This week's idiot of the week actually includes a LOT of idiots. In three states, during the week of December 3rd, Conservative politicians in three states did everything they could to 1)Hurt the people in their state 2)Remove power from newly elected incoming Democrats, 3) Reduce voter rights and jury rig voting regions 4)Prevent Sick Leave to employees 5) killed a minimum wage increase bill.
Still love the GOP/Republican party? They certainly don't love the people in their states.
MICHIGAN GOP GUTS MINIMUM WAGE BILL Republican lame-duck state legislators in Michigan voted to gut a bill that would’ve raised the state’s minimum wage and given workers access to paid sick leave.
NORTH CAROLINA GOP TRIES TO FIX FUTURE ELECTIONS Republicans in North Carolina are attempting to push through a bill that would ensure their control over voting procedure in election years.
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS APPROVE 82 WALKER PICKS (after the Governor was voted out) - Republicans in the Wisconsin state Senate rushed to approve 82 of Gov. Scott Walker’s appointees, a month after voters chose not to reelect the Republican.
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS VOTE TO LIMIT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR'S POWER - The GOP-controlled Legislature has been working with Walker to make sure that the incoming governor and attorney general, who are both Democrats, won’t have as much power as their Republican predecessors.
