While Joe Biden and Republicans in Congress sink each other’s agendas in Washington, the rest of America is living in an era of supermajorities — and the GOP controls more than twice as many as Democrats
Kansas Rep. Heather Meyer shows her “protect trans youth” T-shirt to legislative members following a vote on April 5, 2023, in Topeka, Kan., to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto on a bill banning transgender athletes in the state. | Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via APRepublicans already dominate state legislatures but the scope of their power has reached a new level.
Republican lawmakers in Kansas and Kentucky have bypassed governors and used their power to enact new restrictions on transgender athletes and gender-affirming care. In North Carolina, they rejected Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on a bill this month repealing a pistol permit requirement, the first override in five years. Then, in Tennessee, Republicans flexed their power against fellow legislators byfor participating in a gun violence protest on the state House floor.
Conservatives are triumphant about the recent legislative victories they see as shoring up support among their base and solidifying future success at the ballot box. And that’s left many Democrats, who are facing dwindling numbers in state legislatures throughout the South and parts of the Midwest, feeling deflated and helpless.
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