Morality before education.The 2005 Texas legislative session at a glance: Passed * A proposal to put before voters a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable in the state * A bill requiring parental consent Parental consent laws (also known as parental involvement or parental notification laws) in some countries require that one or more parents consent to or be notified before their minor child can legally engage in certain activities. for unmarried girls under 18 to get an abortion * A bill strengthening the right of parents to use corporal punishment corporal punishment, physical chastisement of an offender. At one extreme it includes the death penalty (see capital punishment), but the term usually refers to punishments like flogging, mutilation, and branding. Until c. on children * A bill declaring the chuck wagon the state's official vehicle Failed * A ban on gays and lesbians becoming foster parents * A ban on "overtly sexually suggestive" routines by cheerleaders Notable cheerleaders
* A pro-medical marijuana bill * A much-needed school funding reform bill "I thought we would be debating economic development, property tax relief, protecting seniors' pensions, and stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research to save lives of Texans who are waiting for a more abundant life. Instead we are wasting this body's time with this political stunt that is nothing more than constitutionalizing discrimination. The prejudices exhibited by members of this body disgust me." --Senfronia Thompson, a representative from Houston, just before the legislature passed the marriage amendment |
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