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Once again, the numbers speak for themselves. Last month, a majority of House Republicans also voted against a bill to provide benefits to veterans affected by burn pit exposure. The MORE Act (H.R. 3884) would also benefit veterans as well, many of whom suffer from chronic pain, depression, and PTSD.
Skipadedodah
Republicans have kept my state weed free. Just to piss off Democratic Governor
Cilvaa
cardboxbob8
Which dems voted no?
NahhFamalam
Thinkin bout that private prison money.
RideTheStimutacs
I wonder how many of the people who voted Nay on that have money in private prisons.
LordBarringtonBunks
+1 to the maker of this for using "Yea" and not "Yay".
Fatloudorangecat
Also: More Democrats voted against than Republicans For OR Over ten percent of the house were too high to vote.
stargrey
Let's be clear. Add the NV votes to the no total and it was 219 to 212. Non vote is a no vote.
Outlavv
Repubs want 0 things that benefit Americans simply because the dems want those things. 2 parties and 50% of them are anti American lol
Erutanmi
They shouldn’t get paid for NV.
TripleZer0
I wonder what its like to be the sole independent in there.
TheMightyMoto
Neat
CheeseBakedCrouton
I’m a veteran. Moving to Colorado has improved my health SIGNIFICANTLY. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM TO PASS.
plantpr0n
giganticroboticpenguin
Former Speaker John Boehner is on the board of a cannabis company. Maybe the drug & alcohol lobbyists want them to vote against it?
MapleSyrupMafia
Trudeau had friends basically ready to produce before he made it legal. The only people who don't profit from it is the organized crime and>
MapleSyrupMafia
the jails. Makes no sense to vote against if it allows you to make money with legal weed.
giganticroboticpenguin
Yeah, for-profit prisons need to go away.
AxelBeingCivil
So, this particular image is from 2020. The current one - H.R. 3617 - passed by 220 to 204, with 5 NV.
galactictaco
Yep, my bad. To be clear even more Republicans voted against it this time. 220-204, 217 Dem for, 2 Dem against, 202 Rep against, only 3 for.
AxelBeingCivil
Yeah. And *way* fewer "Not Voting" stances this time. Suggests it's quite polarized now.
YourmomusesTinder
The world is literally depending on Trump not being in office ever again. Please pull through America. -Your neighbours to the North.
Zakcl
*or anyone that supported Trump. Get your shit together, America. We don't want there to be two Putins. Our ideal number of Putins is zero.
graehall
The only thing Republicans are willing to pass are funding for the military, and fascist legislation to screw over minorities. That's it.
graehall
And you could argue there's some crossover between those two.
IAmGORT
Republicans hate America and Americans. They are huge fans of autocracies like Russia which is exactly what Trump so very nearly achieved.
RootyTootyDrunkenShooty
How in the fuck are these assholes allowed to NOT VOTE? THATS LITERALLY THE ENTIRE FUCKING JOB
BootsDusty
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bradHitBaron
Who is this for lol
Icecreaman
Uh... Republican hotbed imgur, known for its far right user base and constant trump support? /s
madflenser
Yaknow, back in the early Trump presidency days there actually was a short time that pro (R) posts made front page. Not for a while now tho
madflenser
Imgur was a bit more Incel-y back then too
chefsoda
To be clear, the bay majority of Americans on both sides support legalization, but the elected Republicans don't.
Huhwhatcrazy
Why?
Ikwilstroopwaffels
The US is now an oligarchy. When political decisions exclusively follow the whims of the rich and not the masses, that is oligarchy.
MiraMinx
Doesn't the elected president also not support this act?
Crowlands
Like the vast majority of issues, then. Republicans are just anti-American people.
storebrandproductmascot
And the Democrats didn't until very, very recently. We begged them for decades on this issue and they just laughed at us.
truthsmiles
Yeah it’s easy to forget that Democrats are basically just, like, 10 years ahead of Republicans. Not so different.
MonchiComingAtYa
Remember how many of them been caught abusing harder drugs, usually with hookers or children. The fact they're in office not jail is insane
ToasterDent
Weird that Republicans aren't for personal freedom and against government overreach.
Willowknowsall
Private prisons have deep pockets
wearsPantsOften
I don't care about the other side of both sides arguments. Obstructionist assholes be damned!
Isthe4thtimethecharm
Republicans don't support anything democrats support.
sqabbit
Seems like both parties represent their voters. They've been keeping their boot on veterans necks for decades. They could change but dont
gtollie
The bay majority? Looks like the edible just kicked in /s
SuperIncoherentRantingMan
The corporate interests that own the republicans don't. The shills just do what they're told.
comacomacomacomachameleon
[CITATION NEEDED]
ucandcantunc
How ya gonna keep those for profit prisons full?
animatronicChristmasChickens
I suggest filling them with Republicans
Froggie243
Women, apparrently.
