Feb 2
In God the Legislature Trusts. And so will you.
Both the House and Senate have already voted to add “In God We Trust” to the chamber’s electronic message boards and on the chests of all Capitol messengers. And now, leave it to Houston Rep. Debbie Riddle to propose a change that would insert “under God” into the Texas pledge to the flag. Currently, the pledge reads “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible.” Pagans.
“Our Judeo-Christian heritage, our religious heritage, is woven throughout the fabric of our history,” Riddle said. Riddle has also filed a bill that would use the cubes in committee offices as makeshift confessionals.
Currently, students must recite pledges to both the Texas and American flags, followed by a moment of silence, which will now be replaced with “God is my Savior. Amen.”
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Debbie Riddle makes Joe Crabb look like a fine public servant.
Keep God out of Texas!
it makes me happy to know I voted for Rep. Heathen Howard.
/heathens of the world Unite!
Riddle’s pledge sucks.
I don’t object to the presence of God, necessarily, in the pledge, I just think that her version has flow problems.
Besides, she actually wants to add the word “state” in addition to “under God” and that, to me, is the really offensive part.
Another excellent use of the Legislature’s time and our money. This will improve many lives.
http://littlecornerofdemocracy.blogspot.com
“I am the electric messiah. AC DC God!”
Gotta love Thrill Kill Kult. I wonder if Craddick has them on his ipod?
“Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, was one of two House members who voted against displaying “in God we trust.”
“I think of the House of Representatives as being a place where we should respect and honor those we represent, regardless of their religious traditions,” she said. She added that the best way to show respect to constituents was to focus on the most important issues.”
The words “under God” were added to the national pledge during the Eisenhower administration. It wasn’t a founding father idea. A lot of bad ideas were born in the ’50s.
/and yours truly
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The funny thing is that Texas is divisible - into five states - according to the agreement that allowed the US to annex it. I’m just waiting for the GOP to seize this opportunity to send an additional eight Republican senators to DC.
If this bill passs, I hereby pledge to powerwash the words off the message board. Count on it.
In God We Trust? I think we’d get better results from the lege if instead the chambers’ message boards read, “What Would Jesus Do?” Just imagine the WWJD references during debates on expanded social services and health coverage!
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wish I lived in Houston so I could hob nob with that riddle lady and that new senator what’s hisname - of course, i’d have to put on a little white face, but that’d be a small price to pay -
Re: 10. Chilicook
WWJD? I don’t know, Jason is kind of mercurial.
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According to the Texas Declaration of Independence, secession from Mexico was justified because, under that regime:
“every interest is disregarded but that of the army and the priesthood, both the eternal enemies of civil liberty, the everready minions of power, and the usual instruments of tyrants.”
How do you suppose the folks who authored that phrase about the priesthood would react to Debbie Riddle’s suggestion?
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As a high school government teacher, I have to say changing the Texas pledge is a horrible idea. My kids are already mumbling through it now. If we keep changing things around they really have no chance.
I’m just looking out for the kids.
OK, that last little part about “God is my Savior. Amen.” is a joke. Right?
Re: 15. i’m interdependent
P.L. was just joking. We’ll not recite, “God is my savior.” That’s too generic. We’ll recite, “Little Baby Jesus is the Savior of ALL of us, and if you do not like it you can go straight back to the pits of hell.”