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Texas Republicans Adopt Extremely Controversial Platform

posted by NCommander on Monday June 09 2014, @10:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the unbelievable dept.

Subsentient writes:

Texas Republicans have decided on a platform that includes abolishing minimum wage, cancelling climate research, banning the teaching of evolution at schools, and repealing the voting rights act, among other things, but hilariously (or depressingly) the one thing on this laundry list that people are angry about is their plan to "rehabilitate" homosexuals, a practice that many say is harmful.

BBC News has more: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27774102

 
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  • (Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Tuesday June 10 2014, @02:20PM

    by hemocyanin (186) on Tuesday June 10 2014, @02:20PM (#53766) Journal

    Everyone knows manufacturing is dangerous. The issue in Texas is that despite that knowledge, they allow residential zoning right up to that danger rather than providing a buffer zone.

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  • (Score: 1) by tftp on Tuesday June 10 2014, @02:34PM

    by tftp (806) on Tuesday June 10 2014, @02:34PM (#53771) Homepage

    If they still allow that, after those explosions, then they need to have their heads checked by a professional. However if they allowed it earlier ... how could one move the factory or a residential neighborhood?