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“Save Chick-fil-A” bill passes in Tx House. GOP is learning to fight and Tx is leading the way in its own way.
The government should not take any adverse actions against those exercising there constitutional rights.
The rights of one is not superior to that of another.
“It strengthens and reaffirms Texas’s First Amendment rights,” Republican state Rep. Matt Krause said to The Daily Caller News Foundation. “We had seen instances around the country where individuals were starting to be penalized … for what they believed or who they associated with.”
Good. I thought it was a disgrace that government decided to discriminate against a private enterprise this way because they didn't like some of the religious/political views of some of the organization's leaders. I may disagree with some of the beliefs of the Cathy family, but its a damn disgrace for government to act in the way that some Texas (and other state) cities did.
I guess it’s slow season in the Texas legislature. All they need now is a companion bill declaring chicken delicious. Maybe a resolution making Doodles the Chicken the official state bird.
While maybe not tehnically illegal (as cities are creatures of the state), it is quite frankly awfully authoritarian and mighty hypocritical coming from a party that loves to preach about small government. Furthermore, I have no doubt yhe city of San Antonio wil challenge it in court, wasting millions of Texas' taxpayer dollars to defend what's ultimately petty legislation.
From a philosophical standpoint, municipalities should be free to decline investment from whoever they want. And turnabout is always fair play. GOP politicians certainly wouldn't like it if Democratic politicians forced their suburban/rural municipalites to accept apartments or homeless shelter, when they cry about them "changing the character of their community" and "bringing in riff raff."
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PROJECT BLITZ IS A COORDINATED NATIONAL EFFORT TO CODIFY A FAR-RIGHT, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN AMERICA
Project Blitz is part of a larger national trend to redefine religious liberty as a sword used to harm others instead of a shield that protects people. Its organizers' strategy is to pass an increasingly ambitious set of state laws, starting with bills that require prominently displaying “In God We Trust” and establishing Bible classes in public schools and escalating to laws that would permit religion to be used to justify discrimination.
Good. I thought it was a disgrace that government decided to discriminate against a private enterprise this way because they didn't like some of the religious/political views of some of the organization's leaders. I may disagree with some of the beliefs of the Cathy family, but its a damn disgrace for government to act in the way that some Texas (and other state) cities did.
Almost as disgraceful as Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky and on and on as these states seek unprecedented power over all women of child-bearing age.... just because their GOP legislators do not agree with the law of the land and a women's right to reproductive autonomy and basic human and civil rights.
I guess it’s slow season in the Texas legislature. All they need now is a companion bill declaring chicken delicious. Maybe a resolution making Doodles the Chicken the official state bird.
A prairie chicken in Tx. is a rattlesnake.
Taste like chicken but be careful removing the feathers !!!
Almost as disgraceful as Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky and on and on as these states seek unprecedented power over all women of child-bearing age.... just because their GOP legislators do not agree with the law of the land and a women's right to reproductive autonomy and basic human and civil rights.
This is the real slippery slope, if you ask me!
Well.....no doubt the left will get themselves a slip and fall lawyer to tie it up in court for awhile !!!
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