# 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:** 51
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1006 "2020-09-23T09:04:33Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > Conservative pastor says his prayers were responsible for RBG dying. > > That’s just unconscionable. l want to hear how big his congregation is, and how they react to sacrileges like that. Ironic, isn’t it, that if these assholes get the theocracy they SAY they want, a boast like that could get him tangled up in a murder investigation? ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1007 "2020-09-23T09:06:34Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Ironic, isn’t it, that if these assholes get the theocracy they SAY they want, a boast like that could get him tangled up in a murder investigation? And whom will be prosecuting the same, do you think? ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1008 "2020-09-23T10:48:46Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > Conservative pastor says his prayers were responsible for RBG dying. > > That’s just unconscionable. I want to hear how big his congregation is, and how they react to sacrileges like that. - With thoughts and prayers cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1009 "2020-09-23T15:55:31Z")
Well, he probably “raised” it Instead of donating it so he wouldn’t be accused of buying votes, ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1010 "2020-09-23T16:07:53Z")
Matt Gaetz told either Tucker Carlson or Sean Hannity last night that the Florida AG told him that the Soros plan to pay off felons’ fees was felonious vote-buying. And that she would prosecute. Fuck Republicans. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1011 "2020-09-23T16:13:00Z")
Gaetz has always struggled to recognize what is or isn’t a felony, particularly when he’s involved. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1012 "2020-09-23T16:28:10Z")
If it is okay to pay the fines of another, then they have nothing to stand on. If paying fees to enable another to vote is not okay, then they have to admit that it is a poll tax. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1013 "2020-09-23T16:32:45Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Conservative pastor says his prayers were responsible for RBG dying. Oooo, he’s good. Praying for the death of an 87-year-old woman with pancreatic cancer? That’s a tough one. I wonder how long he’s been praying because she sure did hang in there for quite a while. It’s kinda like saying: “See. I told you it was going to rain.” ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1014 "2020-09-23T17:28:18Z")
So he’s a celestial “hit man”? ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1015 "2020-09-23T19:39:13Z")
Kevin McCarthy says if the House votes new impeachment charges, he will lead a move to oust Pelosi from the Speakership. > **[McCarthy threatens long-shot bid to oust Pelosi if Dems impeach over SCOTUS](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/23/mccarthy-oust-pelosi-democrats-scotus-420556)** > > “She may think she has a quiver. We do, too,” he says. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1016 "2020-09-24T22:04:47Z")
He’s _still_ not running for President, you idiots. > **[Senate report links Hunter Biden to ‘prostitution or human trafficking ring’](https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/senate-report-links-hunter-biden-to-trafficking-ring/)** > > Hunter Biden allegedly sent “thousands of dollars” to people who appear to be involved in the sex industry, according to Wednesday’s report released by Senate Republicans. The report claims unspeci… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1017 "2020-09-24T22:12:28Z")
On the bright side, if Republicans have to resort to smearing Joe Biden’s son, Biden himself must be squeaky clean. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1018 "2020-09-24T22:16:57Z")
Yeah, it’s been noted somewhere on this board that Fox “News” is having trouble finding dirt on Joe. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1019 "2020-09-24T22:22:10Z")
So, the Catholic Church? Seems that a lot of people send them a lot of money. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1020 "2020-09-24T22:27:08Z")
🤣 Took me a minute… ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1021 "2020-09-24T23:26:50Z")
Rick Scott introduces bill requiring all ballots to be counted within 48 hours. Scott’s proposed legislation would also prevent mail-in ballots received prior to Election Day from being processed and counted until the morning of Nov. 3. What ever happened to states’ rights? > **[Republican Senator Proposes Bill That Would Make It Illegal to Count Votes](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/republican-senator-bill-illegal-mail-vote-count-deadline.html)** > > Sen. Rick Scott thinks we should have less than 48 hours to count mail-in ballots. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1022 "2020-09-24T23:39:15Z")
This is the first paragraph of that article. Pretty shocking: > Last week, President Donald Trump [said](https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1307460628500676610) he was “counting on the federal court system to make it so” that **whatever preliminary tally is complete on Election Day will be validated as the final vote count** , meaning states would not have the opportunity to count the anticipated record-high numbers of mail-in ballots. This would functionally end American democracy. And it appears that other Republicans are going all in on the idea that we should just not count actual votes. My bold. Clearly this is a follow-through on trump’s suggestion that ballots are the problem, so let’s just do away with them. But seriously, what on earth is even the most far-fetched rationale for allowing only one day to count ballots? ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1023 "2020-09-24T23:49:01Z")
Isn’t this the money quote?" > [@](#): > > :With Democrats controlling the House of Representatives, the legislation is a nonstarter. But it shows you exactly where the GOP’s head is at with 40 days left to go before the last votes are cast." what’s the point? He’s just playing games ---
**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:** [September 25, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1024 "2020-09-25T00:05:54Z")
That’s the thing about _SO MUCH_ reported proposed bills in both the House and the Senate. It’s ultimately just posturing for the base, with zero chance of really getting anywhere. I wish the media in general did a better job of framing their reporting to include these factors up front, and in the headlines if possible. Otherwise, much of the public sees the headline and thinks it’s a done deal. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/1025 "2020-09-25T00:21:14Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Rejecting the state’s request for a stay, the judge said Tuesday that state officials failed to explain why they have allowed commercial businesses to operate at a percentage of their capacity — meaning hundreds of shoppers inside a large store, for example — while capping numerical attendance at social, political, cultural and other gatherings. > > This could have a huge impact all over the US. It will be unlikely to have any substantial national effect. District Court rulings don’t constitute precedent for other jurisdictions. To the extent that this ruling exerts influence, it is likely to do so only within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - one-third of one state. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=52)