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surfered

(3,078 posts)
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 08:41 AM Jun 2024

Lt Gov Dan Patrick vows to put Ten Commandments in Texas Schools

"I will pass the 10 Commandments Bill again out of the next session."

Another politician mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments while endorsing a guy for President who treats it as his "to do" list.

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tanyev

(44,501 posts)
1. How about you start by putting them in AG Ken Paxton's office, Dan?
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 08:45 AM
Jun 2024

Seeing how Ken has violated several of them.

 

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)
2. They could tatoo the 10 on every citizen's
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 08:53 AM
Jun 2024

forehead in that State and it wouldn’t make them any nicer.

GiqueCee

(1,321 posts)
4. The Eleventh Commandment...
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 09:47 AM
Jun 2024

... Thou shalt not piss away taxpayers' money on inane performative nonsense in a pitiful effort to appear relevant.

sop

(11,177 posts)
6. Everyone's jumping on the Ten Commandments in America's Classrooms bandwagon right now, even Trump.
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 10:25 AM
Jun 2024

Nailing a pair of stone tablets with God's laws above the blackboard has replaced banning Critical Race Theory and Wokeism from the curriculum as the only way to restore morality in our public schools. The old saying "religion is the last refuge of scoundrels" comes to mind watching Republican scum suck up to RW christians.

GiqueCee

(1,321 posts)
9. Patrick is the same asshole...
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 03:49 PM
Jun 2024

... that said the elderly should be willing to die for the good of the Stock Market back in 2020. I'm not really elderly – only 77 – but I was offended even at 73.
The world would be SO much better without him fouling it.

Picaro

(1,798 posts)
11. Let's spend state money on stuff that has no discernible purpose
Sun Jun 23, 2024, 07:59 PM
Jun 2024

We have quite the crew here in Texas. Deadeye Ken Paxton. Wheelchair Mussolini Greg Abbot. And talk radio Dan Patrick—the most useless piece of performative crap there is.

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