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So now Campbell has jumped

back in with the resolution,
which I gar-an-damn-tee you
is intended to prevent such
lawsuits in the future (as well
as pander to her base). And
while I understand that we have
civil rights laws in this country,
thats an argument for another time
with a whole different set of criteria. Right now
were going to discuss this on free market and
natural rights terms.
It would be helpful to have a look at the
resolution as it stands, so heres the entire text.
While its worth reading in its entirety, weve
printed the most controversial bit in bold:
________________________
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment
relating to an individual s or
religious organization s freedom of religion.

MIKE
REYNOLDS

Senator Donna Campbell,

R-New Braunfels, has caused
all heck to break loose again,
as she has stepped up to take
another swing at her religious
tolerance resolution, a cause she
tried and failed to push through during
the 2013 legislative session. Shes back at it,
with minor revisions, for the 2015 go-round,
emboldened, no doubt, by:
1.
Colorados
State
Civil
Rights
Commissions decision in the Jack Im not going
to bake any gay wedding cakes Phillips case,
which ended with Phillips being forced into a
reeducation program for insensitive people.
(For the record, I wouldnt last a day there, and
certainly wouldnt graduate. Props to Mr Phillips
for not blowing his brains out.) And
2. The Sweet Cakes by Melissa case in
Oregon, which resulted in the closure of the
aforementioned business.
In case youre not familiar with those
stories, theyre basically identical . In short,
the bakers refused to sell gay wedding cakes.
Not gay cakes, mind you cakes for gay
weddings, rather. (All cakes are inherently
gay - thats just science. I mean, look at them
with their frosting and icing and whatnot.)
The nature of the cakes themselves wasnt
the problem. The trouble exclusively swirled
about the occasions for which the cakes were
intended - Youre going to eat this WHERE?
With WHOM?
Anyway, both of those situations ended
in litigation, with the offended couples taking
the bakery owners to court, and winning on
civil rights grounds. Evangelicals across the
country were pretty upset about that, because
they want to do business with whom they want
to do business with - in their case, people that
share their religious values. I say let them,
but why anyone would turn away paying
customers is beyond me.
Conversely, the collective gay were
all abuzz with delight over the decisions,
because they were now free force their money
onto people that think their marital relationship
is an abomination. Again, have it at, but why
anyone would do that on purpose gives new
meaning to self-hating.
Ive got to say this about that: If were going
to force Christians to sell to gays we probably
should force gays to buy from Christians. Its only
fair. The markets a two-way street, after all.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE

OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6, Article I, Texas
Constitution, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6. (a) All men have a natural
and indefeasible right to worship Almighty
God according to the dictates of their own
consciences. No man shall be compelled
to attend, erect or support any place of
worship, or to maintain any ministry against
his consent. No human authority ought, in any
case whatever, to control or interfere with the
rights of conscience in matters of religion, and
no preference shall ever be given by law to
any religious society or mode of worship.
(b) Government may not burden an
individuals or religious organization s
freedom of religion or right to act or refuse
to act in a manner motivated by a sincerely
held religious belief unless the government
proves that the burden is in furtherance of
a compelling governmental interest and is
the least restrictive means of furthering that
interest. For purposes of this subsection, the
term burden includes indirect burdens such
as withholding benefits, assessing penalties,
and denying access to facilities or programs.

