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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 16, 2022 22:37:50 GMT -5
The usual suspects. 16 House Republicans vote against bill to promote education on internment campsMore than a dozen House Republicans on Wednesday voted against legislation to promote public education about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The bipartisan bill was authored by Republican Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) and passed handily by a vote of 406-16. All of the no votes came from Republicans, including several members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. The Republicans who registered their opposition were Reps. Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Mo Brooks (Ala.), Michael Cloud (Texas), Louie Gohmert (Texas), Bob Good (Va.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Andy Harris (Md.), Clay Higgins (La.), Trey Hollingsworth (Ind.), Doug LaMalfa (Calif.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Mary Miller (Ill.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Matt Rosendale (Mont.), Chip Roy (Texas) and Van Taylor (Texas). A spokesperson for LaMalfa told The Hill that the California Republican supports the overall idea behind the bill but that his opposition stemmed from local concerns that a historical site in his district does not currently have sufficient capacity for tourists. Harris said that the House should be prioritizing other legislation. "While a war is raging in Europe, gas prices are over four dollars a gallon, our open southern border allows fentanyl to enter our country and kill our youth, and there is record violence in our cities, Americans expect Congress should be spending our time on these issues," Harris said in a statement. A spokesperson for Roy's office said the opposition to the bill stemmed from the belief that the federal government shouldn't be involved. "Rep. Roy believes this matter should not be the responsibility of the federal government and that it would be best handled by private and charitable entities," a spokesperson said. It wasn't immediately clear why others voted against the legislation. The Hill has reached out to the lawmakers' offices for comment. The bill would specifically create a Japanese American World War II history network administered by the National Park Service to connect historical sites associated with the mass internment of Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor launched by Japan's military. No one spoke in opposition to the legislation during the brief House floor debate. Rep. Bruce Westerman (Ark.), the top Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee, said that the program "will be an important tool to ensure that this history, no matter how painful it may be, is always remembered, and the important stories of interned Japanese Americans are told with honor and respect." The House also passed a separate bill by voice vote on Tuesday that would permanently authorize another program dedicated to preserving the confinement sites and establish a grant program to promote education about the internment of Japanese Americans. About 120,000 people of Japanese descent were forced to live in detention camps as a result of a 1942 executive order from former President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Most of those people were American citizens. The U.S. government didn't move to close the camps until the end of 1944. 16 House Republicans vote against bill to promote education on internment camps
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 17, 2022 6:08:29 GMT -5
My rep MTG probably voted against it because she thought it was a bill against education in general.
She’s not educated, why should anyone else be.
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Post by tbop77 on Mar 17, 2022 6:36:38 GMT -5
Once upon a time there was a pretend country where pretty much everyone was Christian, heterosexual and healthy. Nobody needed to worry about catching a disease like COVID-19 or spreading it to someone it might kill. Nobody had a transgender child who needed medical treatment. And nobody ever needed or wanted an abortion – not even for a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy. No children had to put up with unpleasant history lessons, nobody had trouble voting, nobody unarmed got shot by police, and nobody needed protests or science. Sounds crazy, right? But it’s clear from proposals many conservatives are pushing that this is the kind of country a lot of Americans want. It’s as if they’re trying to erase entire groups of people, big chunks of history and reality itself. www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/republicans-can-t-erase-diversity-or-history-but-they-re-trying-so-hard-it-hurts/ar-AAV7zjn?ocid=msedgntp
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 17, 2022 7:44:16 GMT -5
Their reasoning is easy. They have to keep white people, conservative white men in particular, riled up in fear about the loss of their privilege. Part of that is making sure the narrative stays that for 500+ years white people have been the saviors of the universe.
That is literally their entire agenda at this point. If they were to support the bill they will lose their entire platform and thus voters. It's not like that crowd has any clue about how to craft policy and lead a country. It's all about the upvotes.
An educated voting block is a dangerous voting block for these people.
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Post by Tiny on Mar 17, 2022 8:12:07 GMT -5
It looks like this was a good way for the dissenters to get some good air play that lends itself well for helping the voters they want to attract hear what they want to hear.
There is no downside to voting against this bill for the 16 who chose to do so.
That looks like some pretty suave politicking to me. I doubt the people they are trying to reach will realize how "fake" all their no votes were...
Hmmm. isn't there an education divide between Republican voters and Democratic voters? Would a blurb about the Japanese internment in HS History books make any difference at all? I'm guessing it will be the AP History books/classes that have depth into this subject. And if the school/public library needs to have a few books or other sources available on the topic.. is it really going to change much for Republican voters??
