Posted on 12/01/2025 2:04:30 PM PST by algore
Donald Trump's latest power play may be derailed by a member of his own political party in a vote planned to take place over 500 miles away from Washington, DC.
Indiana State Senator Michael Bohacek, a Republican from the Hoosier State, has pledged to vote against a draft congressional map that would see two Democratic seats eliminated because of the president's inflammatory rhetoric.
The proposed map comes as part of a redistricting effort aimed at keeping a GOP majority in Washington, DC, after the 2026 midterm elections.
As midterm elections typically result in the president's political party losing seats, Trump has pressured Republican-led states to assist him in keeping power after next November's elections, and not spend his last two years in office as a lame duck, or worse, going through another impeachment trial.
Bohacek issued a statement Friday opposing the president not for political reasons, but for one that was more personal.
The Indiana state senator rebuked Trump's recent rhetoric after the president called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz—Kamala Harris' 2024 running mate—a slur for people with intellectual disabilities while criticizing his handling of immigration from Somalia and other countries.
Walz is also a father to his son Gus who has a non-verbal learning disorder, as well as anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
'This is not the first time our president has used these insulting and derogatory references and his choices of words have consequences.
I will be voting NO on redistricting, perhaps he can use the next 10 months to convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority,' Bohacek wrote
The Indiana Senate is scheduled to vote on its proposed congressional district maps as soon as next Monday, December 8th.
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Yeah, right, as if that was the reason.
It’s their duty to do the right thing - not do the wrong thing out of spite over a personal issue.
Sounds like pre-text to me. Turning the US into a Democratic tyranny in socialism is really good way to rebuke Trump.
Retard.
Sounds more like a liberal female. well, ok…
Someone will pat him on the head and soothe his tender widdle feelings
Who gave the retard the PERFECT cover for his retardation? A Stable Genius™?
The retard was just using it as an excuse
He needs to be shunned.
No kidding. His skin is so thin and his sensitivity so high that he changes his vote on THAT reason? He hands to Congressional seats to Democrats? What a GD lightweight pantywaist RETARD.
I clicked on this thread just to find out what the “R” word was. I check my dictionary to see what “R” words were privy. Now it comes out that the “R” word is “retard.” All that trouble over nothing!
Walz, and this GOP politician from Indiana do not have Trump’s Moxie. Trump totally weakened Mamdami’s reference to Trump as a “Fascist” by not reacting to it - sloughing it off.
I will talk with people about issues. When they start talking about personalities I am out. If his vote results in the country going down due to Democratic control, I hope he is happy with himself.
Any excuse to be a rino.
My understanding was he had a DUI an was three times over the limit. And my guess with that kind of behavior there are other dark issues in his life. I pray that they be exposed because I am saying this is bogus.
now primary this retard out of Indiana state house!
LEX
Ah, a Purer-than-Caesar’s-Wife rino strikes again....
That’s not the reason
Typical Indiana RINO like that traitor Pence. His donors should be getting some interesting phone calls.
Exactly.....the weasel that is rand paul voted to keep the government shutdown going.....why? Because Hemp.
I can hear it now....”whoops....my shoe is untied, gotta vote against Trump”.
That used to be a common slang word by younger people——maybe around 2000-2010 or so. Meant lame or unfashionably behind the current trend.
“They hung the picture after it fell but it was retarded. Too close to the floor to see it well.”
“The new model of Honda Civic is retarded. Nobody wants to modify it any more.”
There was a study done of the new connotation among college students once.
Wikipedia:
In typical usage, retard is a slur for someone who is considered stupid, slow to understand, or ineffective in some way as a comparison to stereotypical traits perceived in those with intellectual disability. The adjective retarded is used in the same way, for something very foolish or stupid.
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hus, the purpose of this was to examine the use of and bystander behavior in response to hearing the word “retard” among college students.
A sample of 370 undergraduate students (81% female) from USU was recruited to explore use of the r-word and response to the use of the r-word using the Perceptions of Intellectual Disability and the ‘r-word’ survey. For analysis purposes, respondents were asked to provide their major area of study. Additionally, gender groups were analyzed separately to understand differences between males and females. Finally, the use and response to hearing the r-word was evaluated based on whether it was directed toward someone with or without intellectual disabilities.
Utah State University.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/researchweek/ResearchWeek2017/Session3Poster/5/
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