# 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:** 2004
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40062 "2019-01-08T23:44:47Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Well fuck me. Thanks again, Republicans, for thinking that Donald Motherfucking Trump was fit for the office. Yes, they were wildly overconfident that they could profit personally enough to offset the probable outcome of putting a malign vindictive mentally-ill megalomaniac in the most powerful office in the world. Evil twits. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40063 "2019-01-09T00:34:13Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Yes, they were wildly overconfident that they could profit personally enough to offset the probable outcome of putting a malign vindictive mentally-ill megalomaniac in the most powerful office in the world. > > Evil twits. They thought the leopards would eat _your_ face. And they’d get to watch. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40064 "2019-01-09T07:38:54Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > I think I know what you are trying to say here, but the military is already nationalized, I would think. > > And I have enough respect for them (tired as I am of the constant “thank you for your service” any time someone mentions they are or were in the military) that I don’t think they’d obey “round up” orders from Trump. Well, they _DO_ call themselves the [Oath Keepers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_Keepers). Of course, things are different now. The guy in the Oval Office is white, for one thing. :dubious: ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40065 "2019-01-09T10:06:25Z")
> [@Defensive\_Indifference](#): > > And he seems to think he could use “the military version” of eminent domain then. I’m not sure if that’s a real thing or not. I guess the military can commandeer some property in times of emergency, maybe? So, he seems to be envisioning the military heading to the border, taking privately owned land, and building a wall on it. I’m not worried about this, though. Republican lawmakers will surely rise up as one to block such an obvious executive overreach and unlawful seizure of private property. I’m curious as to whether this could lead to a legal challenge under the Third Amendment, on the grounds that seizing the land (including in some cases houses) for military purposes without Congressional approval would constitute a violation of the spirit (if not the exact letter) of the amendment. Sounds like a fun exercise for the law students, at the very least. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40066 "2019-01-09T15:10:03Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I’m curious as to whether this could lead to a legal challenge under the Third Amendment, on the grounds that seizing the land (including in some cases houses) for military purposes without Congressional approval would constitute a violation of the spirit (if not the exact letter) of the amendment. Sounds like a fun exercise for the law students, at the very least. “Fun” 🙂 After I posted that, I skimmed a couple sources that said there is a process for the military to take over private property, but like regular eminent domain, the government is required to pay market value for the property. Apparently this process has been used in the past, and in fact there used to be a big ordnance production facility not far from where I currently live, which was built on land acquired by the military through this process in the 1940s. It sucks having the government take your property against your will, but at least they have to pay for it, so there’s that. Anyway, I didn’t watch the address last night, because I’m trying to do Dry January this year, and I’m having a hard enough time as it is without subjecting myself to an Eight Minute Hate. I gather that Trump didn’t declare a state of emergency or propose seizing property. And he didn’t come out with underpants on his head and pencils up his nose, so I guess not much has changed since yesterday? ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40067 "2019-01-09T18:12:11Z")
Trump threatens to cut off FEMA wildfire aid to California on the grounds that all they have to do is properly take care of their forests and “get their act together”, and then they wouldn’t have this problem, ignoring the fact that some major California wildfires _are not taking place in forests_ [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/president-trump-says-hes-cutting-off-fema-money-for-california-fires/ar-BBS15Z2](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/president-trump-says-hes-cutting-off-fema-money-for-california-fires/ar-BBS15Z2) Talk about a scorched earth campaign! ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40068 "2019-01-09T19:11:52Z")
More proof that brains skipped both living generations of the Trump family: > [@Dumbass Don Junior](#): > > Ford Cancels a $1.6 Billion Mexico Plant and Adds 700 Jobs in Michigan [Ford Cancels $1.6 Billion Mexico Plant, Invests $700M in Michigan | Fortune](http://fortune.com/2017/01/03/ford-cancels-mexico-plant-trump/) Now, class, who can tell me why this might not have been the best example of economic news for Junior to use…? Let’s not keep seeing the same hands… ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40069 "2019-01-09T19:39:38Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > Trump threatens to cut off FEMA wildfire aid to California on the grounds that all they have to do is properly take care of their forests and “get their act together”, and then they wouldn’t have this problem, ignoring the fact that some major California wildfires _are not taking place in forests_ > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/president-trump-says-hes-cutting-off-fema-money-for-california-fires/ar-BBS15Z2) > Talk about a scorched earth campaign! Not to mention that the majority of fires in California occur in federally-run “forrests” (Trump’s spelling). ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40070 "2019-01-09T20:16:37Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > More proof that brains skipped both living generations of the Trump family: > > Now, class, who can tell me why this might not have been the best example of economic news for Junior to use…? Let’s not keep seeing the same hands… Just want to point out that the article is over two years old. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40071 "2019-01-09T20:35:52Z")
