Mess in Texas: A Theocracy That Enshrines White, Male Power
“The rabbits rush around the brush (clap, clap, clap, clap) deep in the heart of Texas.” That infamous lyric from the song about the Lone Star State could be updated with, “The legislators crush laws to mush (clap, clap, clap, clap) deep in the heart of Texas.”
What is going on in Texas has many likening it to a third-world country. And, that’s not really all that wrong. First, if Texas was its own country, it would rank 39th most populous in the world, right behind Zambia and ahead of Myanmar. And given the fact that there are over 200 countries in the world, that means that most of them are smaller than Texas.
While everything is big in Texas, one thing the state has going for it is the narrowness and smallness of its leaders' minds – those in the legislature, as well as the governor, and of course one lunatic U.S. Senator named Ted Cruz.
Governor Greg Abbott, a Trump minion and protégé, is trampling over freedoms and laws in the state in an effort to pass legislation that makes Texas arguably less tolerant than North Korea or Iran, and that is saying an awful lot.
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