GOP right wing is serious about disabling government

[phantom power]

The media and the Washington establishment have largely been ignoring the House effort because it seems so far-fetched. But we ignore these efforts at our peril. The state of the regulatory system and the role of government are important issues that deserve serious debate. Each time a bill like this passes, it shifts the debate to the right, makes it harder to work out sensible compromises, and puts members on the record in ways that restrict future action.

The right wing does not have a record of doing things simply to waste time; it is deadly in earnest. Its opponents would be wise to take it seriously. The Republican leadership is putting this bill forward as a genuine proposal, and that ought to spark sharp debate – as well as opposition that spans partisan lines. Those who understand the consequences of this bill, including business leaders, ought to feel obligated to speak out.

Atlas may shrug, but mere mortals should take note. The right wing is serious about disabling the government.

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/238773-gop-right-wing-is-serious-about-disabling-government

[freshwest]

1. Yes, they are. They mean to break the USA into pieces.

[Zalatix]

3. Good. Then we can blockade them into extinction.

[Indydem]

2. Um, duh?

They want to strip the federal government of all but it's most basic powers and let states handle the rest.

[Initech]

4. And then sell what's left to their rich criminal bankrollers.

[hifiguy]

8. Then the Repukes at the state level will say it's not the state's

responsibility but a local responsibility. Then the Repukes at the local level will say it's not their responsibility either. And so it goes, swirling down the toilet because the bottom line in Repukeland is that government should only exist to control/kill the common people here (kkkops) or overseas (military) or imprison them (prison-industrial complex), while protecting the feudal overlords.

[Freddie]

5. Exactly. No government so the rich can keep every penny

The only thing they want the government to control is a woman's uterus.

[magnifisense]

6. I think that is obvious to most of us here.

We know they want to do away with Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. We know they want to abolish our civil liberties. We know about their implementing voter suppression laws in swing states. It's a long list. And they are bent on checking off every item on it.

[lonestarnot]

7. And they do not mind losing a few elections to do so.

[magnifisense]

10. Lose elections?

These days they just steal them.

[lonestarnot]

11. Yes the do, when it's close enough to pull it off, they do fucking cheat. Stole two already.

[magnifisense]

12. Florida 2000, Ohio 2004

What did Duyba say about fool me once? Oh, right, we won't get fooled again. Who Who!

[lonestarnot]

15. Harris, Catherine Harris and Ken Blackwell.

She even had fancy pants and boobie garb so she could sit on someone's horse for a picture.

[turtlerescue1]

9. H.R. 4078

About as frightening as the Old McCarthy tyranny.

[magnifisense]

13. It's unbelievable that a party this tyrannical can speak so often about FREEDOM.

Are we in the Twilight Zone? It's madness.

[Hugabear]

14. Given the chance, they would eliminate the FDA and every other governmental safety program

"Want to make sure your food is safe? Hire your own goddamned safety laboratory to inspect your food, don't expect government to pay for that.

Concerned about lead content in products from China? Get your own fucking analysis done. We aren't responsible for that anymore."

and so forth, and so forth...