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(c) But it shall be the duty of the Legislature
to pass such laws as may be necessary to
protect equally every religious Denomination
in the peaceable enjoyment of its own mode
of public worship.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional
amendment shall be submitted to the voters at
an election to be held November 3, 2015. The
ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for
or against the proposition: The constitutional
amendment relating to an individuals or
religious organizations freedom of religion.
________________________
Sure, theres an argument to made that
this is going too far. On the contrary, I maintain
it doesnt go far enough.
My problem with Campbells plan is this:
Under it, certain people (the religious) can
do certain things (decline to sell wedding
cakes to gays) that the rest of us cant, simply
because they believe something really hard,
and furthermore, ground that belief in the
supernatural. These are incredibly subjective
things to base a law on. In the case of bakery
owners, they get to decline same-sex wedding
cake business, but if an agnostic does the
exact same thing, he or she remains subject
to the civil rights laws as they stand - and ends
up with legal fees and fines and in reeducation
camp. Of course, thats a purely hypothetical
situation, because I have yet to run into an
agnostic or atheist that would refuse to sell a
wedding cake to someone on the basis of their
sexuality. That particular practice is, at the end
of the day, purely religious.
But whats the problem here, really?
Choosing whom one does business with is (or
should be) a basic human right. Nobody should
ever be forced to buy from or sell to anyone
they dont wish to, for whatever reason. Im
wondering why that right should be limited to
the religious among us. Dont the non-religious
have a right to free trade, to turn business down
because they dont approve of someone or
something? What about the atheists, Donna?
WHAT ABOUT THE SKEPTICS? (She didnt
know it when she wrote the thing up, but she
inadvertently ceded the moral high ground to
the faithless here. She knows they arent going
to pull a stunt like that on anybody. Snap.)
Then of course, theres the obvious flip
side, which all parties seem to be ignoring.
Should a merchant not want to do business
with a religious person, theyre still on the hook
for a civil rights violation against the aspiring
customer. Read that again. Let it soak in.
Campbells resolution only swings in
one direction, favoring one group while
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offering nothing to the rest. Hardly equitable.

If Campbell had put forth an anything goes
proposal, Id be all over that. But she doesnt
want that. This is about pushing all the goodies
to one side of the table. Politics and all.
Anyway, it was a jackass move to deny
the cakes, and it was an equally jackass move
to sue over it. Attention Gays: The correct
response, if you actually believe in freedom,
is to tell all your friends, and the press, and
let word spread that you had a jackass move
pulled on you at the bakery. This solves
your pound-of-flesh problem, because gay
people eat doughnuts too (albeit in secret),
and prevents another, as suing only makes
the bakers look and feel as if they are being
persecuted for their faith, which is a big
reward for the kinds of people that would take
a moral stand over a FREAKING PASTRY.
I understand the desire to punish someone
that treats you poorly, but if youre going to
do it on the basis of your right to live as you
wish, you need to respect that all around.
Philosophical consistency and all. I know, I
know. People only care about their own rights
and freedoms. Which is why humanity has
most of the problems it does.
As for the market, well, if Party A refuses to
sell to Party B, Party C is wide open to soak up
those customers. And if those customers are gay,
that means a high number of dual-income-nokids spenders. Party A gets to stand on principle
and assume the accompanying risks, Party B
gets what it wants without enriching somebody
that doesnt approve of them, and Party C gets
fat wads o cash. Note who the ultimate loser is
that equation. Bring on the free market.
Personally, I would be pleased as Punch
should businesses discriminate openly, for
two reasons:
1. I think people should know just how
much they are not liked by the person they might
have otherwise spent their money with, and
2. Its a huge opportunity for somebody
else to serve the daylights out of that previously
rejected, and possibly very spendy customer. A
decent businessperson seizes those opportunities.
Senator Campbell, theres still time to
get this thing right. Give everybody the right
to decide who they want to do business with.
Then watch your constituency complain about
how put upon they are, what with the War on
Christmas and everything.
(By the way, Charles Manson, who has
claimed to be the baby Jesus himself, is about
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My Thanksgiving, Your Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a traditional family holiday.

