There is an old axiom in politics that says the Republican Party is “the stupid party.”
That is certainly being proven true in a number of red states around the country.
And this GOP governor in a deep Red State just handed power over to the radical Left and the union bosses.
South Carolina is completely controlled by the Republican Party.
The GOP has the Governor’s mansion, and more than two-thirds control of the state legislature.
But they are still considered one of the most liberal legislatures in the country.
South Carolina has nothing on North Dakota
But sadly, South Carolina isn’t even the worst GOP stronghold.
Currently that “honor” belongs to North Dakota.
At first glance, most people would expect North Dakota to have already passed both school choice and a ban on pornography in public libraries.
Republicans hold overwhelming majorities — 42-5 in the State Senate and 83-11 in the House — and every statewide elected official is a Republican.
Yet, Republican Governor Kelly Armstrong’s recent vetoes of both bills have forced conservatives to wait another two years to achieve these basic red-state goals.
Unfortunately, warnings about RINO Armstrong’s weakness came early and often, but went unheeded.
And now two basic pieces of conservative legislation are dead.
SB 2307 was a simple and straight forward bill.
“A public library or a school district may not maintain in an area easily accessible to minors explicit sexual material,” the final amended text reads.
Any sane person should support this standard.
Not even a ban on pornography but it was still too much for Armstrong
The definition of “explicit sexual material” mirrors language already used in other areas of law.
The bill does not even ban the books outright — it merely restricts children’s access to sexually explicit material in publicly funded libraries.
Despite the bill’s straightforward intent, it barely passed — just 27-20 in the Senate and 49-45 in the House — with more than a third of Republicans joining Democrats to oppose it.
Then, to the shock of GOP officials, Armstrong vetoed the bill.
Armstrong claimed he agreed with the concerns but dismissed the bill as a “misguided attempt to legislate morality through overreach and censorship.”
According to Armstrong, limiting children’s access to sexually explicit material in taxpayer-funded libraries is “censorship.”
House Bill 1540 would have established Education Savings Accounts for private school students.
The bill passed the House 49-43 and the Senate 27-20 — the same narrow margins as the library porn bill.
But in his veto message, Armstrong whined that public school students pay taxes, too, and complained that HB 1540 offered them nothing.
But why would public school students need education savings accounts when their tuition already costs nothing?
In North Dakota, the average combined state and federal cost of public education is $13,778 per K-12 student.
Yet under HB 1540, the proposed funding for education savings accounts ranged from only $1,100 to $4,000, depending on
Armstrong claimed he “strongly supports expanding school choice.” Yet, real expansion demands closing the funding gap — something Armstrong clearly opposes.
His true allegiance lies with the teachers unions, not with parents seeking real alternatives.
Conservatives had plenty of warning about Armstrong.
He served in the leadership of the RINO Main Street Partnership during his time in Congress.
But now he and a large number of North Dakota GOP elected officials are turning deep red North Dakota into just another blue state.
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