02/19/2018
The Confirmation Files
Crime, current events, Society
AR-15, CNN, florida, governor, legislature, mass shootings, President Donald Trump, rick scott, school shooting, Tallahassee, town hall
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This coming Wednesday, CNN will hold a televised town hall event on the recent horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The live event, which will be held at BB&T Center, will include classmates of the victims, parents, and members of the community. CNN also invited prominent Florida lawmakers and politicians to take part in the town hall.
While Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) have all confirmed that they will attend the forum, the state’s Republican governor has told CNN he won’t be there.
“With only two weeks left of our annual legislative session, Governor Rick Scott will be in Tallahassee meeting with state leaders to work on ways to keep Florida students safe, including school safety improvements and keeping guns away from individuals struggling with mental illness,” Gov. Rick Scott’s office told CNN.
According to CNN, President Donald Trump has also declined the network’s invitation.
Following the deadly shooting, Parkland student Cameron Kasky said Scott had the blood of the 17 people who died on his hands.
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02/15/2017
The Confirmation Files
current events, Education, Politics, Race, Racism
adan patrick, Brown vs. Board of Education, defunding, Diane Ravitch, education, fight, legislature, Lt. Governor, public schools, race, racism, segregation, texas, vouchers
Texas has a Lt. Governor named Adan Patrick who hates public schools. Before he was elected to the legislature, he was a radio talk show host, a small-time rightwing shock jock. Patrick’s favorite cause is vouchers and defunding public schools.
He needs to be reminded that “school choice” originated as the battle cry of white segregationists after the Brown decision of 1954. But maybe he knows that.
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03/21/2016
The Confirmation Files
Politics
accidental, bill, children, crime, death, Democrats, guns, Iowa, legislature, militia, republicans, shooting, toddlers, violence
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The bill would allow anyone under the age of 14 to handle handguns under adult supervision, with no age limit.
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06/01/2015
The Confirmation Files
Health, Politics, Women
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Wisconsin GOP lawmakers are hell bent for leather to make sure that women are unable to get a perfectly legal abortion after 20 weeks — no matter if they have been raped or are a victim of incest — and Gov. Scott Walker is standing by and more than willing to help handcuff the doctors and have them hauled away.
A bill before the Wisconsin legislature would make it illegal for anyone who performs or attempts to perform an abortion after 20 weeks subject to three and a half years in prison, in addition to a $10,000 fine.
Anti-choice Republicans are pushing the bill through — assigning it more importance than working on the budget — and, according to Rep. Jesse Kremer (R), Gov. Walker is fired up to sign it. As for instances of rape and incest: too bad, victims. Jesse Kremer and Scott Walker are only looking out for your best interests.
Kremer used what could be charitably called an “unfortunate” term, when talking about allowing an exception.
“As a husband, father and EMT, I feel absolutely terrible for a woman who’s involved in one of those heinous crimes,” Kremer said. “However, that does not mean we should put carve-outs in this bill that would essentially double down on that awful situation and selectively decide which children should and should not be inhumanely tortured to death by tearing them apart, limb from limb.”
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05/05/2015
The Confirmation Files
Climate, current events, Economy, environment
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Texas moved Monday to ban its own cities from imposing prohibitions on hydraulic fracturing and other potentially environmentally harmful oil and natural gas drilling activities within their boundaries – a major victory for industry groups and top conservatives who have decried rampant local “overregulation.”
The bill last month overwhelmingly cleared the House, which Republicans control by a 2-to-1 margin, and passed the GOP-dominated Senate almost as easily Monday – sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law.
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04/04/2014
The Confirmation Files
Politics, Religion, Society
bill, business, discrimination, gay rights, governor, law, legislature, LGBT, Mississippi, phil bryant, religion, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, republicans
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Mississippi’s Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Thursday that would allow residents to sue over laws they believe impinge on their free exercise of religious beliefs.
Supporters say the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which will become law July 1, will guarantee freedom of religion without government interference, but opponents believe the law will permit discrimination against gays and lesbians. A similar bill that would have allowed Arizona residents to deny service to gays and lesbians on religious grounds was vetoed by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer last month.
“This is a victory for the First Amendment and the right to live and work according to one’s conscience,” said Tony Perkins, the president of the conservative Family Research Council and an attendant at the signing ceremony, in a public statement. “This commonsense measure was a no-brainer for freedom, and like the federal [Religious Freedom Restoration Act], it simply bars…
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04/04/2014
The Confirmation Files
Politics, Religion, Society
bill, business, discrimination, gay rights, governor, legislature, LGBT, Mississippi, phil bryant, religion, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, republicans
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The Mississippi Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow individuals and businesses to legally discriminate on the basis of their religion.
The state House and Senate approved a conference report on SB 2681, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, despite previous indications from the House that its version of the bill was on hold based on objections about the implications for discrimination.
The bill was passed by a vote of 78-43 in the House and 38-14 in the Senate. Both are dominated by Republicans.
The bill’s fate is now up to Gov. Phil Bryant (R), who has not said whether he will sign the legislation. If he does, the bill will go into effect on July 1.
Mississippi law defines a “person” to include “all public and private corporations,” ThinkProgress noted. So if the bill becomes law, it would allow businesses in the state to discriminate for religious reasons.
Though the bill does not mention sexual orientation, “gay,” or gender identity, LGBT advocates see the legislation as an attempt to alienate non-straight communities.
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