UPDATE: Amid giggles, House kills Missoula legislator’s ban on ‘provocative’ clothes. Montana Republican lawmaker Rep. David Moore is seeking to ban yoga pants in an effort to strengthen the state’s indecent exposure law. No, I am not kidding. This isn’t the Onion. Moore introduced House Bill 365 on Tuesday. The proposal was inspired […]
2016 presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is at it again – this time comparing gay marriage lies to those of Nazi Germany. Right Wing Watch reports that Huckabee hosted an event in Little Rock, Arkansas, called “America From Ordinary To Extraordinary.” During a speech at the event, he warned about the dangers facing the U.S., including […]
UPDATE, February 09, 2015 at 10:33 AM EST: The Associated Press reports that “Jefferson County probate judge Alan King issued a license to two women shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Alabama attorney general’s request to extend a hold on a federal judge’s ruling overturning the state’s ban on gay marriage.” This was in spite of […]
Republican legislator Brian Kurcaba of West Virginia thinks that in some cases, rape can be a good thing – because those crazy Republicans NEVER LEARN. EVER! Charleston Gazette reporter David Gutman attended a discussion at the House of Delegates and had the opportunity to hear Delegate Kurcaba say, “Obviously rape is awful,” but “What is beautiful […]
Oklahoma district attorneys are outraged at a proposed bill prohibiting them from prosecuting state officials for public crimes. House Bill 2206, proposed by Republican Rep. Kevin Calvey (R-OKC) would cover state elected officials, legislators, district court and appellate judges, and appointees to state boards and state commissions, and would limit those prosecutions to Oklahoma’s Attorney […]