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They gonna do like Florida and give it to homeowners. Solidify that suburban, white base.
Missouri House of Representatives used its session’s opening day

Priorities in Missouri... Sucks to be you >

Hol up, let’s check the priorities: 

Help the wealthy (with a focus on GQP donors)
Disenfranchise people of color
Limit women’s rights
Limit / remove the rights of the LGBT community 
Hurt the poor
Fuck over the Democrats
Own the Libs

Yep, limiting women’s rights and Fuck over the Democrats, two items on their list.   They are good, no idea why anyone is complaining. /s >

I heard an interview last year on KC's NPR station with a Republican member of the state house in MO saying voters should vote down rec cannabis legalization, and let the state legislature handle it. I was screaming in my car "your party is in power and you're doing absolutely nothing about it!" >

"Let us states handle it...so we can keep it illegal and make zero progress in anything." >

In this timeline, zero progress would be an achievement.
Republicans are actively trying to pull us back into the 1950s. >

1950s implies a strong economy. The GOP would probably prefer the 1930s. >


The Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives used its session’s opening day Wednesday to tighten the dress code for female legislators, while leaving the men’s dress code alone.
The changes were spearheaded by state Rep. Ann Kelley (R), a co-sponsor who was among the Republicans seeking to require women to wear a blazer when in the chamber. She was met by swift opposition from Democrats who called it “ridiculous.”
The state House eventually approved a modified version of Kelley’s proposal, which allows for cardigans as well as jackets, but still requires women’s arms to be concealed. >

What happened to the right to bare arms? >

American Taliban >

I'm old enough to remember the days when Republicans were afraid that Muslims wanted to come over here and enforce Sharia law.
Now the Republicans are doing it for them. >

The democrats should all wear burkas in protest, even the guys. >

No go the other way, tank tops and shorts. >

I like it, but there's a tactical weakness with that approach.
I'm guessing the republicans would be happy to detain them or some shit for not being up to dress code.
The best move is malicious compliance.
Maybe they should all be in tank tops and shorts under the burkas, then when the pubs are going nuts and order that they take off the burkas. Bam! Beach party. 
After ordering them to take off the burkas, it wouldn't be justifiable to hold them to the dress code. >

Detaining political opponents is literal fascism. Not even hypocritical, hey this extremism is taking us down a dangerous road, but actual holyshit we already had a bierhall putsch and now we are approaching krystalnacht. >

The Oklahoma legislature adopted a rule allowing them to strip representatives ability to vote over dress code violations >

Around a year ago I heard an interview with a Republican (don't remember who though) who said they are pushing for a return to traditional gender roles and clothing. He said women need to be in dresses and heels - no pants or athletic shoes, ever, and shouldn't be allowed to work more than 25 hours/week. This will encourage every woman to find a man to get married to, because she'll need the financial support he can provide. >

Sometimes I just imagine how miserable these peoples' marriage must be that they think this is a "normal" way for things to be.  I couldn't imagine being attracted to and in love with a partner who I know was completely subservient to me, and likewise couldn't imagine myself in the position of being completely dependent on the whims of my spouse.
Marriage is a partnership with a shared goal.  Treating it like a master/slave relationship is disgusting unless that is your (shared) kink, to which I say: don't involve non-consenting others into your kink by legislating it on us. >

There is no reasoning with religious zealots. They want women back home. 
People keep voting Republican or not voting at all. 
Women are likely to lose birth control, IVF, Title 9 and bank account access in the coming years. >

I am not advocating or attempting to encourage violence but surely there will be some reaction from over 50% of the population before that happens. >

They will do it slowly. They like a slow boil so people think it isn’t as bad as it is. 
They will get rid of the statistics about birth rates and deaths. 
They will make the information disappear. And they will make people think things are just fine - 
While women die - >

Missouri ranks 41st in healthcare so like Huckabee in Arkansas they have nothing else pressing to do with their time >

41st in healthcare sitting on a $6 billion surplus. Ah, capitalism.