Montana GOP introduces a bill to make it illegal for vaccinated people to donate blood or organs.

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National Reporters, there’s a story in MT: an entire party has lost its effing mind. Among other things the State repubs have tried to outlaw teaching of gravity and plate tectonics. Now they introduce a bill to make illegal for vaccinated people to donate blood or organs.
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3:06 PM · Feb 20, 2023

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I hope this proposed "law" gets shot down quickly! IT IS WRONG IN EVERY RESPECT. n/t

[maxsolomon]

42. Shot down by whom? Reasonable Republicans?

They don't exist in MT anymore.

[Nictuku]

2. One of the stupidest things I have ever seen

So stupid .... it BURNS.

[onecaliberal]

3. Does the gop have anything better to do than dream up new ways to kill Americans?

[RKP5637]

4. It is so backward and incredible, it's difficult to even respond without losing brain cells.

[GoCubsGo]

5. Way to kill off your own citizens, assholes.

Because, it's not already hard enough to get people to donate blood or be organ donors. I'm beyond sick of these assholes and their anti-vaccination garbage.

[LonePirate]

10. I guess that's one way to deal with any overcrowded hospitals. That law will keep the beds empty.

Of course, it will lead to an accelerated population loss; but that's the price they want to pay to defy science and common sense.

[bluestarone]

6. These fucking morons are worse than what we killed in Iraq

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. TFG supporters are idiots

[Tommy Carcetti]

31. Y'all take care! Nothing but love for you! Goodbye!

[central scrutinizer]

8. Sorry Montana, you've been outcrazied by Idaho

They want to make it a crime to even be vaccinated.

[Freethinker65]

9. How about only vaccinated recipients can accept the donations.

Montana anti-vaxers must refuse any and all life saving donations from those that have been vaccinated.

[LiberalFighter]

16. My thought too.

[Farmer-Rick]

33. Actually in many instances full vaccinations is required

To be eligible for a transplant. They don't want to give an organ to a person who will get sick and die from a preventable disease 2 days after getting the donation.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

11. Idiocy n/t

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. So, 70% of Montanan's won't be able to supply blood and organs?

Seems like an interesting way to legislate your way into a healthcare nightmare. The modern Republican Party....a bunch of morons that think winning an election gives them a license to practice medicine.

Question...is there any chance that blood from unvaccinated people carries this virus?

[Initech]

13. Anti-vaxxers have lost their fucking minds.

Though I'm not entirely sure they had working minds to begin with.

[jmowreader]

14. Six months after the law passes...

"Blood supplies in Montana are critically low! Why is no one in Montana donating blood?"
"You made it illegal to do that."
"Oh..."

[Mad_Machine76]

26. People

will be complaining when they can't get organ transplants.

[sakabatou]

15. This is like cutting your own head off to spite your face.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

17. Next up: A bill prohibiting the demon-possessed from holding office.

[Tom Rinaldo]

18. Any indication of how much support this bill actually has?

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I take if for granted nowadays that there is a crazy caucus in every Red State legislature, but it makes a huge difference whether a bill like this wins the support of 5% of the legislators or 50% of the legislators.

[onenote]

22. It was introduced on Feb. 17. As of today it has no co-sponsors.

It's sole sponsor is a newly elected, first term member of the state legislature.

[Tom Rinaldo]

25. Thanks. That is noteworthy. n/t

[dalton99a]

19. Beyond fucking stupid

[Tommy Carcetti]

29. Goodbye.

[Emile]

20. More proof that Republicans can't govern.

GOP is the party of finger pointing idiots!

[Bucky]

21. It's not epically dumb until you put the cherry on top

[Delphinus]

23. This is

as stupid as the crazy mRNA law in Idaho that was introduced last week.

[onenote]

24. As ineffective as it is stupid.

it is an extraordinarily stupid law with a stupid goal.And it would be ineffective in achieving its goal in any event. First, spike proteins etc. don't remain in the body for a significant length of time. Second, the law includes a "knowingly" standard and the average person isn't going to know whether the spike preteens etc are present or not. And while a doctor administering whole blood, etc. might be able to test for the presence, the law doesn't specifically require it. Finally the penalty is $500, which isn't likely to stop most people from trying to get a life saving treatment.

https://www.nebraskamed.com/COVID/where-mrna-vaccines-and-spike-proteins-go

[peggysue2]

32. This makes no sense on any level

The wait list for transplanted organs is usually long, sometimes so long patients die before a transplant organ becomes available. You put this sort of nonsensical restriction in place and the availability will be reduced to nearly zero. Same with blood. If there's a catastrophic event in Montana, natural or otherwise, citizens would be deprived of life-saving transfusions.

A death cult!

[MissMillie]

34. Now there's "small government" for ya

Maybe we could leave the decisions about organ donation to.... say.... DOCTORS!!!!

[Norbert]

35. Locally we are, more often than not, are low on supply of blood

These people are out of their effing. Mind

[GoodRaisin]

36. Looks like the "small government" party is actually "overbearing government". nt

[geardaddy]

37. The stupid, it burns

or in this case, kills.

[Ladythatvotesblue]

38. UNTIL

They or their family needs medical attention.
Do these people have Medical Degrees?

[redwitch]

40. Welcome. It was nice knowing you. nt

[superpatriotman]

41. Greg Kmetz - the bill's sponsor - is a welder

With a Bachelors Degree