I have 'created" a twitter 'hashtag' that I would hope people might pick up or use during the coming days and months as the GOP war on Women and Rights, and Jobs, and everything else under the sun really gears up.
The tag is "#republicanbumrush" because I think the GOP has entered a phase in which they have realized they can literally "bumrush" the political process in their states.
Various definitions of Bum Rush
To run full speed into somebody and body slam them into a brick wall, chain link fence, or similar immovable object.
The act of attacking someone or something (usually by a group)with the reckless abandon and fervor of one who has nothing to loose.
In this case I am tweaking the definition to mean
the act of republicans rushing through unpopular bits of legislation they KNOW is terribly opposed by hook or crook.
We have seen this very, very clearly in the following states:
Wisconsin
Ohio.
Florida.
North Carolina.
Michigan.
Texas.
From the war on Unions to the war on women to their war on jobs and the economy, republicans have now realized they can bum rush this stuff through even with serious protests as we have seen in Texas just in the last 2 weeks.
Wendy Davis's EPIC filibuster to the Texas Taliban is just the medicine for this but the Texas Taliban simply have 'reconvened' what can only be compared to a "do-over' in which they have the rules to ensure that no rules get in the way of the implementation of Sharia Law implementation of the Republican Agenda.
Right now, for example, Texas GOP is bussing in scap protestors to HELP bumrush Texas laws.
Here's a fine example of the hashtag in use:
Social media is one of the weapons we have to use as the #republicanbumrush relies HEAVILY on Americans being uninformed and out of the loop and unavailable when the dirty work is under way.
The implication of the term "republican bum rush' is that people have to be a lot more aware and ready as these vermin are intent on cheating and...well... bumrushing your rights,my rights, all our rights....
Helping interested Americans stay abreast of this #republicanbumrush is a key to finding a way to short-circuit it.
Please feel free to make ample use of the tag: mt ego isn't tied into this one way or another.
Down with the American Taliban!