Michigan GOP merges schoolyard policy with foreign policy, embraces “moral conviction” bullying

Wow. You’ve gotta see this. Licensing a “God wants me to beat up the queer kid” culture. Via TPM:

The bill lays out what exactly constitutes bullying, but in one key part it says that the legislation does not prohibit First Amendment rights, and “does not prohibit a statement of a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction of a school employee, school volunteer, pupil, or a pupil’s parent or guardian.”

…”I am ashamed that this could be Michigan’s bill on anti-bullying when in fact it is a ‘bullying is OK in Michigan law,'” Kevin Eppling, the father of the bill’s namesake, said in a letter.

4 thoughts on “Michigan GOP merges schoolyard policy with foreign policy, embraces “moral conviction” bullying

  1. Well.  A bully is protected by the First Amendment?  This is going to make my job harder.  Oh, I know:

    ‘Thunk’  “Hey!  Sonofabitch!”

    “I beg your pardon, but I was only expressing my First Amendment rights by zapping you on the head with my Steel Hankie.  I do hope I may have jarred something loose inside there.  You seemed a little clogged up.”

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