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flying_wahini

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42. I'm just about over this bullshit. Guess we will be looking for a place out of the country.

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Tue Jun 21, 2022, 11:21 AM

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The whole Texas GOP platform is insane but the piece that jumped out to me was the endorsement of a [View all] In It to Win It Jun 2022 OP

Lie, cheat, steal. It's all they have. SheltieLover Jun 2022 #1

They've been fans of splitting the electoral vote in blue states. tanyev Jun 2022 #2

So, they're blatantly suggesting that representative democracy is over. The land of "rights." lindysalsagal Jun 2022 #3

The Radical Right. Brenda Jun 2022 #4

This smells like ALEC or Heritage Foundation bullshit. rubbersole Jun 2022 #5

Yep, it smells, alright. Stinks, in fact. calimary Jun 2022 #22

Isn't that how it was before 1836? Farmer-Rick Jun 2022 #24

yep uponit7771 Jun 2022 #27

Yep. I read the Kochs have been funding the purging of Hortensis Jun 2022 #40

It's abundantly evident Republicans can no longer be trusted to hold free and fair elections. sop Jun 2022 #6

Well, it looks like Leith Jun 2022 #7

They really hate the large metro areas. And the people in them. Liberal In Texas Jun 2022 #8

I keep hoping, but we always seem to fall short. Texas is huge, and there are a lot of rural areas. Lonestarblue Jun 2022 #11

Nothing short of Racism. Misogyny. Intolerance. Hate. Tommymac Jun 2022 #12

GOP states will reject federal laws and operate independently. Irish_Dem Jun 2022 #9

It's a corporate run state, so of course it's going renegade and trying to destabilize rule of law ancianita Jun 2022 #10

Very good info. making new rules to circumvent democracy. other states will use Evolve Dammit Jun 2022 #13

"These are people who claim to love America, but clearly can't stand Americans." A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #14

Call it "the dictatorship of white rural men" muriel_volestrangler Jun 2022 #15

START the STEAL Martin Eden Jun 2022 #16

Stealing elections since 2000. Putin paid attention to how easy they make it. czarjak Jun 2022 #17

I'd rephrase this NJCher Jun 2022 #18

Empowered is 100% correct Cosmocat Jun 2022 #21

you are unfortunately NJCher Jun 2022 #23

The long view is that since Nixon Cosmocat Jun 2022 #25

Here ya' go NJCher Jun 2022 #29

You can't beat the enemy if you don't know them Cosmocat Jun 2022 #30

actually NJCher Jun 2022 #33

Play your word games Cosmocat Jun 2022 #34

who empowered them? NJCher Jun 2022 #36

They've been moniss Jun 2022 #19

"new word to describe it." KS Toronado Jun 2022 #20

David Frum said it best... BadGimp Jun 2022 #26

Can't say it any better than that, because I see this happening with people I know. Efilroft Sul Jun 2022 #44

White....male....property owner you can vote durablend Jun 2022 #28

K&R. Mike Niendorff Jun 2022 #31

k&r UTUSN Jun 2022 #32

Power-mad in Texas. Must be the heat. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2022 #35

Republicans cannot win elections with their ideas. So rather than change their ideas, mn9driver Jun 2022 #37

KnR MiHale Jun 2022 #38

Yup. Fascistic ultraconservatives have taken over the TX GOP. Hortensis Jun 2022 #39

Apparently... RevBrotherThomas Jun 2022 #41

I'm just about over this bullshit. Guess we will be looking for a place out of the country. flying_wahini Jun 2022 #42

As their popularity and voter base shrinks, the GOP has to rely on cheating and rigging the game. Martin68 Jun 2022 #43

Exactly NC DENVERPOPS Jun 2022 #45