# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2022-02-07T00:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 446
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8907 "2023-03-29T20:48:54Z")
I thought the republicans are against witch hunts. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8908 "2023-03-29T20:53:46Z")
Republicans are against something that one deranged guy _calls_ a witch hunt. (I know you’re being sarcastic.) ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8909 "2023-03-29T21:29:10Z")
If they will not accept student IDs, but will accept military IDs. then they are definitely trying to keep a certain class of people from voting. Military IDs have no information about where you reside. ---
**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 29, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8910 "2023-03-29T21:58:59Z")
Just before Ron DeFuhrer was set to take over Disneyworld’s special district, the old board passed a series of measures delegating almost all of its authority directly to Disney until such time as the lineage of the kings of England becomes extinct, making the new board essentially powerless. > ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8911 "2023-03-29T22:04:57Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > the old board passed a series of measures delegating almost all of its authority directly to Disney until such time as the lineage of the kings of England becomes extinct Well, actually it’s just “21 years after the youngest current descendant of King Charles”, which is still more than long enough to last until the rain finally washes the last traces of urine from Ron DeFuhrer’s gravesite. ---
**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 29, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8912 "2023-03-29T22:19:47Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Well, actually it’s just “21 years after the youngest current descendant of King Charles" The specific text is “the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III”, which I read as meaning when there is no heir to the throne descended from ol’ Chuck. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8913 "2023-03-29T22:26:02Z")
Just taking a lesson from some Republican governors, is all. > **[North Carolina Governor Signs Law Limiting Power Of His Successor](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/16/505872501/north-carolina-governor-signs-law-limiting-power-of-his-successor)** > > Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, lost in November to Democrat Roy Cooper. The law leaves the new administration weaker, in particular, on a key board that oversees elections. > **[Wisconsin’s Scott Walker Signs Bills Stripping Powers From Incoming Governor...](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/us/wisconsin-governor-scott-walker.html)** > > Mr. Walker, a Republican who has pushed Wisconsin to the right, signed legislation hobbling his Democratic successor as one of his final acts as governor. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8914 "2023-03-29T22:37:08Z")
IIRC, Texas had a bill (not sure if it ever made it into law) that said that student ID cards weren’t valid photo ID, but that concealed carry cards were valid photo ID, despite the CCWs not even actually bearing a photo. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8915 "2023-03-29T23:10:56Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Well, actually it’s just “21 years after the youngest current descendant of King Charles”, which is still more than long enough to last until the rain finally washes the last traces of urine from Ron DeFuhrer’s gravesite. It’s even better than that. It’s “in perpetuity”. The King Charles Clause only kicks in if it runs afoul of the “Rules Against Perpetuity” (and maybe it already does, I have no idea). [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsaeF3NXwAAYoiq?format=jpg&name=large) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsaeF3NXwAAYoiq?format=jpg&name=large) I also saw a tweet that said > “I cannot think of a more naked attempt to circumvent the will of the voters, the will of the legislature, and the will of the governor,” said one board member, who read aloud one of the reported agreements between Disney and the former Reedy Creek board. Well no shit, that was the point, and I’m fairly sure the attempt was ‘naked’ because they wanted to make sure everyone saw it. Can I assume the previous board members now occupy similar positions within Disney? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8916 "2023-03-30T00:05:23Z")
Lame Duck Walker crippled governor’s powers and then, exactly as expected, the republicans pounced on Evers (the next gov) for not doing a bunch of stuff that he no longer had the power to do. IMO, it made it all the more amusing when he found a workaround for covid lockdowns. I’m always surprised there isn’t some type of law to stop that. Something like governors can’t pass laws that limit powers of that position unless the expire on or before their last day. Essentially, you can limit your powers, but only yours. Back in the very early days of Covid when Evers was having a hard time getting executive (lockdown) orders to stick, the Department of Health Services Secretary, Andrea Palm, issued her own lock down order. The right asked asked her something along the lines of “what gives you the right to unilaterally…” to which she responded with something along the lines of “YOU did, I was appointed and it’s YOUR rules that allow me to issue emergency public health orders”. Try as I might, I really can’t find the exact quotes. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8917 "2023-03-30T00:06:32Z")
