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  As is tradition
context: So what your telling me is they’re planning not to make any changes to their platform? >
  
  It would be sweet if they created a policy platform again instead of 100% culture war. >
  
  Creating a policy platform would be a good thing, even for them.
  Hence, they will not be doing that >
  
  Their policy platform is "We need to see Hunter Biden's dick pics" >
  
  Of course they are. Republicans have no platform other then their power, their ego, their pocketbook, and revenge/.oppression of others*. It's who they and their base are so I expect nothing less.
  Others*: Women, gays, minorities, immigrants, non-Republicans, non-Christians, middle-class, and poor. >
  
  
  non-Christians  
  
  Also the wrong type of Christians, apparently. >
  
  Watch their first attempt at a bill.  I think they are going to be just like 2014 congress where they shove a bunch of extremists together to get numbers and can't get it together to do anything.  That year the GOP took congress and first thing attempted to pass an anti abortion bill.  It failed immediately and they got nothing done.  
  This year the GOP is fracturing.  Trump is the de facto lead, but has no ability or interest outside of personal grifting.  If they stick their necks out for him for 2 years, they likely won't get rewarded. If they align with any of the dozen other contenders, Trump will target them.
  I would not at all be surprised if sometimes we get divisions so deep that some will break away and work with the Democrats to the point where basic governing can happen. >
  
  I really do wish I shared your optimism, but I have to disagree. GOP constituents want (or think they want) chaos. They want clown show investigations and they want all legislation stonewalled. Even the most milquetoast, common-sense piece of legislation that’s passed under the Biden admin is a failure for them because it’s a win for the other team. And make no mistake - in two years, the entire GOP will fall in line behind who they need to simply to follow that R. I really hope I’m wrong. >
  
  I'd agree with you, but things are happening in front of us.
  Some of that chaos is playing out with MTG and  Boebert aiming their hate artillery at each other with the same vitriol that used to be used for communists, Muslims, and Democrats.  
  This time they have to really unite to cause chaos.  They can't get a house leader elected because the extremists or moderate would hold too much sway.  That is far more fractured than when Boehner was put out to pasture for not being able to muster an antiabortion bill. >
  
  When GOP sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending governors. They’re not sending leaders. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems to the Capitol. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, could maybe pass a law. >
  
  Well played >
  
  The Republican Party has long been the party of chaos and obstruction.  Newt Gingrich introduced the rhetoric and tactics that have shaped the Republican Party for the last three decades.  And then the Tea Party added fuel to the fire.  
  By the time Trump came on the scene like a wrecking ball, the Republican Party was toxic.  Kevin McCarthy had a brief moment of clarity following the January 6 attack, and then swiftly switched gears and headed to Mar-a-Lago to make a deal with the Devil.
  The Republican party has no one to blame but themselves. In their quest for political power, the GOP
  has played to the MAGA base and then largely was silent about Trump’s criminal behavior. This is the Republican Party - a party of culture wars and obstruction, and a party that is willing to take away a woman’s right to choose while also planning to dismantle Medicare and Social Security for millions of Americans. >
  
  
  In their quest for political power, the GOP has played to the MAGA base
  
  You can even go earlier than that. It started when the Republicans decided to get in bed with the evangelical nutjobs in the 90's to court the southern vote.
  I hope the likes of Gingrich rot in hell. >
  
  Yes, or the Moral Majority” from the 70s. Thanks for nothing. >
  
  Yes, this. >
  
  The chaos that’s engulfed congressional Republicans is truly impressive in its scope. 
  Not impressive at all. We the American people suffer!  These United States suffer.  Our standing on this Earth will suffer. What do we gain by this?  I want to know!  Anybody??? >
  
  Rich get richer. >
  
  At a certain point the rich are just getting richer, because they’re impoverishing everyone else >
  
  That point has been passed a long time ago >
  
  The GOP can't govern. >
  
  The GOP refuses to govern, there is a difference. >
  
  I dont know. They seem fairly related, although not directly. What I mean is, would you even trust a gas station cash register to one of them? You know that drawer would end up short every day. >
  
  I think that they've reused to govern for so long that they've now actually become incapable of it.  
  The batch that came in during the Trump era can barely manage to speak coherently.  I have zero faith in their ability to actually create law. >
  
  I think its a chicken and egg problemm at this point. They spent 40+ years pandering to a certain type of individual and now that's all they have left. You know, the common clay.
  In my lifetime I have watched them go from calling everyone they didn't like a communist, to now where they openly wear shirts declaring they would rather be russian than democrat.
  The entire time they have been crying about how bad the gubmint is though. Every single one of them hates the government and says so pretty openly, yet people keep acting surprised when they keep pushing to break it as hard as they can.
  The problems with American democracy are so deeply rooted because of these people and they aren't going to become any better at being functional human beings any time soon, simply because they dont have to. They have gotten so close to creating a country where there is zero accountability that they are now flaunting it and still have yet to actually be punished for any of it. The only ones going to jail are the minions. >
  
  Just like they do every single time they get control. This is not new. This is who they are. >
  
  I think what we’re starting to see is a divide between two types of Republican politicians- you have the “bend , don’t break” kind like Mitch McConnell who realize that increasing amounts of young people detest the GOP, and are trying to compromise to stay in power.  Then you have the “break, don’t bend” types like Kevin McCarthy, who realize that increasing amounts of young people detest the GOP, and are trying to destroy democracy to make that fact irrelevant. >
  
  The goal is to divide and destroy the country. >
  
  “Our party leadership turned on Republican voters, turned on the Republican base, turned on most Republican senators,” Lee declared during a radio interview on Sunday. “It has happened before, but this is one too many times. For me, this is the final straw.” >
  
  If the final straw wasn't 2016 he's a morally bankrupt failure as a human being. >
  
  This is how fascist Republicans attack democracy from within our own government: They cause as much suffering and chaos as they can - then blame democracy for the suffering and chaos they cause. The mass media supports these attacks with headlines questioning the legitimacy of public education, human rights, equality, safe elections and justice. Media outlets normalize violent fascism, they use false equivalency and self-victimization to attack the pillars of democracy. The call to action for all good people is to promote the pillars of democracy and democracy itself in your own home - and defend it passionately in your community. >
  
  In my dream, 45 goes to jail and the Insurrectionist caucus is removed from office. 
  They can time it to where any empty seats will coincide with the 2024 election.
  Done. No one worries and if the Dems acted life these Constitution breakers were as disgusting as they are, and gets them in court in front of a judge, we could get back to a 2-party system. 
  Wishful thinking? At least it isn’t apathy.. >
  
  The GQP is bringing pure chaos to the United States.