# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140 "2020-06-22T07:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 204
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4070 "2021-03-22T12:05:12Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Governor of South Dakota vetoed the bill to ban trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. But the only reason she opposed it was because she was afraid it would ban college athletes, and it would probably get the NCAA and other athletic organizations to boycott the state. That seems like a functionally reasonable reason to me. What am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4071 "2021-03-22T12:07:55Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > The Governor of South Dakota vetoed the bill to ban trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. But the only reason she opposed it was because she was afraid it would ban college athletes, and it would probably get the NCAA and other athletic organizations to boycott the state. > > That seems like a functionally reasonable reason to me. What am I missing? - She’s not refusing to sign the bill for civil rights reasons but because Almighty Dollar. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4072 "2021-03-22T12:15:38Z")
That’s what I’m saying: who cares what her reason is? (That’s why I used the word “functionally.”) You’re aware that most things most people and organizations do are for the almighty dollar, not for pure, ideological reasons, right? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4073 "2021-03-22T15:21:52Z")
At least there was _reasoning_ involved in the decision. That is a step in the right direction. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4074 "2021-03-22T21:56:23Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > That seems like a functionally reasonable reason to me. What am I missing? If I read between the lines correctly, the problem is this: Noem vetoed the bill along with suggestions for revisions to make, then send her the bill again. The revisions (along with whatever other changes the legislature makes) may be more surgically targeted, thus even more blatantly anti-LGBTQ biased yet more likely to NOT have the unwanted side-effects. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4075 "2021-03-22T22:12:14Z")
That assumes that the NCAA is a bunch of complete fucking idiots\* since they passed this one first. Also, are there a lot of playoff/championship events hosted in South Fucking Dakota? How much are they worried about giving up? \* Okay, I KNOW they are, but the people who influence them (advertisers) aren’t. They played their hand a little too openly. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4076 "2021-03-22T22:23:16Z")
Sidney Powell wants the Dominion lawsuit against her dismissed because "no reasonable person would conclude that the statements were truly statements of fact. " > **[3-22-21-sidney-powell-defending-the-republic-motion-to-dismiss-dominion.pdf](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20519858/3-22-21-sidney-powell-defending-the-republic-motion-to-dismiss-dominion.pdf)** > > 8.50 MB ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4077 "2021-03-22T23:13:19Z")
I think the counter-argument should be that the US is not well known for an abundance of reasonable persons, as evidenced by the events of 6 January. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4078 "2021-03-23T02:06:43Z")
The problem with her defense is that the allegations were made in multiple court filings, so she is saying: 1. She purposely lied to the courts, or, 2. She doesn’t think the courts are reasonable and were stupid enough to buy her arguments 😬 ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4079 "2021-03-23T03:48:22Z")
Purposely lying to the courts only gets you disbarred (I should hope - but Texas?). She’s facing that plus bankruptcy in the Dominion case. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4080 "2021-03-23T04:41:33Z")
Senator John Cornyn is whining that the Biden administration is too worried about humane treatment of immigrants. > **[GOP Sen. John Cornyn lamented on Twitter that the Biden administration treats...](https://www.businessinsider.com/sen-cornyn-attacks-biden-for-treating-all-immigrants-humanely-2021-3)** > > Sen. John Cornyn said on Twitter that President Joe Biden had "emphasized the humane treatment of immigrants, regardless of their legal status." ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4081 "2021-03-23T06:08:37Z")
The District of Columbia can’t be a state because it doesn’t have mines (probably true, though irrelevant) or car dealerships (false). > **[The 3 worst arguments that Republicans made against DC statehood](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/03/the-3-worst-arguments-that-republicans-made-against-dc-statehood/)** > > Too many yard signs. Not enough car dealerships. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4082 "2021-03-23T06:56:20Z")
Mike Rounds, meanwhile, is saying the quiet part loud; DC can’t be a state because too many Democrats live there. > ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4083 "2021-03-23T15:05:57Z")
> [@Senator Mike Rounds](#): > > #DCStatehood is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda. He’s not _entirely_ wrong. Yes, the push for statehood for DC is largely to make the Senate look more like the country as a whole, as opposed to the current setup where it is biased toward the minority. “pass a left-wing agenda” is a bit harsh. Not everything not from the Republican Party is “left-wing”. This absolutely smacks of the 90s, when Gingrich and his ilk used the word “liberal” as a pejorative. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4084 "2021-03-23T16:46:18Z")
If the Republicans are complaining that they’re being disadvantaged by the number of people who don’t vote for them, they could always start presenting policies that appeal to more people. It’s what they tell Democrats to do all the time, after all. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4085 "2021-03-23T17:11:05Z")
They might even get Canadians to self identify as ‘Republicans’! ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4086 "2021-03-23T20:21:04Z")
Montana’s governor cited and fined for trapping and shooting a wolf without completing the proper forms ahead of time. > **[Montana Governor given written warning after trapping, killing of Yellowstone...](https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2021-03-23/montana-governor-given-written-warning-after-trapping-killing-of-yellowstone-wolf)** > > Montana's newly-elected Republican governor violated state hunting regulations when he trapped and shot a collared wolf near Yellowstone National Park in… ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4087 "2021-03-23T20:47:23Z")
Fuck that bastard with a poisonous cactus. Several times. There is a place reserved for him in hell. 🤬 ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4088 "2021-03-23T21:13:19Z")
But wolves are _scary_. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/4089 "2021-03-23T21:20:35Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Fuck that bastard with a poisonous cactus. Several times. There is a place reserved for him in hell. 🤬 Where’s that like button? 🤔 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=203) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=205)