# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588 "2023-07-04T21:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/601 "2023-08-12T11:58:18Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I can’t decide if this is more stupid or evil: Vivek Ramaswamy:[”Some 20,000 members of the FBI would be let go as he dismantles the agency](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/vivek-ramaswamy-pushing-delicately-win-trump-supporters-102216640) Wonder what crimes he’s planning on commiting. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/602 "2023-08-12T12:47:32Z")
Federal ones. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/603 "2023-08-12T13:24:15Z")
It never ceases to amaze me how many people in the “party of law and order” want to dismantle federal law enforcement. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/604 "2023-08-12T13:58:03Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > but that bit jumped out at me. This is the one that got me: > Ramaswamy says he can use his deep knowledge to accomplish what Trump couldn’t and his other rivals wouldn’t be able to — laying off 75% of the federal “bureaucracy” in his first term, including 50% in year one. Holy shit. Shut down the government and probably tank the economy in his very first year? Bold Plan. He’s talking about eliminating about 1.4 million good-paying jobs in one year. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/605 "2023-08-12T14:20:51Z")
And government jobs tend to be the kind of thing that private jobs rely on the existence of to be able to continue functioning. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/606 "2023-08-12T15:12:35Z")
“We had to destroy the ~~village~~ government in order to save ~~it~~ us.” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/607 "2023-08-12T15:35:43Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And government jobs tend to be the kind of thing that private jobs rely on the existence of to be able to continue functioning. They are stopping us from making buildings that are not up to code. They are making us pay TAXES so we can drive on roads. They make sure the food we eat is safe UNFAIR! Ramaswamy sounds like a Sov Cit. See how he likes it living on his own with no support. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/608 "2023-08-12T16:05:32Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Ramaswamy sounds like a Sov Cit. See how he likes it living on his own with no support. Don’t worry, he’s rich, so he’ll be okay! > He made his fortune after starting a biotech company, last year founded an asset management firm and is the author of several books, including “Woke, Inc.” You other losers who didn’t start your own biotech firms are probably fucked, though. Of course, I’m sure his biotech firm didn’t apply for any patents… ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/609 "2023-08-12T19:37:05Z")
Real “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?” vibes on this one. > ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/610 "2023-08-12T19:39:06Z")
😑 I was hopeful for a moment that they meant that when they were young they thought that Marx wrote Mein Kampf. But no. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/611 "2023-08-12T19:55:33Z")
No, it was one of the other brothers, I think. Between movie parts. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/612 "2023-08-12T19:56:25Z")
Probably that Harpo. Quite a way with words, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/613 "2023-08-12T20:32:48Z")
Honk. Honk. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/614 "2023-08-12T21:56:20Z")
From your lips to G-d’s ear, **Exapno.** ---
**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:** [August 13, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/615 "2023-08-13T00:57:54Z")
Arkansas’ board of education has announced that AP African-American Studies will not be eligible for course credit this school year. The school year starts Monday and multiple schools have teachers and students signed up for the year. > **[Arkansas education department nixes AP African American Studies course at...](https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/08/12/arkansas-education-department-nixes-ap-african-american-studies-course-at-last-minute)** > > Documentation confirming the course would not be recognized by the state arrived roughly 48 hours before the first bell of the school year was set to ring. Worse yet, one of the schools planning to run the class is Central High in Little Rock, but I guess certain Arkansians really don’t want their grandkids learning about what they did when they were teenagers. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/616 "2023-08-13T01:14:01Z")
It’s paywalled. ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/617 "2023-08-13T03:15:16Z")
No child left behind. It’s easy to do if you aren’t going anywhere. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/618 "2023-08-13T09:55:26Z")
So we can soon add Arkansas to Florida on the list of US states which do not grant recognizable diplomas. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/619 "2023-08-13T13:50:40Z")
Watch it spread. The South shall fail again. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/620 "2023-08-13T15:01:57Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > It’s paywalled. I had the same reaction, but it’s not paywalled. There’s a closable “hey, subscribe now and don’t miss a thing!” box that pops up. Close it, or close the page and return and you can read the story. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=32)