February 25, 2005
The non-f*ckers are fighting back
Are Virginians opposed to taking the commonwealth back to the Spanish Inquisition era on the ascendancy?
First, the state Senate killsthe visible underwear bill. Then, they kill the speak-tongues-in-class bill on the grounds that Jefferson had it right the first time when he refused to blather on about a "Christian nation" like the 700 Club shills who are so fond of putting words in his mouth.
There are still plenty of myopic blowhards in the state who are pissed about this:
"We need to have a constitutional provision that's for the people, for all the people, including the local government officials that frankly need a civics lesson," said Michael P. Farris, a constitutional scholar who ran for lieutenant governor in 1993.
With your focus on "all" the people, you conveniently forget that there are at least a half-dozen, possibly up to several hundred thousand Virginians who are either not Christian or not obnoxious jerks who need to spend every waking hour reminding other people of how religious they are or trying to convince them that they're going to hell if they don't tithe to this or that preacher.
It seems to me like this is a victory for modern values and away from useless grandstanding and posturing. Now to get started with that Dulles rail line. Chop chop!
Posted by rj3 at February 25, 2005 10:04 AM
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