We have heard plenty of hateful things come from Republicans’ mouths. They are anti-women, anti-gay, and anti-many things. I’ve gathered some of the most ridiculous things that are going into the 2016 Republican Platform. I’ve added GIFs to help make it a little less scary for you to read.
1. Repealing Environmental Laws
The platform says:
“We call for a comprehensive review of federal regulations, especially those dealing with the environment, that make it harder and more costly for Americans to rent, buy, or sell homes.”
2. Turn Us Into A Theocracy
This is WAY out of line:
“We support the public display of the Ten Commandments as a reflection of our history and our country’s Judeo-Christian heritage and further affirm the rights of religious students to engage in voluntary prayer at public school events and to have equal access to school facilities.”
3. Legalizing Anti-LGBT Discrimination
They want the First Amendment Defense Act:
“We endorse the First Amendment Defense Act, Republican legislation in the House and Senate which will bar government discrimination against individuals and businesses for acting on the belief that marriage is the union of one man and one woman.”
4. Pass An Anti-Choice Constitutional Amendment
They want to get rid of abortion:
“We assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to children before birth.”
5. End All Funding To Planned Parenthood
They won’t let that shit go:
“We oppose the use of public funds to perform or promote abortion or to fund organizations, like Planned Parenthood, so long as they provide or refer for elective abortions or sell fetal body parts rather than provide healthcare.”
6. Loosen Gun Control Laws
Dexter Says No:
“We support firearm reciprocity legislation to recognize the right of law-abiding Americans to carry firearms to protect themselves and their families in all 50 states. We support constitutional carry statutes and salute the states that have passed them. We oppose ill-conceived laws that would restrict magazine capacity or ban the sale of the most popular and common modern rifle.”
7. Requiring Bible Study In Schools
That’s not going to work:
“A good understanding of the Bible being indispensable for the development of an educated citizenry, we encourage state legislatures to offer the Bible in a literature curriculum as an elective in America’s high schools.”
8. Privatizing Schools
Oh hell no:
“We support options for learning, including home-schooling, career and technical education, private or parochial schools, magnet schools, charter schools, online learning, and early-college high schools.”
9. Repealing Obamacare
They still haven’t come up with a decent alternative:
“Any honest agenda for improving healthcare must start with repeal of the dishonestly named Affordable Care Act of 2010: Obamacare.”
10. Opposing Stem Cell Research
These assholes just want to stop progress:
“We oppose embryonic stem cell research. We oppose federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. We support adult stem cell research and urge the restoration of the national placental stem cell bank created by President George H.W. Bush but abolished by his Democrat successor, President Bill Clinton. We oppose federal funding for harvesting embryos and call for a ban on human cloning.”
11. Cutting Pay For Government Employees
These greedy people just want to take your money:
“The taxpayers spend an average of $35,000 a year per employee on non-cash benefits, triple the average non-cash compensation of the average worker in the private sector. Federal employees receive extraordinary pension benefits and vacation time wildly out of line with those of the private sector.”
Here are the Young Turks talking about this issue:
Watch Fox News talk to a delegate about the platform:
h/t: Raw Story
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