By James Thompson

 

Many people in the world are beginning to wonder if something bad got into the water in Texas. Texas is known for its outrageous right wing politicians such as George W. Bush, Ted Cruz, Rick Perry and many others.

 

In the last election cycle, Texas elected Greg Abbott as the successor to Rick Perry for the governor’s office. Mr. Abbott is well known to be a pal of Ted Nugent who is a nutcase, right wing, neo-Nazi rocker. Dan Patrick was elected lieutenant governor. Mr. Patrick has distinguished himself in the past for his admissions to a psychiatric hospital.

 

The Texas legislature has been predominantly right wing for many years now.

 

The legislative struggle would be predictable given this political background. Texas legislators have mired themselves in a senseless struggle over “unlicensed open carry” legislation. If passed, such legislation would legalize the open carrying of handguns. If passed, this legislation would put cowboys back on the streets of Texas. No one seems to be bothered by the fact that a two-year-old shot and killed his mother in a store in Idaho just a few weeks ago. Perhaps Texas legislators should include in the new law a provision which would allow two-year-olds to openly carry handguns.

 

It should be noted that crazed advocates of open carry are now openly harassing legislators who oppose the open carry legislation.

 

In a country where many African-Americans and Muslims have been recently shot and killed in hate crimes, legislation legalizing the open carry of handguns should be disgusting to all people of conscience.

 

Another major legislative focus in Texas is to replace Texas’ “Confederate Heroes Day” holiday with a “Civil War Remembrance Day” to honor all who fought in the Civil War.

 

Many Texas snakes are crawling out from under rocks hissing at any possibility that the Confederate soldiers who fought for slavery might not receive total honor and recognition for their dastardly deeds.

 

If justice is to be served in Texas, someone should propose legislation to establish a day of remembrance for the slaves who contributed so much to Texas history and suffered so much at the hands of the Confederate Texas snakes.

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