This is not always a good thing because
criminals and the emotionally disturbed have
traditional families, too.
Your cousin, Ray, is coming to visit us for
Thanksgiving, your mother says. So be nice
to him. Hes had a hard time.
You point out that Cousin Ray has had a
hard time because hes done hard time for a
variety of vile acts, most of which while naked.
(When you were six, Cousin Ray put fireworks
under your already-nervous Uncle Billys lawn
chair. Cousin Ray blamed you for it, which
everyone believed. Uncle Billy was seldom
out of that facility after the incident, and the
entire family consistently reminds you about
the terrible thing you did to the poor man).
Oh, like youve never done anything
wrong, your mother responds. Remember
what you did to poor Uncle Billy?
Cousin Ray shows up with the rest of the
relatives, who fawn over him as if he were
some kind Golden Child, just too special for
the World to understand.
When no one is listening, or pretending
not to listen, Cousin Ray tells you several times
throughout the day, You know what we do to
guys like you in the joint?
You see, the reason Thanksgiving is so
hard is because it is a holiday sprouted from
dark, dark roots.
In 1620, the Puritans left England to
escape religious persecution to find a New
World where they could practice religious
persecution for themselves. The Puritans had a
simple credo: Happy is Evil.
Almost immediately after moving to the New
World, the Puritans faced their first harsh winter.
Their crops failed and their livestock died. They
were starving, even after eating all the witches.
Luckily, the natives had come to their
rescue with food and lessons on how to farm
in the New World. After a bountiful harvest,
the Puritans celebrated with their native friends
and gave thanks for the communitys success.
They would later kill those natives. Im
sure there were some native mothers who told
their more wary young sons, Oh, like youve
never done anything wrong.
Today, the holiday is still awash in madness:
* We stuff gunk up a birds backside,
then eat it.
* We watch grown men give one another
concussions.
* We eat yams. Yams, for Gods sake!
And, yes, I do all of the above, as well.
Its tradition and Im a traditional guy.
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Thanksgiving is also the American Day

of Martyrs.
Mother would talk for weeks about what
she planned to cook for the extended family,
strategizing every detail while shopping for
just the right foods that took into account
everyones allergies (like your sister Anne,
who couldnt eat pie crust). She would tell
you how this year was going to be the best
Thanksgiving this family has ever had.
And, no, she doesnt need any help in
the kitchen.
By noon on Thanksgiving, mother is
angry because she has to do everything by
herself. When you offer assistance, she tries
to bite you. The only person who shell let into
the kitchen is Cousin Ray, who is stealing the
good silverware.
Whatever slim hope there was left to salvage
the day is lost when Grandma Jean appears with
a fully-cooked turkey with all the trimmings.
Grandma Jean, I thought I told you I
was cooking dinner, your mother says in a
strained diplomatic voice.
I know, dear, Grandma Jean says. But I
know how hard of time you have with cooking,
so I thought I would bring a little something.
Dad, who was firmly placed before
the Cowboys game a few minutes before,
has suddenly evaporated into thin air. Your
mother returns to the kitchen, where you hear
the soft but noticeable pop of a cork. Shes
muttering now, asking where in the hell is the
good silverware?
Eventually everyone starts eating. Youre
full because you had two dinners and had to
eat something of everything lest feelings be
embittered. But, you saved enough room for
the pumpkin pie, the dish you have been most
looking forward to. But you find there is none
left because Cousin Ray has taken a whole pie
for himself. He hunches over it and growls when
you get too close.
When you complain, the family turns on
you, telling you to leave Cousin Ray alone.
Doesnt he deserve a little pie after all hes been
through? After all, dont forget what you did to
poor Uncle Billy.
Much, much, way-too-much later, your
extended family limps and staggers away, many
of them sporting new facial tics. You go up to
your room and look at the empty spot in your
closet that once held your new jacket. Cousin Ray
stole it. You saw him take it. You also saw him put
moms nervous medicine in the pockets.
You chuckle to yourself.
Now its time to make an anonymous phone
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possession of
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controlled substance
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MEDELLIN, JESSE
BARKER,
RODRIGUEZ
TOM
EDWARD

NELSON,ALIX
ELIZABETH

Male 507 200 lbs

Male
511 185 lbs Female 502 122 lbs
DOB:01/01/1976
DOB:
12/17/1968
CHARGE: Possession
DOB: 04/26/1983
of a controlled
CHARGE:
Motion to
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substance
pg 1 under
revoke
probation
for
1
gram
and
theft
of
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of a
assault bodily injury
property under $1500
controlled substance
family/
with 2 orhousehold
more
member
previous convictions

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RICHEY, JEANNE
JORDAN RANDALL Female 506 150 lbs
Male 606 170 lbs
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CHARGE: Failure to
appear - possession
of a controlled
substance

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jumping and fail to
appear

LOYD,
JODI RAE

STUCK, JESSICA
LAUREN

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DOB: 03/31/1981
DOB: 10/23/1990
CHARGE:
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CHARGE: Motion to
chemicals with intent
revoke probation to manufacture and
possession of a
multiple counts of
tampering with a
controlled substance
government record

