Remember the Republicans like Ken Buck who went on TV and said they couldn't vote for election denier? Every fucking one of them voted for an election denier. Now they have a speaker, House can return to the important business of investigating Hunter Biden.
Mike Johnson is... Part of the Regressive Religious Right with close ties to fundamentalist religious groups. Early on in his career he was a senior attorney and spokesman for the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Conservative christian legal advocacy group that wants to outlaw abortion and suppress the LGBTQ community. Alliance Defending Freedom is designated a hate group. Supports nation wide abortion ban, and an end to legal same sex marriage through the overturning of Obergefell v. Hodges Supports restrictions to medical marijuana and refers to it as a "gateway drug" Like Emmer, he supported and signed on to Texas v Pennsylvania in an effort to challenge the election results He voted to overturn those results in Pennsylvania. Supports an end to military aid to Ukraine. Johnson has remarked that his career is dedicated to "defending religious freedom, the sanctity of human life, and biblical values, including the defense of traditional marriage, and other ideals like these when they’ve been under assault." As a State Rep he sought to put forth legislation that protected people who discriminated against same sex marriage partners. He voted to repeal the ACA Proposed cuts to medicaid and social security Voted for Trump's tax cut legislation that disproportionately benefitted the wealthy. He was 1 out of 147 Republicans to vote to overturn the election results. Voted against a January 6 commission He reportedly does not even believe in climate change One of his committees wrote a statement in support of books on conversion therapy that were recently taken down from Amazon. (So basically a supporter of conversion therapy) He has opposed expanding medical marijuana access in his state and in his defense argued specifically that Marijuana can worsen some health conditions like epilepsy. (The context is important, his views on weed are outdated, he refers to weed as a "gateway drug". He went fishing for whatever he could find and take out of context to support his rigid stance. A study did find some adverse effects with epileptics, however, CBD/medical marijuana is also used in treatments for epilepsy) He voted in favor of Trump's Muslim ban. Has campaigned against LGBTQ rights and anti bullying legislation. He has supported similar legislation to Florida's "don't say gay" bill. Has referred to homosexuality as "unnatural" and a "dangerous lifestyle". He even argued in an editorial in his local Louisiana Newspaper that homosexuality would eventually lead to the destruction of "the entire Democratic system", and the legalization of pedophilia of course. While working for the ADF, he supported criminalizing homosexuality. He has argued in favor of including prayer and religious expression in public schools.
They'll work to cut medicare and requirements of insurance providers, as well as access to education and any other social safety net...
If the GOP thinks gutting Social Security, Medicaid and Veteran benefits is good for the country, I think they've forgotten who really votes in this country. Let the MAGA hat burning protests begin! Guess what silver haired conservatives from Texas, you're voting to lose your own livelihood! And for their middle aged children, hey! Mom and Dad are moving in, they lost the house!
Yep, it is so much easier and "patriotic" to say "thank you for your service" while voting to cut or eliminate our obligations to veterans. But at least the country said "thanks"..........isn't that good enough??? But then, veterans are such a small representation of America.....and getting smaller. Why should anyone serve these days when all you need to be a patriot is to mouth platitudes? So who really cares? (Green font if needed). And with so many old timers still thinking Trump is the answer, they're obviously not smart enough to understand the danger he genuinely presents to the benefits they actually earned. This country is getting too stupid to get out of its own way.........in the end we get the country we deserve..........
