May 03, 2005
(Don't) Shake your Buns Bill- HB 1476
By Karl-Thomas Musselman
Pink Dome is going to liveblog the debate on the Anti-Booty Bill now being debated on the House floor. Yes, this is a real bill. Legislators think it is a priority to ban overly 'suggestive' dancing squads at your hometown football games.
Live Stream from House website here.
HB 1476
The full text is here but here is the "money".
Sec. 33.088. CERTAIN SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE PERFORMANCES
PROHIBITED.
(a) A school dance team, drill team, cheerleading team, or any other performance group may not perform in a manner that is overtly sexually suggestive at an athletic or other extracurricular event or competition sponsored or approved by a school district or campus.
(b) If the commissioner determines that a performance group described by Subsection (a) has performed in an overtly sexually suggestive manner, the commissioner shall inform the appropriate school district and the district shall take appropriate action against the performance group and the group's sponsor, as determined by the district.
Update- Initial vote ties 64-64. Much groaning. Motion by McCall to not reduce ANY of the debate to text passes. Motion for roll call. Final vote... 65-56. IT PASSED?!?! I'm waiting on the registry of votes but from listening to debate, my latest unfavorite Rep., Patrick Rose voted FOR this bill.
Let's hope this dies a painful death in the Senate and the House gets ridiculed on every News Station "legit or illegit" to quote Rep. Dukes from earlier debate on the bill.
Posted by Karl-Thomas Musselman at May 3, 2005 06:15 PM
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haha... i'm watching dawnna dukes. this is hilarious.
Oh thank god comments are alive! I suffered in silence.
Um, shouldn't they be spending time on things such as school financing, health insurance, and...oh, wait. This involves teenaged girls in revealing outfits doing raunchy dances for the pleasure of crowds...never mind. Texas football wouldn't be Texas football without it, I guess...
Can we count on another one of Gene Seaman's stright-from-Hustler House Floor speeches?
"overtly sexually suggestive manner"
"commissioner shall inform"
"district shall take appropriate action"
How is the Education Commissioner supposed to learn of these events? I suppose, through citizen complaints. Which is to say that any number of conservative groups will be bombarding the Commissioner with complaints just as they currently do the FCC.
The fiscal note states that "[n]o significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated." It will be interesting to see how much staff time TEA winds up spending on this. Of course, the Commissioner could just punt and refer all complaints to the local school board.
Jeb
I say bring back the "Chips and Salsa" bill from two years ago. These people actually get paid to sit around to debate this crap.
Yet another proposed law by the neo-nazi Christians to regulate behavior. Who knows? Maybe soon we will have no cussing, spitting, everyone goes to the Church on Sunday laws.
Where do I apply to be Cheerleader Booty Inspector? I have no experience but I'm willing to start at the bottom....
