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TexasTowelie

(112,585 posts) Fri Jul 24, 2015, 04:32 PM Jul 2015

Texas Gov. Abbott calls ruling dumping Houston equal rights ordinance "appropriate."

From Twitter:

Greg Abbott ?@GregAbbott_TX 15m15 minutes ago

Freedom of religious liberty & expression upheld in Texas. The people - not cities - get to decide. #tcot #txlege

More about the Texas Supreme Court Ruling at:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/107827385

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Texas Gov. Abbott calls ruling dumping Houston equal rights ordinance "appropriate." (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2015 OP

Sure, Abbott. Appropriate to the KKKristian driven haters of your base. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #1

So GOP is on record saying they want discrimination against gays to be allowed and AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #2

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

1. Sure, Abbott. Appropriate to the KKKristian driven haters of your base.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2015, 04:37 PM

Jul 2015

What a sanctimonious ass.

AllFieldsRequired

(489 posts)

2. So GOP is on record saying they want discrimination against gays to be allowed and

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2015, 04:44 PM

Jul 2015

so on, is that what I am reading?

They seem to want to put civil rights up for a vote?

That is not how we are supposed to do it in America, I thought.

Can anyone defend this?

Would love to see someone try.

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