# 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:** 1396
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27902 "2016-03-15T01:39:16Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > [Utah legislature declares porn a public health crisis!](https://www.ksl.com/?sid=38871640) > > “Help! It’s everywhere! It’s coming out of the sky! No one can stop it. AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!” > > Could we just have government by grownups one of these days? From the article: “We’ve got young children,” said attendee Karen Ashby. “It’s good to learn this type of stuff before it happens.” Wait… Is she for porn, or against it? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27903 "2016-03-15T01:53:31Z")
Kansas is trying to implement a bill that will leave judges open to impeachment if the disagree with the legislators. So if a bill is declared unconstitutional, the judges could be impeached for striking it down. > **[Kansas Republicans Show How Far Conservatives Will Go to Support Their...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kansas-republicans-judicial-impeachment_b_9444064?ref=yfp)** > > What kind of an unprincipled political party attempts to nullify an entire branch of government? For that matter, what kind of political party wants fewer people to vote? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27904 "2016-03-15T02:23:44Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > [Utah legislature declares porn a public health crisis!](https://www.ksl.com/?sid=38871640) > > “Help! It’s everywhere! It’s coming out of the sky! No one can stop it. AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!” > > Could we just have government by grownups one of these days? Okay, this is really weird. Despite what they say, when I lived in Salt Lake City in the 1980s, you could easily buy Playboy (and even much more explicit magazines) pretty openly at the SLC newsstands. There were also three X-rated movie theaters in downtown Salt Lake, as well as a number of “stripper bars” Except that, in SLC, they couldn’t strip down to less than a two-piece swimsuit. And the bar couldn’t serve anything stronger than 3.2 beer. Even so, they worked to shuit down these dens on not-quite-iniquity, closing one on the grounds of asbestos in the celing tiles. They censored the stuff coming out of the public TV station broadcast from Brigham Young University , KBYU. (The feed from that stronghold of secularism, the University of Utah, KUED, was uncensored). They censored the BBC _Sherlock Holmes_. When Pioneer Memorial Theater put on Peter Schaffer’s play _Amadeus_, they had them clean up the language, which kind of ruins the point. (At the sme time, they showed the Milos Forman film unclipped in the movie theaters). They tried to pass a bill forbidding R-rated ---- R\_RATED – movies on Cable channels. It failed. Utah always has had a problem with anything they consider even a bit risqué. You had the feeling that the LDS-influenced legislature wasn’t letting you be an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Carlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27905 "2016-03-15T13:59:44Z")
Didn’t they also wrap a loincloth around Rodin’s \*St. John the Baptist \*when it was displayed at BYU? Although that was probably just being Christian and all. [Matthew 25:36](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A36-40&version=ESV) ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27906 "2016-03-15T14:01:25Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Kansas is trying to implement a bill that will leave judges open to impeachment if the disagree with the legislators. So if a bill is declared unconstitutional, the judges could be impeached for striking it down. > > [Kansas Republicans Show How Far Conservatives Will Go to Support Their Economic Fantasy | HuffPost Latest News](http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/kansas-republicans-judicial-impeachment_b_9444064.html?ref=yfp) They’re going to have to impeach federal judges and the Supreme Court because that is a law that is going to be struck down so hard they’ll feel it landing in China. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27907 "2016-03-15T14:03:30Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Kansas is trying to implement a bill that will leave judges open to impeachment if the disagree with the legislators. So if a bill is declared unconstitutional, the judges could be impeached for striking it down. > > [Kansas Republicans Show How Far Conservatives Will Go to Support Their Economic Fantasy | HuffPost Latest News](http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/kansas-republicans-judicial-impeachment_b_9444064.html?ref=yfp) The ridiculousness of the Kansas’ legislature’s battle to remove Kansas’ independent judiciary really deserves its own thread. ---
