The playbook is getting a little frayed at the edges, but for most of the past century, Republicans have made socialism a cornerstone of their attacks against Democratic policies.
Election integrity is the justification that Republicans offer when defending the stolen election lie and all its connected tentacles from voter suppression, to the January 6 insurrection, frivolous lawsuits, opposition to the Freedom to Vote Act and, most recently, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Orwellian proposal to have “election police.”
The U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay reached its shameful 20th anniversary this January. Its legacy is the detention of nearly 800 Muslim men and boys, most without charge or trial. Many have been tortured.
A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.
“We need innovation. We need new ideas,” so says State Sen. Caryn Tyson (R-Parker) as the Kansas Legislature begins a new session.
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