pianogonzology: Out . . .

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Out . . .

. . . of step

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Texas_flag_map.svg

(from https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2021-09-03/social-conservatives-flex-their-muscle-in-texas)

" . . . A dwindling GOP power base is passing laws out of step with the state’s changing demographics – and with much of the rest of the United States. . . A plane pulls the message 'Don't Mess with Texas Voter Y'all' over the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Texas Democrats left the state to block sweeping new election laws, while Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatened them with arrest the moment they return. . . If you live here, you're going to have a hard time getting an abortion. And if someone drives you to a clinic or checks you in for the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, your cranky neighbor or office rival might take the new opportunity to collect $10,000 for turning you in. Voting will be harder for lots of people, and you could be jailed if you send someone an unsolicited absentee ballot application. You'll be able to carry a gun without a license or training, but if you are homeless you can be fined $500 for camping in an unapproved public space. Teachers will be limited on how they can discuss racism and current events, and businesses aren't allowed to demand "vaccine passports" or inoculation information. . . This is the new Texas, and it's a social conservative's heaven. Proud of its longtime image as a swashbuckling big state that favors small government, Texas has recently taken a dramatic move rightward as the GOP-run state adopts a slew of laws and policies that read like a MAGA hat-wearer's Christmas list. . ."

That's Right - Lyle Lovett [A Texan Who Understands The Music]

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