tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post2182295639713361991..comments2023-09-24T07:53:50.826-05:00Comments on The Atheist Experience™: Texas MessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-8453364252815970012007-02-02T20:24:00.000-06:002007-02-02T20:24:00.000-06:00Believers should expect to be challenged (doesn't ...Believers should expect to be challenged (doesn't the bible say so?). The challenge should be: "Do you believe the Constitution is just a piece of paper, or something more? If it's something more, then what is it exactly?"<br /><br />And no lettin' 'em wriggle off the hook!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-83673116729641614162007-02-02T16:17:00.000-06:002007-02-02T16:17:00.000-06:00Well done, Matt. This is political God-pandering o...Well done, Matt. This is political God-pandering of the most meretricious sort. These are people looking to get themselves re-elected by being able to say "I voted to recognize God" in their next campaign. It's depressing that the average voter is so shallow that this kind of whoring works for them. Who cares if the senate actually does anything to improve Texas's education, economy, what have you? They put God in the Capital and that's good enough!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933545393470431585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-33036201706152256532007-02-02T15:49:00.000-06:002007-02-02T15:49:00.000-06:00I loved the press release. I'm glad it's posted to...I loved the press release. I'm glad it's posted to the ACA site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-60873467187066345352007-02-02T14:02:00.000-06:002007-02-02T14:02:00.000-06:00Unfortunately, you may be right.
I'm not overly o...Unfortunately, you may be right.<br /><br />I'm not overly optimistic, but I can no longer just sit by and shrug this stuff off. I've got to push for change, even if it never happens.Matt D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06865398618141711897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-13868575064861166962007-02-02T13:06:00.000-06:002007-02-02T13:06:00.000-06:00The Texas constitution is so restrictive that many...The Texas constitution is so restrictive that many laws have to be passed as amendments to that constitution. It's now such a huge set of documents that re-writing it to remove certain sections is not very likely. I vaguely recall the professor from a Texas Government class I took at UT saying that several proposals for reform/rewrite had come up, but none gained sufficient traction. <br /><br />So, I'm not surprised that that wording remains in the constitution. The prohibition amendment is technically still part of the US constitution, even though it was repealed by a later amendment. At best we could hope for such a repeal in the Texas constitution, but considering the non-event that the congress's latest resolutions were seen as by most Texans, I doubt such an amendment would even be proposed, much less have a snowball's chance in hell of passing.Cody Casterlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818710284899456890noreply@blogger.com