Well, we got a new Speaker and this one talks about God.

... And WHO would that be?

#### Salty Originally Posted by Salty Again

The cult leader. Obviously.

... And WHO would that be?

#### Salty Originally Posted by Salty Again

I don’t know. But it takes one to know one.

The cult leader. Obviously. Originally Posted by tommy156

... Who's that?

#### Salty

... Who's that?

#### Salty Originally Posted by Salty Again

Prolly Obama. He likes cock. Golden showers.

Back on topic please

Which god? Allah? Buddha? Zeus? Thor?



Saying you believe in a god doesn't make much sense unless you tell us which story book you have faith in. Originally Posted by onawbtngr546

He's an evangelical, which is the worst version of MAGA cultist. My 75 year old mother is now a gun toting Trumplican, all stemmed from fearmongering she hears at the pulpit of her mega church. MAGA / MEGA?

You guys are on a hooker board, cheering for Christian values in government.

You guys are on a hooker board, cheering for Christian values in government. Originally Posted by El-mo

... Too right, mate!

... Because the hookers got values, and the Board got values.
The government? Not so much... But they can improve.

... How 'bout we all give the new speaker a chance
before we soak him... Can we do that??

#### Salty

Sticking up for the rights of transgender folks is not against the 1st Amendment, but trying to impose your religious beliefs on others through legislation is. Originally Posted by 1pittsburgh

Agreed.

And don't forget this one - trying to force people through legislation or other means to violate their religious beliefs is also against the 1st Amendment.

Personally I'm for the separation of Church and State, but the right wing Christians want to impose their version of Sharia Law. Quite Ironic. Originally Posted by 1pittsburgh

Huh?

Methinks you're referring to all the left wing Democrats who are in favor of Sharia Law. You know, like the ones who wouldn't vote for the new House Speaker's first resolution - a bipartisan statement condemning the barbaric baby beheaders of Hamas.

(Sadly, this list of jihadis even included our local Congresswoman Summer Lee!)


Here are the 10 lawmakers who voted against the resolution:

Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York
Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri
Rep. Andre Carson of Indiana
Rep. Al Green of Texas
Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois
Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan


And here are the 6 lawmakers who voted "present:"


Rep. Greg Casar of Texas
Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas
Rep. Chuy Garcia of Illinois
Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington
Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts
Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York


https://www.businessinsider.com/whic...ssives-2023-10

Although most representatives from the south show themselves as total fucking douchebags and mouthpieces of the uneducated and easily manipulated. Originally Posted by eyecu2

Come on, eye. One minute you sound reasonable, then the next post you descend into silly biased generalizations like this one. Better keep yer ass north of the Mason Dixon line!

1. President Joe Biden

“If you look at a tape of Joe Biden making an argument in the Senate Judiciary Committee a few years ago and you see a speech that he delivers now, there’s a difference. Again, it’s not a personal insult to him. It’s just reality.”

2. The Biden administration

“I think it’s been a failed presidency.”

3. Foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel

“I told the staff at the White House today that our consensus among House Republicans is that we need to bifurcate those issues.”

4. Foreign policy

“We can’t allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine because I don’t believe it would stop there. It would probably encourage and empower China to perhaps make a move on Taiwan. We have these concerns.”

5. U.S. boots on the ground in Israel

“It’s a very delicate situation; it changes by the hour. We’re watching it very closely. We certainly hope that it doesn’t come to boots on the ground.”

6. Palestinian aid

“They use the Palestinians as shields. They don’t even provide the people with clean drinking water. We’re supposed to believe they’re going to use U.S. aid for humanitarian purposes? Count me as a skeptic, OK.”

7. Biden impeachment

“If, in fact, all the evidence leads to where we believe it will, that’s very likely impeachable offenses.”

8. China

“China is a near peer-to-peer adversary to us right now, and their goal is to rebuild the empire. So we’re doing everything we can to ensure we maintain our military superiority.”

9. Motion to vacate

“I think we’re going to change it.”

10. Stopgap budget measure

“We’re working through this with the ideas and trying to ensure that if another stopgap measure is required, that we do it with certain conditions.”

11. Gay marriage

“This has been settled by the Supreme Court in the Obergefell opinion in 2015. So, that’s the decision. ... I’m a constitutional law attorney, I respect that and we move forward.”

12. Abortion

“There’s no national consensus for the people on what to do with that issue on a federal issue for certain.”


https://www.politico.com/news/2023/1...eaker-00123925

The "god" bullshit has absolutely no place in government. The founding fathers were very clear about that. Originally Posted by tommy156

Ok, but it looks like our two major political parties are hell-bent on nominating Lucifer and Beelzebub, respectively, as their 2024 Presidential candidates.

Why can't I write in "God" instead?

Huh?

Methinks you're referring to all the left wing Democrats who are in favor of Sharia Law. You know, like the ones who wouldn't vote for the new House Speaker's first resolution - a bipartisan statement condemning the barbaric baby beheaders of Hamas.

(Sadly, this list of jihadis even included our local Congresswoman Summer Lee!)


Here are the 10 lawmakers who voted against the resolution:

Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York
Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri
Rep. Andre Carson of Indiana
Rep. Al Green of Texas
Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois
Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan


And here are the 6 lawmakers who voted "present:"


Rep. Greg Casar of Texas
Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas
Rep. Chuy Garcia of Illinois
Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington
Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts
Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York


https://www.businessinsider.com/whic...ssives-2023-10 Originally Posted by lustylad

Pointing out that they did or did not vote for something can only paint a very broad generalization. Ask why. Why did they vote that way. Are they actually truly very religious and have a history of being religious? Or does whatever bill they voted on do something that directly benefits or puts at a disadvantage either the lawmaker or the people they directly represent? Did the lawmaker receive a 'bribe' from some organization that has something to gain or lose depending on the bill?


It's nothing new that lawmakers add in irrelevant things to bills in order to either push their agenda, or sabotage someone else's agent. See the big The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal which, for some god-forsaken stupid-ass reason had budgeting in there for education.

If someone votes no on the infra deal, regardless of their reason, the other side will say 'rep xxx voted against education!'... Yes, they did, but no that wasn't their reason

Ok, but it looks like our two major political parties are hell-bent on nominating Lucifer and Beelzebub, respectively, as their 2024 Presidential candidates.

Why can't I write in "God" instead? Originally Posted by lustylad

Still got to specify which. Got to make sure they contact the right mythological deity.

You don't want Zeus to appear and start impregnating every orifice when you actually wanted Eru Ilúvatar to play some music.

Though if God could be a wild card, I would vote for SCP-343