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Post by billisonboard on Mar 17, 2022 8:37:04 GMT -5
It looks like this was a good way for the dissenters to get some good air play that lends itself well for helping the voters they want to attract hear what they want to hear. There is no downside to voting against this bill for the 16 who chose to do so. That looks like some pretty suave politicking to me. I doubt the people they are trying to reach will realize how "fake" all their no votes were... Hmmm. isn't there an education divide between Republican voters and Democratic voters? Would a blurb about the Japanese internment in HS History books make any difference at all? I'm guessing it will be the AP History books/classes that have depth into this subject. And if the school/public library needs to have a few books or other sources available on the topic.. is it really going to change much for Republican voters?? FWIW, I work at a very small school in a very red area. The 18 6th through 8th grade middle school students just finished a full unit on the internment camps.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Mar 17, 2022 8:49:33 GMT -5
It looks like this was a good way for the dissenters to get some good air play that lends itself well for helping the voters they want to attract hear what they want to hear. There is no downside to voting against this bill for the 16 who chose to do so. That looks like some pretty suave politicking to me. I doubt the people they are trying to reach will realize how "fake" all their no votes were... Hmmm. isn't there an education divide between Republican voters and Democratic voters? Would a blurb about the Japanese internment in HS History books make any difference at all? I'm guessing it will be the AP History books/classes that have depth into this subject. And if the school/public library needs to have a few books or other sources available on the topic.. is it really going to change much for Republican voters?? FWIW, I work at a very small school in a very red area. The 18 6th through 8th grade middle school students just finished a full unit on the internment camps. Was the lesson correct or full of bull shit I learned as a student in the 50's? I've learned over the years to question just about everything I was taught in school except that 1 plus 1 equals 2 and then I will use a calculator to prove that. Yes I am jaded and a cynic in my old age
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Post by NoNamePerson on Mar 17, 2022 8:50:50 GMT -5
It looks like this was a good way for the dissenters to get some good air play that lends itself well for helping the voters they want to attract hear what they want to hear. There is no downside to voting against this bill for the 16 who chose to do so. That looks like some pretty suave politicking to me. I doubt the people they are trying to reach will realize how "fake" all their no votes were... H mmm. isn't there an education divide between Republican voters and Democratic voters? Would a blurb about the Japanese internment in HS History books make any difference at all? I'm guessing it will be the AP History books/classes that have depth into this subject. And if the school/public library needs to have a few books or other sources available on the topic.. is it really going to change much for Republican voters?? There is a democratic republican voter divide on how you take a sh## in the morning
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Post by Cheesy FL-Vol on Mar 17, 2022 8:57:58 GMT -5
It looks like this was a good way for the dissenters to get some good air play that lends itself well for helping the voters they want to attract hear what they want to hear. There is no downside to voting against this bill for the 16 who chose to do so. That looks like some pretty suave politicking to me. I doubt the people they are trying to reach will realize how "fake" all their no votes were... Hmmm. isn't there an education divide between Republican voters and Democratic voters? Would a blurb about the Japanese internment in HS History books make any difference at all? I'm guessing it will be the AP History books/classes that have depth into this subject. And if the school/public library needs to have a few books or other sources available on the topic.. is it really going to change much for Republican voters?? Only if the far right deems them banable.
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Post by Tiny on Mar 17, 2022 9:19:18 GMT -5
It looks like this was a good way for the dissenters to get some good air play that lends itself well for helping the voters they want to attract hear what they want to hear. There is no downside to voting against this bill for the 16 who chose to do so. That looks like some pretty suave politicking to me. I doubt the people they are trying to reach will realize how "fake" all their no votes were... Hmmm. isn't there an education divide between Republican voters and Democratic voters? Would a blurb about the Japanese internment in HS History books make any difference at all? I'm guessing it will be the AP History books/classes that have depth into this subject. And if the school/public library needs to have a few books or other sources available on the topic.. is it really going to change much for Republican voters?? FWIW, I work at a very small school in a very red area. The 18 6th through 8th grade middle school students just finished a full unit on the internment camps. Thanks! it's been a long time since I was in grade school.
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Post by billisonboard on Mar 17, 2022 9:26:11 GMT -5
FWIW, I work at a very small school in a very red area. The 18 6th through 8th grade middle school students just finished a full unit on the internment camps. Was the lesson correct or full of bull shit I learned as a student in the 50's? I've learned over the years to question just about everything I was taught in school except that 1 plus 1 equals 2 and then I will use a calculator to prove that. Yes I am jaded and a cynic in my old age It centered around a first person novel of a young girl at the camp. From what I heard and know of the teacher, the additional material was very factual.
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 17, 2022 12:31:15 GMT -5
My rep MTG probably voted against it because she thought it was a bill against education in general. She’s not educated, why should anyone else be. i fear it is far worse than that.
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Post by Opti on Mar 17, 2022 12:42:00 GMT -5
It looks like this was a good way for the dissenters to get some good air play that lends itself well for helping the voters they want to attract hear what they want to hear. There is no downside to voting against this bill for the 16 who chose to do so. That looks like some pretty suave politicking to me. I doubt the people they are trying to reach will realize how "fake" all their no votes were... Hmmm. isn't there an education divide between Republican voters and Democratic voters? Would a blurb about the Japanese internment in HS History books make any difference at all? I'm guessing it will be the AP History books/classes that have depth into this subject. And if the school/public library needs to have a few books or other sources available on the topic.. is it really going to change much for Republican voters?? I doubt MTG and a couple others did it because they were savvy.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 17, 2022 15:26:55 GMT -5
My rep MTG probably voted against it because she thought it was a bill against education in general. She’s not educated, why should anyone else be. She probably thought it was internet camps. Yes, she's that stupid.
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 17, 2022 16:51:13 GMT -5
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Post by pulmonarymd on Mar 17, 2022 17:37:13 GMT -5
It cute you think she can read or that she has any interest in doing her job
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