House Republicans selected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to be their latest candidate for speaker.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Here’s a bit about this guy:

    An ideological member of the Christian right faction of the Republican Party, Johnson is known for his strong opposition to legal abortion access, medical marijuana, and same-sex marriage. In December 2020, Johnson signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election. In January 2021, Johnson voted to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania. Johnson has cultivated close ties to Christian right groups Louisiana Family Forum, Alliance Defending Freedom, and Focus on the Family. Prior to his career as a politician, he worked with them to “represent churches, pastors and congregants whose vision of religious freedom conflicted with government regulations”. Johnson supports ending American military aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia.

    And here is his wiki page if you want to look into him more.

    TL;DR: he’s a Nationalist Christian.

    I hope his nomination fails.

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The previous guy they nominated who wasn’t a Nat-C immediately withdrew once Trump attacked him, so it’s not surprising that a Nat-C would get picked next.