention.

Texas -- Lone Star GOPers want to prevent any state funding of studies of gay, lesbian or women's issues at public universities.

North Dakota -- State R's have a bill to prohibit children in foster care from receiving any sex education in the public schools.

North Dakota -- The Republican governor signed into law a so-called "heartbeat" bill, which effectively bans abortion in the state.  It's also clearly unconstitutional and a violation of the Roe v. Wade ruling.  First, the geniuses in N.D. don't want you learn anything about sex, then after you discover your pregnancy, they want to force you to deliver an unwanted baby.  WTF?

Alabama and Mississippi -- Both states are working on N. Dakota-style heartbeat anti-abortion laws.  If enacted, both will be unconstitutional.

Ohio -- AG Mike DeWine says he doesn't care if Obamacare is the law of land.  His brilliant legal opinion is that only your employer can make the decision about whether your health insurance covers contraception.  Really, Mikey?  Really?

Virginia -- AG and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli wants to reinstate the state's old (unconstitutional) anti-sodomy law.  Poor Virginia.  It must be like "Walking Dead" in the Commonwealth -- no matter what you do, the sodomites just keep coming!  Better pass a law!  And don't bend over.

And even Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee and chief apologist for the policies of the "stupid party", showed his true colors recently when, with a straight face, he compared support of Planned Parenthood to infanticide.


If you're one of Buster's few Republican readers -- and there are a couple -- you can rest easy knowing that your party's leaders are working hard to protect you from non-Evangelical religions, divorced people, sex education and buggery.