Monday, November 17, 2008
Politics / Woods Christian Right Demands Top Billing
Posted by Jeff Woods on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 9:35 AM
... [T]hose who say the Republicans need to concentrate on the budget, education, and jobs correctly note that these need to be priorities…. too. But to assume that the legislature is only limited to dealing with two or three issues is nonsense. Values voters just won’t buy that should the Republicans ignore their issues and concerns. In fact, Republicans should move SJR 127 and some of the other issues early in the next session in order to be able to concentrate fully on economic issues once the revenue numbers come out in late April. Moving these issues early does not mean Republicans don’t care about the other issues or that these issues are their only priority. No, it will show that they want to be able to focus fully on the economic issues once the revenue picture is clear and they know what they have to work with. Republicans getting these “social issues” off the table when budgetary work is limited due to the absence of revenue numbers is showing that when it’s time to work on the budget, it will be the priority.It's not so much SJR127 or gun bills that might cause trouble for Republicans with moderates and independents. It's "some of the other issues" that Fowler doesn't detail. How about Stacey Campfield's bills to force women to look at ultrasounds of their fetuses before abortions? Or to obtain death certificates for their fetuses after abortions? Legislation to force the teaching of creationism in public schools might not go over so well, either. The list goes on.
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And of course, once April comes around these people will find some other pretext for ignoring necessary economic reforms in favor of their batcrap insane social agenda.
I guess they figure if they kick up enough dust, or if they just get lucky, people will forget about the economic reforms entirely... which will probably be just fine with them, since said legislation will likely as not put the bite on the wealthy... who just happen to make up a significant portion of the religious right, especially its leaders.
Too many people fail to understand that when they're voting in favor of these so-called "values candidates", they're often voting away their own economic futures.
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"Values Issues Should Get Top Billing"
Yes because clearly as the past election cycle proved, "values" issues are what's first and foremost in the minds of Americans!
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If the TN GOP listens to groups like FACT they can kiss their majority position goodbye in short order.
Not to mention immigration, which is still an obsession with the Right. With the economy continuing to go in the tank, this is a perfect environment for scapegoating. Immigration, God (the warped fundamentalist version of God at least), guns, and gays. That is what about sums up the GOP these days which is why nationally they are such a mess. Unfortunately, this won't cause the GOP to lose their majority in Tennessee. For those who read Thomas Frank's What's The Matter With Kansas? you could easily substitute Kansas with Tennessee.
