Posted on 04/11/2023 7:29:09 AM PDT by Twotone
In January, some members of the House Freedom Caucus refused to vote for Kevin McCarthy as House speaker unless he promised concessions. They won. Now, the staunchly conservative group is expanding into an area where they could make a far larger difference: Red states where laws can be passed without support from Democrats.
The State Freedom Caucus Network has rapidly taken root in 11 states, promising to make sure that states where Republicans have a mandate legislate like it. While their House counterparts have been criticized as obstructionist — failing to understand the need for compromise in a closely matched body — that criticism doesn’t apply in deep-red states, where the question becomes why are Republicans compromising with Democrats.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has attracted national attention with bold policies, but Florida is not a historically red state. DeSantis won his first election by less than one percent. As of 2021, 64% of statehouse seats in Florida were held by Republicans — ranking it 20th in terms of Republican control, barely above average.
States like Wyoming, the Dakotas, Idaho, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Utah dwarfed Florida in terms of actual Republican control, with 90% of seats in Wyoming occupied by Republicans. Even Ohio had more Republican control than Florida, according to 2021 data from the National Council of State Legislatures.
For years, there has been little national media coverage of state politics, so residents of red states might hear little about what’s going on in their capitals, good or bad.
But with Florida in the headlines on a weekly basis for making moves — in recent weeks Florida passed constitutional carry, a six-week abortion ban, and school choice — residents of the 19 states that are redder than Florida...
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I thought 25 states had Republican super-majorities. Maybe they should act like it
Last time people gave republicans the edge Most of the party stood together to oppose Trump’s moderate proposals (securing the border).
Our problem is a significant percent of nominal Republicans are actually assistant Democrats.
Whoa! A former FReeper hits the Big Time!
Article is nonsense
Graphic shows:
WV state legislature is 75% Republican
Reality shows:
WV House of Delegates is 82-18 Republican....82%
WV State Senate is 34-3 Republican...........91.891%
I’m not arguing abouf ideology or adherence to party lines, just numbers.
Makes no sense to bother with this article.
Bump for later. As soon I understand it, several red states are rubber stamping the federal reserves uniform commercial code.
That should be the end of whatever republic was left after covid lockdowns.
Tennessee is one that sure needs to grow a spine. Disrupting official business and threatening other legislators should result in permanent expulsion AND prosecution as well.
oh, wow. I remember that name.
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