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Whiskeytide

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May 26, 2022

So - Republicans will do NOTHING? Again. Then paste ...

… that sick shit all over them. Pass a SIMPLE, stand alone background check bill in the house. Today. No riders or amendments. And no over-reach. It CAN’t have any other shit in it!!! Straight up and straight forward background check law. Bring it up for a vote in the Senate and let them vote against it.

Then pass one requiring a strict permit requirement for the purchase or possession of high capacity magazines. Call ‘em “school children slaughtering magazines”. Call the bill the “school children protection from bullets’ bill.

Then one that imposes stiff penalties on gun sellers who sell guns to people with known mental illness.

Then one that makes the minimum age 21.

Etc., etc.

Simple, stand alone bills that 70%+ Americans agree with. The key here is to keep our own wish list stuff out of these bills. Don’t give them reasons to oppose them, or ammo for FO࿖ News to spin.

And the paint the assholes with their no votes.

May 5, 2022

Alabama lawmakers claim LGBTQ school bathrooms are an 'issue', ...

“The push to stop Alabama students from using a bathroom that doesn’t correspond with their sex assigned at birth came from Alabama schools themselves, according to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle.”

“But AL.com has been unable to verify Stadthagen’s claims that “almost every single school district in this state is dealing with this issue with opposite genders wanting to use opposite bathrooms.”


“ Stadthagen has not responded to AL.com’s repeated requests for comment or to explain which schools had faced issues.”


“Stadthagen declined to name specific schools, saying he didn’t advise naming names.“


“He declined to name any schools when pushed by a member of the House education policy committee for specifics.“


“AL.com has been unable to locate the principal Stadthagen mentioned or verify his claim.“


“Stadthagen claimed that boys have raped girls multiple times in school bathrooms. During the committee hearing, he declined to name any specific cases of this happening in Alabama, or any examples of transgender students attacking other students.“
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https://www.al.com/educationlab/2022/05/alabama-lawmakers-claim-lgbtq-school-bathrooms-are-an-issue-where.html


Stadthagen is obviously playing to stupid people, but shouldn’t they be offended that he thinks they’re THAT stupid?

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