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Some of the most ridiculous legislation from conservatives seem to be from both Texas and Florida. My theory is that this is to drive away liberal minded reside
by HybridCurve 4y ago
Some of the most ridiculous legislation from conservatives seem to be from both Texas and Florida. My theory is that this is to drive away liberal minded residents, or to discourage liberal minded people from migrating to the state. The electoral votes from either of these states are absolutely necessary for guaranteeing the republicans a shot at the white house every 4 years.
Many of these laws are obviously not constitutional. However, we don't have a constitutional court system in the US that is required to review bills before they can be enacted as law. So the burden of challenging these laws is often placed on private citizens or rights advocacy groups. But until they can be struck down, these malicious laws are used to disenfranchise any member of the electorate who would oppose the right. Essentially: "We can make life as miserable as possible for you because you are not welcome here."
- kashunstva 4y ago> we don't have a constitutional court system in the US that is required to review bills before they can be enacted as law Ideally the legislative branch would serve this role by thoughtful application of their deep knowledge of the Constitution. But the incentives seem to drive them to performative displays of religious fervour and ignorance of founding principles. The Constitutionality question may be moot. I’m not convinced the Supreme Court is any less politically motivated than any other branch of the U.S. government. The quaint vision of a learned dispassionate body is crumbling, if it ever really existed in reality. Similar worrisome bills are surfacing in FL where bloggers would not be able to write about the governor, the lieutenant governor or state legislators without burdensome registration with the state of FL.