From what I’ve managed to gather, there’s always been a fringe group of anti-“equire” wierdos pushing for the Titles of Nobility Amendment, and claiming on rather spurious grounds that it’s official (it has gathered the ratification of 3/4 of the states that were in the union at the time it was proposed, although it has never been ratified by 3/4 of the states in existence at any given time). However, it’s current popularity is basically to claim that it’s unconstitutional for Barack Obama to have accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
Really? Would it apply to any American who won a Nobel Prize?
Actually, it didn’t.
There are many hard choices in life. Nobel Prize or U.S. citizenship. Can’t have 'em both. Gotta pick one. Pick now! Now! Or we’ll revoke your Pulitzer!
Ronald Reagan was made a Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath by the United Kingdom and awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum by Japan. Presumably his American citizenship will be revoked.
You are correct. My apologies to Texas.
In my defense, I’ll note that the Texas Republican Party platform is calling for a good chunk of constitutional amending. They want:
- A marriage amendment declaring that marriage in the United States shall consist of and be recognized only as the union of a natural man and a natural woman
- A Human Life Amendment declaring an unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed
- A Parental Rights Amendment declaring no laws shall not be enacted that limit parental rights in the rearing of both biological and adopted children
- Repeal of the Sixteenth Amendment with the goal of abolishing the IRS
- Plus a couple of amendments to the Texas Constitution
I live in Texas…I would like to take a moment and personally apologize for the idiots in my state. I agree with only two things they said: corporal punishment (hey, it worked when I was in school, even if I do have the occasional nightmare of being chased by nuns brandishing yardsticks like katanas,) and the personal accountability and responsibility. Unfortunately I think I have a different definition of ‘accountability and responsibility.’ I think its a great idea to have people take responsibility when they screw up and be willing to be held accountable for their actions. The sad truth is though that these days, everyone has an excuse.
In regards to the education issues, the GOP is getting tired of being told that creationism, no matter how you dress it up, isn’t science. I personally endose ‘teaching the controversy.’ We should teach our young people Lamarckian and Spencerian evolution alongside Darwinian evolution. That way they can identify the difference between good science and bad science.
I also think that every week, in every public school, they should have a morning announcement concerning the differences between a theory, a hypothesis, and made-up-bullshit-mythology.
However, despite Idiot Perry’s “misstatement” during his abortive run for the Nomination, Creationism or Intelligent Design are not taught in Texas Public Schools! It’s Darwin all the way. I’m sure those historical failed theories theories are mentioned at the beginning of the course. Long ago, we learned about Lamarck (even in La Marque) & that Commie Lysenko. But they weren’t taught “alongside” the stuff we needed to learn to pass Biology…
We’ve been laughing through our tears at the various Texas Republican Platforms for years now. The idiots have had some successes–like cutting funding to Planned Parenthood, endangering medical care to low income women. But most of that crap is simply bloviating, aimed at the cheap seats…
There should be a full-length course dealing with this (and other aspects of critical thinking), mandatory in every high school in the country.
Of course, there are lots of legislators in Texas and elsewhere who’d pop a gasket at the thought of their favorite bullshit being skewered.
Boy, if that TONA Amendement were passed, we’d have to vilify the Revolutionary War major-general and hero William Alexander, who claimed to be Scottish Lord Stirling (and was so called by the army), instead of simply ignoring him the way we do now
I want a clarification on the corporal punishment is the schools thing. As a parent I know that spanking on the butt doesn’t work. However, a baseball bat to the face really gets their attention.
Let’s not go halfway here. Let’s get the job done.
:shakes head: The Irish are ruining our country.
So long as it makes the parents feel better, who cares if it works for the kids.
Get some serious earth moving equipment and separate Texas from the rest of the country. Allow them to split from the continent, push them out into the Gulf of Mexico. Texas can soak up excess oil from the BP oil spill and serve as a natural barrier during hurricane season. Think about it…they don’t care about the environment, we won’t have to pay for their healthcare because they’ll insist that everyone pray their way to good health. I don’t see any losers here.
Not to mention all the people who swore allegiance to the confederacy during the Civil War. Since they would not be citizens, their offspring wouldn’t be either. We could pretty much purge the voting roles of anyone whose ancestors fought against the union.