🇺🇸 Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

You're a butthead, Santos! Universal Healthcare should be a right!

 

[Teelie]

Santos is showing why he should never have been elected, again.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Politico - New Mexico governor fears a national ban on abortion

Just look at the bans pursued or enacted in Republican-led states. Of course they would do a national ban if they had the means power to do it, now after Dobbs more than ever.

 

[squeekness]

I'm sure it's the goal. The few legislating the many. The American Taliban.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

List of US states by minimum wage - Wikipedia

Pennsylvania Governor calls for raising minimum wage to $15 an hour

The state’s current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, something Shapiro says is “not a livable wage in 2023.”

“Our minimum wage makes it harder for Pennsylvania to compete and hasn’t been raised in 14 years,” said Shapiro.

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is lower than that of 30 other states, including all of its surrounding states.

How Corporate Democrat turned Corporate Independent Senator Sinema joined Republicans in killing a hike in the federal minimum wage in 2021.

City & State PA - Marriage equality measure gets a bipartisan backing with new bill; Dems give a renewed push for the Fairness Act

City & State PA - [PA Governor] Josh Shapiro says he’s cracking down on wage theft, worker misclassification
The governor and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy are readying a task force to fix what they say is a big problem.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Republicans are trying to do to with absent Senator Feinstein what they did to Justice Scalia after he died. Blocking a replacement.

The Washington Post - Senate Republicans will try to block Feinstein’s Judiciary replacement

 

[InCali]

Yeah. That Santos is a class act. Dignified AND honest......

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Glad he's doing better.

 

[samsnee]

Democrats somehow managed to pick up a senate seat in the midterms and we still aren’t able to confirm judges thanks to Feinstein’s arrogance. I don’t blame Republicans for not voting to let someone temporarily replace her on committee because I wouldn’t expect anything less.

This is all on Democrats who always snatch defeat from jaws of victory. Durbin could also easily ignore the blue slip tradition like Republicans did during the Trump years. Quit holding to some romanticized notion of tradition when people’s livelihoods are at stake.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

John Fetterman Kills McCarthy's Plan To Cut SNAP With 2 Sentences

 

[squeekness]

John Fetterman Kills McCarthy's Plan To Cut SNAP With 2 Sentences

Ha! Welcome back!

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Look out, weirdos. John is back! Or should we say, Johns are back!?

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Oh, please....

 

[Teelie]

More reason to ignore Republicans. They pull all kinds of shady **** so let the Democrats do it once and start to clean this mess up.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Kansas Reflector - Kansas governor shoots down [Republican] anti-transgender bills that could involve genital inspections
House Speaker Dan Hawkins implies Gov. Laura Kelly was high when she vetoed bills

RepubliQans: 'Only somebody who is high doesn't hate transgender humans and doesn't wants kids to submit their genitals for genital inspection'

“By stripping away rights from Kansans and opening the state up to expensive and unnecessary lawsuits, these bills would hurt our ability to continue breaking economic records and landing new business deals,” Kelly said. “I’m focused on the economy. Anyone care to join me?”

Hawkins said he and other Republicans would attempt to override Kelly’s veto of the bills after the Legislature returns next week. The Kansas GOP has issued this message for all of Kelly’s vetoes.

 

[squeekness]

Kansas Reflector - Kansas governor shoots down [Republican] anti-transgender bills that could involve genital inspections
House Speaker Dan Hawkins implies Gov. Laura Kelly was high when she vetoed bills

RepubliQans: 'Only somebody who is high doesn't hate transgender humans and doesn't wants kids to submit their genitals for genital inspection'

No one is going to happily agree to having kids' genitals examined.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

MPRNews - Minnesota Senate passes transgender protections, abortion 'refuge' bills

 

[Teelie]

No one is going to happily agree to having kids' genitals examined.

Especially conservatives who feel their credentials as "good parents" are being questioned.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Pennsylvania Capital-Star - After 22 years, LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination legislation clears hurdle in Pa. House
‘Right now, too many Pennsylvanians can legally be discriminated against because of who they are,’ Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta said

 

[squeekness]

Pennsylvania Capital-Star - After 22 years, LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination legislation clears hurdle in Pa. House
‘Right now, too many Pennsylvanians can legally be discriminated against because of who they are,’ Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta said

Nice. Hope it makes a real difference.