For the first time in 40 years, the Republican Party wins control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate in midterm congressional elections. Led by Representative Newt Gingrich of Georgia, who subsequently replaced Democrat Tom Foley of Washington as speaker of the House, the empowered GOP united under the “Contract with America,” a 10-point legislative plan to reduce federal taxes, balance the budget, and dismantle social welfare programs established during six decades of mostly Democratic rule in Congress.
Gingrich’s House of Representatives, home to the majority of the Republican freshmen, led the “Republican Revolution” by passing every bill incorporated in the Contract with America–with the exception of a term-limits constitutional amendment–within the first 100 days of the 104th Congress.
Fuck Team Red just as much as Team Blue…. actually fuck Team Red more because they’re frauds… at least Team Blue is open about their treason and treachery.
The fact is we still got saddled with the Omnibus Crime Bill of ’94 which did more to fuck with men’s rights that most people could imagine.
Who can forget the Contract on America. Oh yeah, for some reason that ‘term limits’ thing didn’t make it.
LMFAO
And NOTHING good came of it. The Department of Education should have been abolished. That would have kept Bush and company from imposing NCLB and massively increasing federal control over education….as starters.
What revolution?