And it's now going to the governor to be signed. Steve Bates at the Yellow Doggerel Democrat has the Democratic reply.
Now THIS will fix premarital sex, teenage misbehavior, crime, illegal aliens, the health care crisis, the war in Iraq....
Update 5/26: Steve corrects me: the reply [he] published is that of an individual State Democratic Executive Committee member. She does not represent the Texas Democratic Party on this issue.
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First, let me clarify an important point: the reply I published is that of an individual State Democratic Executive Committee member. She does not represent the Texas Democratic Party on this issue. I just thought it was an interesting response by Ms. Roppolo.
This is just the Texas Lege being the Texas Lege. No one is even able to explain satisfactorily exactly what this bill means: does it permit teaching the Bible? does it require teaching the Bible? The well-known and infamous Texas GOP platform notwithstanding, a lot of Texans, even Republicans, are afraid of unfunded mandates (some are just afraid of man dates, but that's another issue). And many Texas Christians are afraid that such a law could well require schools with a sufficient population of, say, Muslim students to teach an academic course about the Quran... oh, horrors!
Even if this bill becomes law, and given our state government I can't say it won't, I expect enforcement to be lax until a First Amendment challenge leads ultimately to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Lege has given the Texas ACLU a lot of experience in combating unconstitutional laws over the decades; they'll do fine when it comes time for the challenge.
Thank you. Corrected.
Off to google Texas Lege....
I learn more stuff blundering about on my blog!
ellroon, take a look at the most recent fracas over access to the front microphone in the Texas House. Speaker Tom Craddick (R-Hell), who someone recently said should be named Otto because his behavior is so Otto-Craddick (autocratic), apparently provided the sergeant-at-arms a list of state rep's who were to be physically barred from speaking at the front microphone when Craddick was away. The alleged list included State Rep. Rick Noriega (D-Houston). Noriega is an Afghanistan veteran.
All of us regret that the late great Molly Ivins is no longer around to enjoy the fun of this incident. No one in Texas need ever suffer for lack of entertainment while the Lege is in session.
The Los Angeles Times had a review of this incident. Sounds like you have loads more fun when your elected bodies gather than most!
And Craddick as a name for a politician is almost as delicious as Gingrich!
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