> “I cannot think of a more naked attempt to circumvent the will of the voters, the will of the legislature, and the will of the governor,” said one board member [Womp womp…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQeezCdF4mk) ---
**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 30, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8918 "2023-03-30T00:55:59Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > It’s even better than that. It’s “in perpetuity”. The King Charles Clause only kicks in if it runs afoul of the “Rules Against Perpetuity” (and maybe it already does, I have no idea). Turns out this is a fairly standard way of getting around the rule against perpetuities. > **[Royal lives clause](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_lives_clause)** > > A royal lives clause is a contract clause which provides that a certain right must be exercised within a certain period related to the lifetime of a currently living member of a royal family. Specifically, the clause usually specifies that the contract is in effect until 21 years after someone's death; the person indicated is whoever dies last out of all of the currently living descendants of a specified monarch. > A sample clause might read: > The option must be exercised before the end of the pe... ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8919 "2023-03-30T01:27:20Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > IIRC, Texas had a bill (not sure if it ever made it into law) that said that student ID cards weren’t valid photo ID, but that concealed carry cards were valid photo ID, despite the CCWs not even actually bearing a photo. Not correctly recalled. The law did pass and CHLs (concealed handgun license), as they were called at the time, had photo requirements (passport quality and had to pass muster with whoever approved your application). As IDs go, separate from the politics, they were actually fine, since the process of getting one required a fair amount of documentation. The real issue, as usual, was/is that getting such IDs involved some hoop jumping and there are structural roadblocks in place to make the process harder for …let’s say people with certain ethnic backgrounds and/or lower incomes. The state went a bit more whackadoodle since. The licenses are now LTCs (license to carry) as open carry became allowed. You don’t need to get a separate photo or fingerprints anymore, as you can simply opt to have the DPS use the photo and prints you already submitted (digital these days of course) for your driver’s license. They even mail you a reminder when your license expiration date is coming up. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8920 "2023-03-30T01:38:01Z")
Y’know, this would be a brilliant day to be DJT’s ghostwriter as you’d be having a ball roasting RonD for letting his mooks get teabagged by Disney’s mooks during the changeover. (And oh, great, now MI6 is gonna have to keep an eye on Florida Man…) ---
**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 30, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8921 "2023-03-30T01:42:28Z")
Loser Donald plans to invade and occupy Mexico if reelected. > **[Trump planning for military invasion of Mexico to attack cartels if...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mexico/)** > > Former President Donald Trump is asking his advisers for a plan to launch a military invasion of Mexico to attack drug cartels if re-elected in 2024, Rolling Stone reported on Wednesday."Trump lieutenants have briefed him on several options that... ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8922 "2023-03-30T03:30:16Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I thought the republicans are against witch hunts. Only when people are hunting the wrong witches. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8923 "2023-03-30T03:37:29Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Turns out this is a fairly standard way of getting around the rule against perpetuities. Thank you. I was wondering how Chuckie III got dragged into a pissing contest in Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8924 "2023-03-30T03:38:01Z")
Yep. He’s EXACTLY like his owner, er, hero, Putin. Well, he has the same ambitions. Other than that, thankfully he’s incompetent. Yeah, right. Let’s attack one of our allies. That cannot go wrong at all. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/8925 "2023-03-30T04:32:14Z")
I could’ve sworn Trump already blew the “drug cartels in mexico are terrorists = occupy mexico” dog whistle, but it appears it was Ron. > [@NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/5783): > > Greg Abbott has declared that immigrants ae invading his state and he has announced that he will: Deploy the National Guard to safeguard the border, and to repel and turn back immigrants trying to cross the border illegally Deploy the Texas Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) to arrest and return immigrants to the border who crossed illegally, and to arrest illegal immigrants for criminal activity; Build a wall in multiple counties on the border; Deploy gun boats; Designate Mexican drug cartels as fo… ---
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> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I’m always surprised there isn’t some type of law to stop that. Something like governors can’t pass laws that limit powers of that position unless the expire on or before their last day. The Governor did not “pass” such a law, he merely put his signature on a measure that was passed by the legislature. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=445) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=447)