Democrats say legislation, which is all but assured to fail in the US Senate, is ‘an ode to bigotry and ignorance’.

Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have passed an annual defence funding bill that highlights the party’s conservative priorities – and sticking points – in advance of the 2024 election season.

Democrats have decried the bill approved on Friday, which included anti-LGBTQ, anti-diversity and anti-abortion rights provisions. It passed by a 219 to 210 largely party-line vote in the majority Republican chamber. Four Democrats voted in support of the bill.

  • Alto@kbin.social
    31·
    1 year ago

    It’s the same point as always. Try to force the “undesirables” either into an underclass or to leave.

    • 133arc585
      162·
      1 year ago

      As was the case with DADT and as looks to be the case now: they’re rather them just stay closeted, they don’t want them to leave. If they leave, they have one less expendable body to throw around.

      • Alto@kbin.social
        15·
        1 year ago

        It’s pretty clear at this point that they don’t care about any of the practical knock-on effects it’ll have. These changes are guided by nothing more than anger and hate.