A Texas congressman seems to have forgotten that Congress should be
working on ways to boost growth in our national economy and help create jobs
for millions of Americans who want to work.
Instead, Rep. Steve Stockman (R) is pushing a bill that would deny
federal education funds to school districts that forbid "harmless
expressions of childhood play" like using a finger and thumb as a
make-believe gun.
Stockman's bill is a transparent and silly attempt to support gun
advocacy. I'm trying to avoid sputtering as I write this….
I think schools should protect our children from bad people with guns.
I think the "zero tolerance" policies sometimes go too far…suspending
a first-grader for raising his thumb and pointing his forefinger is, in
general, not in the "real smart thing to do" category.
But Stockman crossed over into La-La Land with his goofy bill that
plays to the gun "base."
Here's a sample: Stockman's bill would block federal funding to a
school district that sanctions students for "brandishing a pastry or other
food which is partially consumed in such a way that the remnant resembles a
gun."
Read it again, slowly….yup, it really says "brandishing a
pastry"…..
Stockman heard about a second-grader in Maryland who was suspended after he
chewed on a Pop Tart to make it look sort of like a gun….
Ummm….sorry, I just have to stop here…..
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