In watching part of the GOP debate last night on Fox News, I got the opportunity to watch the response of Rep. Paul to questions about Iraq. He is standing by his assertions that the War should have been declared (with which I agree…though to be honest the Authorization of the Use of Military Force…
Category: Texas
Religious Expression
In Texas this week, Governor Perry celebrated the June passage of the state’s Religious Viewpoint Anti-Discrimination Act in a ceremonial signing with schoolchildren at Clements High School in Sugar Land. According to Perry: “In a society where lawsuits long-ago replaced honest discussion, a culture of fear has led to limitations on our freedoms,” said Gov….
Reasonable Accommodation
Does it help America to be accommodating to the physically and mentally impaired? Political correctness demands that this question and others like it not be asked. Why? Because the answer is so clearly “Yes” that no further examination is needed? That anyone who would dare question the rights of the disabled is of such low intelligence that…
No God of Mine
Speaking about the murder of Kenneth Cummings, the killer, Terry Mark Mangum of Cypress, Texas says: “I believe I’m Elijah, called by God to be a prophet,” said 26-year-old Terry Mark Mangum, charged with murder June 11. ” … I believe with all my heart that I was doing the right thing.” … Mangum —…
Schools Suck…
…in part…because of laughable administrative decisions like this one: Writing “I love Alex” on a school gymnasium wall brought a 12-year-old the same punishment as if she had made terrorist threats. The Katy Independent School District rated the message, written with a baby blue marker by sixth-grader Shelby Sendelbach, as a Level 4 infraction —…
Spring Victim’s Suicide
David Ritcheson, the young man from my former home town who was brutalized by a pair of Nazi wannabes last year, has killed himself. According to Fox News: Ritcheson, a small and quiet youth, once lamented being known as “that kid” who survived the party attack. He rarely discussed his feelings and declined to get…
Too Few Prison Guards? Or Too Many Laws?
According to the Waco Tribune, Texas is short on prison guards to the tune of nearly 3200 officers. Exacerbating the problem is the fact that Texas plans to build three additional prisons in the near future. The Trib blames this shortage on the growing Texas economy that has been drawing workers from other states here….
ACLU Sues School Over Bible Elective
The American “Civil Liberties” Union, along with People for the American Way and Jenner & Block, LLP, has filed a lawsuit against Ector County Independent School District, demanding the Odessa school system to stop teaching an optional Bible course, saying the elective “violates their religious liberty”. The plaintiffs’ position: “It’s important for students to be…
Farmers Branch, TX: Illegal Renters Not Welcome
According to the Houston Chronicle residents of Farmers Branch have voted to make it illegal for landlords to rent to illegal immigrants: Voters in this Dallas suburb became the first in the nation today to prohibit landlords from renting to most illegal immigrants. The ban was approved by a vote of 68 percent to 32…
Death Penalty Blues
Earlier this week the Supreme Court, hot on the heels of a long-overdue decision in against partial birth abortions, took a step backwards by overturning the death penalty sentences in three Texas murder cases. The rulings in the cases of LaRoyce Smith, Brent Brewer and Jalil Abdul-Kabir said the New Orleans-based U.S. 5th Circuit Court…