The hits just keep coming from the Texas Triumvirate of Tomfoolery. In the wake of the Santa Fe (‘burb of Houston) school shooting, the Republicans have decided that the solution of course is anything but stricter gun laws. Oh there’s money thrown at mental health even though open racism is a key requirement to being a Republican and special groups of people to identify those who are “at risk” to cause trouble. Translation, anyone who is browner than George Hamilton or calls out teachers promoting unsound bullshit such as creationism or Reagan’s economy. The classroom requiring a phone or form of electronic communication is rather stupid in an age of cell phones and Orwellian cameras everywhere. I guess it will help so the 911 recording will have the audio of people getting mowed down. Maybe the upside will be disproving fake martyrs dying for believing in divine skycake children a la Columbine.
However, I want to close with the piece de resistance. Gov. Shitbag signed a law making it legal for teachers to be packing. Riiiiight. Let’s just arm some of the lowest-paid and overworked employees in the country to oversee children and smart-ass teens. What’s more likely to happen is some smarmy, wealthy asshole kid getting plugged for reminding his stressed-out teacher how the F-350 his parents bought him is worth more than an educator’s average salary.