# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1320
**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:** [December 28, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26382 "2015-12-28T14:34:15Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Given the current weather in that part of the country, even if not caused by climate change, that’s kind of hilariously ironic. This is from 2014. I thought it sounded familiar. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26383 "2015-12-28T14:48:52Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Win your very own gun from Ted Cruz: > [https://www.tedcruz.org/l/gun-raffle/](https://www.tedcruz.org/l/gun-raffle/) 2nd prize is _two_ shotguns with the Cruz logo engraved on the stock. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26384 "2015-12-28T15:23:00Z")
Time to flood his lottery with entries of names of convicted shooters. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26385 "2015-12-28T15:53:36Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > 2nd prize is _two_ shotguns with the Cruz logo engraved on the stock. And if you win but are disqualified because of your background/record, you still get a signed copy of his book. [https://www.tedcruz.org/l/gun-raffle-rules/](https://www.tedcruz.org/l/gun-raffle-rules/) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26386 "2015-12-28T17:09:15Z")
If the prize is the shotgun that “Big Dick” Cheney used to shoot an old Texas lawyer in the face, I’d have to give it some thought. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26387 "2015-12-28T17:39:22Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Win your very own gun from Ted Cruz: > [https://www.tedcruz.org/l/gun-raffle/](https://www.tedcruz.org/l/gun-raffle/) You see, the Democrats want to take your guns away. Ted Cruz wants you to have more. It’s a clear choice. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26388 "2015-12-28T20:43:00Z")
> **[Nonreligious Questions](https://www.patheos.com/nonreligious-questions/)** > > Whether you’ve been turned off by religion in the past or have a question about one of the world’s religions, check out what Patheos has to offer. Now Ohio Republicans want mandatory burials for aborted or miscarried fetuses. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26389 "2015-12-28T20:49:15Z")
[Peter King wants 24/7 surveillance of mosques](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/28/3735169/mosque-surveillance-king/). And civil libertarians and constitutionalsts “can cry all they want.” ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26390 "2015-12-28T21:07:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Peter King wants 24/7 surveillance of mosques](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/28/3735169/mosque-surveillance-king/). And civil libertarians and constitutionalsts “can cry all they want.” Pay for it with tax cuts. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26391 "2015-12-28T21:17:47Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Pay for it with tax cuts. Stick a rider on the bill calling for 24/7 surveillance of Peter King. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26392 "2015-12-28T22:52:30Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Peter King wants 24/7 surveillance of mosques](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/28/3735169/mosque-surveillance-king/). And civil libertarians and constitutionalsts “can cry all they want.” Does this mean we have moved past the stage where it is required that each bill moving through Congress includes a clause citing the specific constitutional authority upon which the bill is justified? Or, if not, I wonder what clause he will use. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26393 "2015-12-28T22:56:52Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Peter King wants 24/7 surveillance of mosques](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/28/3735169/mosque-surveillance-king/). And civil libertarians and constitutionalsts “can cry all they want.” Funny…I don’t recall him ever sponsoring a bill requiring 24/7 surveillance of all Irish pubs to prevent people (like HIM) from collecting money for the IRA… ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26394 "2015-12-28T23:49:43Z")
> [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](#): > > I wonder what clause he will use. “Provide for the common defence” would cover it if pressed. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26395 "2015-12-29T02:17:17Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > [Nonreligious Questions](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/12/21/ohio-republicans-now-want-burials-and-cremations-for-aborted-or-miscarried-fetuses/) > > Now Ohio Republicans want mandatory burials for aborted or miscarried fetuses. How long do you suppose it will be until these 'pubs demand burials or cremations for used feminine hygiene products? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26396 "2015-12-29T02:32:28Z")
Or maybe insist that uteruses [be fitted with hundreds of tiny headstones](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/swanson-wombs-women-birth-control-embedded-dead-babies). ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26397 "2015-12-29T03:39:30Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > How long do you suppose it will be until these 'pubs demand burials or cremations for used feminine hygiene products? Or sweat socks, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26398 "2015-12-29T06:58:52Z")
_Your_ sweat socks, maybe… ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26399 "2015-12-29T16:55:35Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Or maybe insist that uteruses [be fitted with hundreds of tiny headstones](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/swanson-wombs-women-birth-control-embedded-dead-babies). Oh yes, I remember that nutter. And even if he’s talking about the real medical phenomenon of lithopedia, that is pretty rare. Where on earth do these guys get their concepts of female anatomy, anyway? [https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=AwrTcXo7u4JWREYAs5I2nIlQ;\_ylu=X3oDMTIyNWJzOG5mBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANkYmYwYzNkMDg0NjIwMzA0YjdjNzNlYzNmMDNjN2E4MgRncG9zAzEEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swagbucks.com%2F%3Ft%3Di%26q%3Drepublicans%2Bfemale%2Banatomy&w=900&h=700&imgurl=blog.todamax.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2Frepublican-guide-to-female-anatomy.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.todamax.net%2Fcategory%2Fspass%2Fpage%2F20%2F&size=146.5KB&name=The+\Republican\<%2Fb\>+Guide+to+\Female\<%2Fb\>+\Anatomy\<%2Fb\>+|+Nerve.com&p=republicans+female+anatomy&oid=dbf0c3d084620304b7c73ec3f03c7a82&fr2=&fr=&tt=The+\Republican\<%2Fb\>+Guide+to+\Female\<%2Fb\>+\Anatomy\<%2Fb\>+|+Nerve.com&b=0&ni=144&no=1&ts=&vm=p&tab=organic&sigr=11fvsm0oc&sigb=11q8bt67g&sigi=12imb4l55&sigt=127ktok5f&sign=127ktok5f&.crumb=OdT4yB5gdEE&hsimp=yhs-prodege\_001&hspart=prodege&type=search\_6&vm=p¶m1=13270787¶m4=-1388528112](https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrTcXo7u4JWREYAs5I2nIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTIyNWJzOG5mBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZANkYmYwYzNkMDg0NjIwMzA0YjdjNzNlYzNmMDNjN2E4MgRncG9zAzEEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swagbucks.com%2F%3Ft%3Di%26q%3Drepublicans%2Bfemale%2Banatomy&w=900&h=700&imgurl=blog.todamax.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2Frepublican-guide-to-female-anatomy.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.todamax.net%2Fcategory%2Fspass%2Fpage%2F20%2F&size=146.5KB&name=The+%3Cb%3ERepublican%3C%2Fb%3E+Guide+to+%3Cb%3EFemale%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EAnatomy%3C%2Fb%3E+%7C+Nerve.com&p=republicans+female+anatomy&oid=dbf0c3d084620304b7c73ec3f03c7a82&fr2=&fr=&tt=The+%3Cb%3ERepublican%3C%2Fb%3E+Guide+to+%3Cb%3EFemale%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EAnatomy%3C%2Fb%3E+%7C+Nerve.com&b=0&ni=144&no=1&ts=&vm=p&tab=organic&sigr=11fvsm0oc&sigb=11q8bt67g&sigi=12imb4l55&sigt=127ktok5f&sign=127ktok5f&.crumb=OdT4yB5gdEE&hsimp=yhs-prodege_001&hspart=prodege&type=search_6&vm=p¶m1=13270787¶m4=-1388528112) ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26400 "2015-12-29T18:09:38Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Funny…I don’t recall him ever sponsoring a bill requiring 24/7 surveillance of all Irish pubs to prevent people (like HIM) from collecting money for the IRA… Hey, that money was for the Widows & Orphans… ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/26401 "2015-12-29T18:13:38Z")
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