Nebraska GOP backs NCRI initiative
Somewhat surprisingly to this long-term observer of the state GOP, the Nebraska Republican convention today voted in support of the Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative, creating a clear contrast to the state Democrats, who opposed it. It makes perfect sense, of course, for the GOP to do this; 71% of the state's voters favor the initiative.
The comments on the Lincoln Journal Star are as usual cretinous -- for example:
So,the Republicans oppose breast cancer research--(after all, that's money spent for gender specific purposes)
(1) Men also get breast cancer.
(2) The initiative says you can't give preferences; it doesn't bar money spent for 'gender specific purposes'.
(3) No state that has adopted the initiative has in any way restricted breast cancer research or screening as a result.