SlaynXenos
Women, trans individuals, parents of trans individuals. Next will come the laws against being black/brown.
TheS4ndm4n
Don't forget pre-school teachers.
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SaiCloneJack
2012: Colorado and Washington become the first two states to legalize the recreational use of cannabis
SaiCloneJack
2018: Vermont becomes the first state to legalize recreational cannabis through state legislature.
SaiCloneJack
2016: California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts approve ballot measures to legalize recreational cannabis.
SaiCloneJack
1973: Oregon becomes the first state to decriminalize cannabis
1975: Alaska, Maine, Colorado, California, and Ohio decriminalize cannabis.
SaiCloneJack
2018: Michigan approves a ballot measure to legalize recreational cannabis.
ButImNoExpert
WRONG PICTURE - that is HR3884 of the previous Congress (04 Dec 2020 vote). The new bill is HR 3617: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022107
Erutanmi
Surprisingly similar. It’s like they vote along what their puppet master party says and not what’s in the bill. Hmm
galactictaco
Good catch. My bad. Even more Republicans voted against it this time. 220-204, 217 Dem for, 2 Dem against, 202 Rep against, only 3 for.
activeracer28
Read up on SD legalization and how an 8% margin in favor of legalization was overturned by Gov. Noem. Yep GOP barbie says FU citizens
daromander
8% margin isn't a very big one. That's 54% to 46%. Also was that a poll or a referendum?
angrytaco
Thats a pretty big gap. Also it doesn't matter, if the people vote for it, it should pass
daromander
Oh I agree. Just a referendum has way more weight than just a poll
kaoticgirl
Fuck Kunty Noam! I hope my fellow SDans will help get rid of this bitch. She's corrupt AF and always has this orange ring around her mouth.
OnyxTurret
The "we'll tell you what you want" party.
hoopsnek
Does that mean it passed the house?
Hashbrown123
Puff puff passed.
hoopsnek
Afewflowers
Lots of things pass the house and are totally ignored by the senate
RowanUnderwood
Bills that have passed the senate: The American Rescue Plan Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Juneteenth. That's it.
frischcode
Yes. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3617
hoopsnek
Nice! Sucks the Republican Party holds the senate and won't let it though though. Can the president force it through by executive order?
Fargus57
Republicans don't hold the Senate. If every Senator votes straight party, Dems have it by 1 vote with VP Harris as the tiebreaker.
Zakcl
True, but to close debate on a topic, you need 60/40. So again, as always, nothing moves. The filibuster is fucking stupid.
hoopsnek
Oh, I didn't realise that they lost the effective majority in the senate. Nice.
frischcode
I don't think so. But the President could pardon everyone ever convicted or to be convicted of the crime.
hoopsnek
Sounds inefficient, but possible. Like it could be used as a threat
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lysani
President isn't permitted to take any action to create, remove, or change laws as far as I'm aware. Doing so would be impeachable.
justarocknroller
For curiosity's sake, I wonder who are the five republicans who voted yea
zenoshogun
The few who have already invested in the industry I assume.
hufflepuffin
https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022107
SenseiTheDefender
Was it 12 or so by the end?
ChristianSalge
you might be thinking of the insulin price cap bill, I believe that one was 12.
SenseiTheDefender
That was it. Thank you.
EroticZombiePants
The few that haven't been bribed by the for-profit prison industry yet.
OnyxTurret
Weed lobbies paid more?
IExplainJokesThatNeedNoExplanation
Pharma also lobbies against it like a motherfucker
Targe0
Though the legal weed industry are growing in wealth so they might have some weight to throw around soon in the lobby sector.
storebrandproductmascot
Gaetz was one. Legal weed helps lure the teens to his van.
Kingchickenbutt
His family has ties to legal growing in the state of Florida. He helped write the rules in the state of Florida for medical marijuana
ChainmailleAddict
My reaction to seeing him support something good for once was
Arbitrarynamehere
Heartbreaking: guy you hate made a great point
Crowlands
Broken Clocks.
Targe0
Some Broken clocks are never right because the hands feel off.
Crowlands
Gaetz's hands feel some things alright, and they should definitely stop. Possibly by removing them.
FnordGallop
Frankly, I think illegal weed would be more of a draw, but the cheaper weed would decrease the cost of his operation, sooo...
storebrandproductmascot
Illegal weed dealers have too much self-respect to sell to him.
mrthewhitee
The girls he is into still wouldn't be allowed to legally buy even if it was made legal.
FnordGallop
This is why prohibition is a bad thing. You can't stop teens from smoking pot - you can just make it not worth their while to show up to a
FnordGallop
GOP Coca*ne or*y or whatever Gaetz is hosting these days.