Evangelicals want the federal anti-lynching bill to be changed to exclude gay people from its protections. [https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/08/anti-lynching-bill-lgbt-exclude/amp/](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/08/anti-lynching-bill-lgbt-exclude/amp/) ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40072 "2019-01-09T21:32:03Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Evangelicals want the federal anti-lynching bill to be changed to exclude gay people from its protections. > [https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/08/anti-lynching-bill-lgbt-exclude/amp/](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/08/anti-lynching-bill-lgbt-exclude/amp/) I just can’t get over the fact that we need a bill to make it official that lynching is a hate crime :eek: ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40073 "2019-01-09T21:34:19Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I just can’t get over the fact that we need a bill to make it official that lynching is a hate crime :eek: Federal hate crime. It’s already a hate crime in several states. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40074 "2019-01-09T22:03:14Z")
[James Dobson, Founder Of Focus On The Family, Asks Christians To Fast For Trump](https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/atheism-secularism/james-dobson-founder-of-focus-on-the-family-asks-christians-to-fast-for-trump-7HKt_4Ol30iAU9bkuHDzAQ/?utm_source=Amplify&utm_medium=Intellectualist&utm_campaign=Twitter&utm_term=B-Magic) > [@](#): > > He also stated that the Lord was involved in the election of Trump and could protect him from impeachment. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40075 "2019-01-09T23:28:37Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > [James Dobson, Founder Of Focus On The Family, Asks Christians To Fast For Trump](https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/atheism-secularism/james-dobson-founder-of-focus-on-the-family-asks-christians-to-fast-for-trump-7HKt_4Ol30iAU9bkuHDzAQ/?utm_source=Amplify&utm_medium=Intellectualist&utm_campaign=Twitter&utm_term=B-Magic) Isn’t James Dobson the guy who said that men should shower with their sons to make sure they don’t “turn gay”? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40076 "2019-01-10T00:12:04Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > They thought the leopards would eat _your_ face. > > And they’d get to watch. Both vicious and stupid; what a combination! > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Evangelicals want the federal anti-lynching bill to be changed to exclude gay people from its protections. > [https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/08/anti-lynching-bill-lgbt-exclude/amp/](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/01/08/anti-lynching-bill-lgbt-exclude/amp/) Seriously, “Christians” want to be able to lynch certain types of people? And they want to be sure the law permits this? _Seriously?_?? ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40077 "2019-01-10T00:14:57Z")
Great, so Jerry Falwell Jr, Franklin Graham, and now James Dobson are all pushing the Trump cult. This is sickening. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40078 "2019-01-10T00:33:42Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Both vicious and stupid; what a combination! > > Seriously, “Christians” want to be able to lynch certain types of people? And they want to be sure the law permits this? _Seriously?_?? Well, no. It will still be illegal in all 50 states to hang people without a trial. What they don’t want is gays and lesbinems being mentioned in Federal Law along with …people. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40079 "2019-01-10T00:51:49Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Well, no. It will still be illegal in all 50 states to hang people without a trial. What they don’t want is gays and lesbinems being mentioned in Federal Law along with …people. If Jesus had a grave he’d be revolving in it. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40080 "2019-01-10T00:56:20Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > Great, so Jerry Falwell Jr, Franklin Graham, and now James Dobson are all pushing the Trump cult. This is sickening. [Make the Gospel Great Again!](https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2018/11/08/that-awful-make-the-gospel-great-trump-billboard-is-now-in-maryland-heights) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40081 "2019-01-10T00:58:42Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Isn’t James Dobson the guy who said that men should shower with their sons to make sure they don’t “turn gay”? Yep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2003) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=2005)