**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 15, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27908 "2016-03-15T14:04:20Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Kansas is trying to implement a bill that will leave judges open to impeachment if the disagree with the legislators. So if a bill is declared unconstitutional, the judges could be impeached for striking it down. > > [Kansas Republicans Show How Far Conservatives Will Go to Support Their Economic Fantasy | HuffPost Latest News](http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/kansas-republicans-judicial-impeachment_b_9444064.html?ref=yfp) Once again, The Party of Constitution Love strikes. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27909 "2016-03-15T15:22:53Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > [Utah legislature declares porn a public health crisis!](https://www.ksl.com/?sid=38871640) Well, I suppose it could be . . . if wrist-action exacerbates carpal tunnel syndrome, there could be costs in workplace productivity . . . but, since everybody in the average workplace spends a lot more time having sex than typing, what difference does it make? ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27910 "2016-03-15T15:39:18Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > [Utah legislature declares porn a public health crisis!](https://www.ksl.com/?sid=38871640) \*\*“We do need to see this (pornography) like avian flu, cholera, diphtheria or polio,” said Elder Holland. “It needs to be eradicated.” \*\* Hm. To control and eradicate those diseases, we rely on vaccination - exposure to a weaker variant of the disease. … Maybe they can just get all the Mormons a subscription to _Maxim_? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27911 "2016-03-15T15:51:04Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, I suppose it could be . . . if wrist-action exacerbates carpal tunnel syndrome, there could be costs in workplace productivity . . . but, since everybody in the average workplace spends a lot more time having sex than typing, what difference does it make? I think I want your job 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27912 "2016-03-15T15:59:45Z")
> [@Lightray](#): > > \*\*“We do need to see this (pornography) like avian flu, cholera, diphtheria or polio,” said Elder Holland. “It needs to be eradicated.” > \*\* Ugh…those haven’t been eradicated. What, no love for Smallpox or Rinderpest? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27913 "2016-03-15T16:08:56Z")
He’s probably just alarmed that “Mormon” is apparently a new porn category. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27914 "2016-03-15T16:10:34Z")
“Slip off that magic underwear for me, darling”, she softly whispered. ---
**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 15, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27915 "2016-03-15T16:34:25Z")
[Ben Carson: I didn’t want to endorse Donald Trump, but he promised me a government job when he gets elected](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/03/15/3760261/carson-offered-position-by-trump/). ---
**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 15, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27916 "2016-03-15T16:44:56Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [Ben Carson: I didn’t want to endorse Donald Trump, but he promised me a government job when he gets elected](http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/03/15/3760261/carson-offered-position-by-trump/). Actual title of article:“Ben Carson: I Didn’t Want To Endorse Trump, But He Promised Me A Position” Rule 34!!! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27917 "2016-03-15T16:47:00Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > I think I want your job 😛 Mine seems to be atypical ☹ . . . but, I’m sure my characterization is largely accurate, based on **many** docudrama portrayals of workplace life I’ve seen online! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27918 "2016-03-15T16:58:13Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Actual title of article:“Ben Carson: I Didn’t Want To Endorse Trump, But He Promised Me A Position” > Rule 34!!! Given that Trump ripped into Christie today while Christie was right next to him, I just want to wish Ben Carson every success in dealing with Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27919 "2016-03-15T17:15:20Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Mine seems to be atypical ☹ . . . but, I’m sure my characterization is largely accurate, based on **many** docudrama portrayals of workplace life I’ve seen online! 🙂 Oh, that. Yes. Well, a reconversion to plumbing and/or cable repair isn’t yet out of the cards I suppose 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27920 "2016-03-15T17:15:40Z")
> [@Lightray](#): > > Hm. To control and eradicate those diseases, we rely on vaccination - exposure to a weaker variant of the disease. > > … Maybe they can just get all the Mormons a subscription to _Maxim_? I guess Playboy would work these days too. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/27921 "2016-03-15T18:05:21Z")
Ben Carson: “I wasn’t going to endorse Trump, but he offered me a job in his administration” That would be a **felony** , though I expect the Orange one to deny it and nothing will come of it unless perhaps it was recorded (which is doubtful). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1395) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1397)