5 things Republicans would call treason if Democrats did them
Friday, Jul 3, 2015 07:00 AM CDT
5 things Republicans would call treason if Democrats did them
What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than with a reminder of how hypocritically petty the GOP is?
Scott Eric Kaufman
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Tom Cotton, Bobby Jindal, Jeb Bush (Credit: Ap/Carolyn Kaster; AP/Alonzo Adams; Reuters/Rebecca Cook)
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There’s no better time than the Fourth of July weekend to think about the true definition of patriotism — and how malleable it becomes when Republicans need to justify their opposition to a Democratic position or policy. Because if Democrats had pulled anything resembling any of these recent GOP stunts, Republicans would have demanded their immediate arrest.
1. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal vowing to disband the Supreme Court after a decision didn’t go his way
Conservatives value nothing above the Constitution — written by Jesus through the minds of the sainted Framers — and Article III unambiguously states that judicial power “shall be vested in one Supreme Court” to rule them all. Just imagine how apoplectic Republicans would become if Democrats recommended altering the immortal words of God’s chosen document after a Supreme Court decision didn’t go their way. Not that you have to imagine too hard, though, given the way Republicans respond to any attempt to violate their precious Second Amendment.
2. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton and 46 Republican colleagues writing to the leaders of Iran behind the president’s back
You know what really doesn’t help already tense nuclear negotiations? “Informative” letters from your political opponents that fundamentally undermine not only the current president’s bargaining position, but the ability of future presidents to claim to be bargaining in good faith. But that’s exactly what Cotton penned and 46 of his closest friends signed — an invitation to the leaders of Iran to ignore any ignore any deal the Obama administration might strike on the grounds that the next president wouldn’t uphold it.
3. Senator Tom Coburn blocking an “unnecessary” veterans’ suicide prevention bill
“I’m going to be objecting to this bill because it actually throws money away,” the Oklahoma Republican said. Had he been a Democrat, conservatives would have howled about how 22 combat veterans kill themselves daily and insisted that by failing to support this bill, Democrats are basically bathing in the blood of Our Troops. “It’s almost as if they want our brave men and women in uniform to kill themselves,” they would have shouted on the Senate floor.
More:
http://www.salon.com/2015/07/03/5_things_republicans_would_call_treason_if_democrats_did_them/
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