Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond.
New Hampshire state Rep. Peter Hansen, calling women “vaginas” in an argument against repealing that state’s “stand your ground” gun law.
There were two critical ingredients missing in the illustrious stories purporting to demonstrate the practical side of retreat. Not that retreat may not be possible mind you. What could possibly be missing from those factual tales of successful retreat in VT, Germany, and the bowels of Amsterdam? Why children and vagina’s of course. While the tales relate the actions of a solitary male the outcome cannot relate to similar situations where children and women and mothers are the potential victims.
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Texas Freedom Network President Kathy Miller, on state Sen. Dan Patrick’s tenure as chair of the Texas Senate Committee on Education.
Cutting people off, not allowing them to complete their three minutes of testimony, asserting that they hadn’t read the legislation and weren’t prepared to testify appropriately does discourage opposition, whether Senator Patrick means it to or not. It kind of undermines the whole idea of a participatory government process.
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Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, testifying in favor of a bill that would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in Texas.
There are no laws to protect individuals such as myself. It should not matter that as diverse as I am—being gay, disabled, Latino and a veteran—I am a person of this great state. Anyone, regardless of race, color, culture, age, religion, ethnicity, sex, disability, orientation, gender identity or expression—each person deserves the same equal opportunity as each of you representing this great state, no matter who we are.
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Rev. Franklin Graham, calling for a tax on violent games and movies.
How much violence as a nation are we willing to accept? We tax cigarettes, we can tax violence.
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U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, accusing the Obama administration of aiding terrorists.
It’s very clear to everyone but this administration that radical Islam is at war against us. I’m hoping either this administration will wake up, or a new one will come in at the next election before irreparable damage is done. This administration has so many Muslim Brotherhood members that have influence that they just are making wrong decisions for America.
