Texas House votes to yank state funding from sports teams that don't play national anthem at games

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by Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune


The Texas House gave preliminary approval on Monday to the so-called “Star Spangled Banner Protection Act,” a conservative-backed bill that would require any professional sports teams with contracts with the Texas state government to play the national anthem before the start of a game.

Senate Bill 4 was passed on a voice vote, with no changes by the House. It is expected to receive a record vote and final passage on Tuesday and head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

House Republicans defeated several proposed amendments along partisan lines, signaling more division on the issue in the lower chamber than was seen in the Senate, which passed the bill last month with overwhelming bipartisan support and only two votes against it.

Athletes protesting the national anthem has become a divisive and partisan issue since NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling in 2016 to protest police brutality against Black Americans.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/24/texas-house-national-anthem/

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1. republicans equals fake patriotism.

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2. Forced Patriotism

legislating against individual freedoms. That's what fascist organizations do. Just more social chaos to feed to the population. They want to jumpstart a civil war to mask their move to taking over the federal government. Divide and conquer....the road to a 1 Party State.