Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces the 'Star Spangled Banner Protection Act'

[Nevilledog]

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Mike Dunford
@questauthority
OFFS.

Performative patriotism =/= patriotism.

Tony Plohetski
@tplohetski
NEW: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces the ‘Star Spangled Banner Protection Act’ and declares it a legislative priority.
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[Karadeniz]

1. Putz.

[dchill]

2. How about a "Pay off your gambling debts Act, Dan?"

[sinkingfeeling]

3. The Mavs receive public funding?

[Flaleftist]

13. The stadiums are often paid for with tax money so they could argue public funding plays a role.

[Montauk6]

15. Yes but is that Federal or State money?

[Flaleftist]

16. It's usually the city. That is the case with American Airlines Center, which the Mavericks use.

Dallas taxpayers approved a new hotel tax and rental car tax to pay for a new arena to cover a portion of the funding, with the two benefiting teams, the Mavericks and the Stars, picking up the remaining costs, including cost overruns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Center

[walkingman]

4. Welcome to ignorantville, tx, where the leaders have their head up their ass.

[msongs]

5. so will be played everytime he speaks lol. nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. Oh for Chrissake!

The Star Spangled Banner does not need protection.

Not to mention, this kind of enforced patriotism is one of the hallmarks of fascism.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Does this also mean it can't be sung badly? Because it almost almost is.

[North Shore Chicago]

8. This is certainly

at the top of the heap of things to do for this country.

Asshole

[ecstatic]

9. But he has no concerns over his fellow GOPers wishing to SECEDE

from the United States. GMAFB! My suggestion for Patrick is to sit down, and shut the f*ck up.

[nature-lover]

10. We Dems. in TX have been requesting exactly this for a long time! Thanks for the support.

[Norbert]

11. There's nothing mmore American than forced patriotism

[SharonClark]

12. He's insane.

[A HERETIC I AM]

14. If you don't stand for the special song.....

[DeminPennswoods]

17. Pay Fetterman first

nt

[PurgedVoter]

18. Texas is amazing this way!

A Texas politician can wink to people who want to leave the union, while doing everything possible to look like they are loyal to the United States of America. A Texas politician can support a politician who can't spell the United States of America while being angry that someone would dare kneel before the national anthem. We are special!