March 17, 2004
At least you don't live in...
Today's edition, Georgia, where they're doing this instead of fixing the crippling traffic engulfing more and more of the state:
One of the proposals at issue Tuesday would allow local governments to display the text of the Ten Commandments in courthouses and other public buildings.Reps. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Sharpsburg), Jack White (R-Blue Ridge) and Jimmy Skipper (D-Americus) all introduced versions of the measure. And all three bills were moved out of the Rules Committee, which means they could be voted on by the full House today.
But partisan barbs dominated the Rules meeting and caused Smyre to warn legislators to be civil.
Minority Leader Glenn Richardson (R-Dallas) complained to Skipper about the wording of his faith-based amendment bill, prompting Skipper to tell Richardson that he majored in English and that anyone familiar with "diagramming sentences in the 5th grade" knew there was nothing wrong with the language.
Rep. Tom Bordeaux (D-Savannah) asked Westmoreland why no mention of Jewish religious heritage was made in his bill, which calls for posting the Mayflower Compact, the Magna Carta and other historically significant documents.
Rep. Bob Holmes (D-Atlanta) complained that no documents of significance to African nations was mentioned, either, to which Westmoreland responded: "Do they have any documents?"
(Emphasis mine.)
Also, isn't Jack White from Detroit?
Posted by rj3 at March 17, 2004 8:42 AM
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