And Speaking of Getting Back to Work
On November 2nd, when it became clear from Nate Silver that President Obama was going to win and so was Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, State Senator Dan Patrick sent a letter to Texas Attorney Greg Abbott. Here’s a PDF of it.
It seems that Dan Patrick is real concerned with those ho-mo-SEX-u-als again.
He wants Attorney General Abbott to “detetmine whether the Texas Constitution precludes the ability of local political subdivisions from recognizing domestic partnerships by granting benefits previously only available to married couples.”
Patrick is completely flabbergasted that El Paso County, Travis County, City of Fort Worth, City of Austin, City of San Antonio, and the City of El Paso all offer domestic partnership benefits though health insurance. What’s next? Can they bring their partners to the city Christmas party? Is that what Texas has come to?
To make matters worse, Pflugerville Independent School District recently became the first Texas school district to offer insurance benefits to domestic partnerships. Oh dear God, there goes Pflugerville straight to hell. And Dan Patrick wants to team-up with Greg Abbott to save these independent governmental bodies from burnin’ burnin’ hot love.
Yes, indeed, this is the same Dan Patrick who wants Texas to secede from the union because of state’s rights and all. But city or county or school district rights? Screw ‘um! Until they starting electing fine Christian old white men who are too damn old to have s-e-x gay or straight, then somebody has to make a stand, dammit, and that person is Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott.
Thanks to Bob for the heads up.
I say….let ’em secede!!!
1As I grow older and older
And totter towards the tomb
I find that I care less and less
Who goes to bed with whom.
— Dorothy L. Sayers
2I think….. I may be wrong…….but I do think….
Texas may be running out of “old white men” to do much of anything.
That’s what has Dan Patrick going smack darned nuts.
3Great story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/07/top-texas-democrat-republicans-are-digging-their-own-graves-with-latinos/
Ah……. yes…… they are…..
4Miemaw – Christmas is coming – give them a shovel!
5“May God Bless”,
6Snort.
Would love one of them ‘purty’ pins on this blurb – Where’d you git it? (If you don’t mind sharing your shopping secrets)
7First, Austin, then Pflugerville. Who knows where this ends?
Plano, it’s headed your way! Waco can hold the line only so long.
8“May God Bless”? Is that legal?
9I strongly advise Republicans to keep this issue alive and to pursue it single-mindedly in all future elections, leaving aside unimportant issues like jobs, health care, education, immigration reform, etc. Sure sounds like they’ve got a winner.
10Can’t secede. Texas would be kicked out of the NFL.
11thanks to sen. patrick and the rest of the repugs for being so consistent about LOCAL control.
By the way- since Wash. and Col. passed pot legalization, will Rick Perry and Greg Abbott support states rights in those states?
12LynnN has a winning strategy for the GOP. Maybe they could also go after women since that worked great this time.
13Are there no rainbows in Dan Patrick’s neighborhood? How sad.
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