Deal breaker

Created
Thu, 20/06/2024 - 23:00
Updated
Thu, 20/06/2024 - 23:00
Louisiana again The Pelican State is in the news again. No, it’s not for House Speaker Mike “18th-century values” Johnson, or for Rep. Clay “I’d drop any 10 of you where you stand” Higgins, or for Sen. John “Wanna buy my pig?”* Kennedy, all Republicans. Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed into law a bill requiring display of the Ten Commandments in every public classroom in Louisiana. This makes Louisiana the only state with such a requirement. A similar bill proposed in Texas last year failed. Someone recently suggested that if Christian legislators insist that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools, make them display The Beatitudes (the words of Jesus) right beside them. It’d likely be a deal-breaker. “I can’t wait to be sued,” Landry told the crowd at a Tennessee GOP fundraiser last Saturday. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Freedom From Religion Foundation promise to make Landry’s day. “Our public schools are not Sunday schools,” the groups said in a joint statement, “and students of all faiths, or no faith, should feel welcome in them.” “If you want to respect the rule of law,” Landry said, “you’ve got to start from the original law giver, which was Moses.” ** That’s ironic, since 34-times convicted Donald Trump has made disrespecting the rule of law a centerpiece of his reelection campaign and the rest of the GOP seems inclined to fall in line. Regarding the Ten Commandments law (New York Times): The legislation is part of a…