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ASK A MEXICAN!
By Gustavo Arellano were a trillion times better than ustedes.
Point is, gabachos and Mexis will get along

Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans

and gabachos resemble each other
so much? Both are very conservative
about sex, marriage and family. Both
are very Christian, either Catholic or
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alcoholism,
and
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of machismo and discrimination
towards women. The striking similarity
between Texan cowboys and rancheros.
Since Mexicans and gabachos look so
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The Guatemalan

much better once we both accept that were

both part of the Estados Jodidos.

Dear Mexican: Why the #### do

Mexicans LOVE to warm up their cars
every morning? Cars only have to be
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and carburetors havent been part of
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way: while idling, your car is getting
zero miles per gallon. Dont let the
engine run at idle for any longer than
necessary. After starting the car in the
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dont let it sit and warm up for several
minutes. An engine actually warms
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gasoline engines, its more efficient
to turn off the engine rather than idle
for 30 seconds or longer. Think about
going into a fast-food restaurant rather
Dear Chapn: Your Yucateco Mayan than waiting in a long line for the drivecousins have a saying: In Lakech, which through window.
Fuel Injection Phil
translates into Spanish as T eres mi otro
yo, which you can Beatle-ize into I am you
and you are melook it up! More than just

Dear Gabacho: The only cars that

New Age pendejadas, the Mayas knew

matter

are

cars

with

carburetorsfuel

that opposites not only attract, but theyre

injection is for fresas. Think of it this way:

frequently dos sides of the same coinying Mexicans learn to drive from their dads.
Their dads learned how to drive during the
and yang, cabrn!
You compared gabachos and Mexicans 1970s and before, when carburetors were
pero good; scholars have also given the king. Mexican dads dont evolve outside of
same treatment to the Aztec and Spanish accepting Asian and gabacha daughters-inconquistadors, both religious empires that law, and tolerating the gay members in their
played tribes off each other to make it easier families instead of assaulting them like in
to beat them, that liked to kill and enslave decades past. It follows, then, that Mexicans
their enemies, that practices cannibalism,

even in the present day will turn on the car

and that practiced syncretism at all times (the and let it warm up for a couple of minutes,
Mexican Virgin of Guadalupe was famously damn the fuel economy. Traditions for us last
a replacement for the Aztec goddesses long after theyre usefulfor chrissakes, we
Tonantzn and Coatlicue, but the original still put bull stickers on our trucks!
Spanish Virgin of Guadalupe herself was
a so-called Black Madonna, the term used
for Marian apparition that just so happen to
pop up in areas with pagan significance).
Even you pinche chapines have a

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I cant help but find it odd that my children
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amount of information (some it actually valid).
But vinyl is still better.
Many important moments in my life were
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* One of the most embarrassing moments
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Class Clown, which I listened to with my
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I bought it and stuffed it under my dresser.
When I was alone, I would pull it out and swim
in the Pistols anger pool. My defiance was a
perfect companion to their musical defiance.
* One my greatest finds was in a small
independent grocery store, Amatos, in
Magnolia, Texas. Amatos had a small but
eclectic number of records for sale, which
included such things as Herp Albert, Andy
Williams, Hank Snow and Hermans Hermits.
Within that bin, I found a copy of the Ramones
Rocket to Russia, possibly the greatest Punk
album from the greatest Punk band.
I relished the Punk movement because
it was raw and well expressed my righteous
anger at damn near everything. The Ramones
became the first concert I ever went to.
When I walked into StingRay Records,
the first site that greeted me was the
Punk, with an album by the Jam at front
and center. There were also LPs by XTC,
the Clash
(including their first album,
which I had to get as a bootleg when it
was released), Joe Jackson and, yes, the
Ramones, including Its Alive, one of the
greatest live albums ever recorded.
I love it when people come in to buy
the Ramones, Blair said. Oftentimes, its
younger kids. Were trying to be the Ramones
headquarters in New Braunfels.

Blair also fell in with the Punk sound of the

late 70s and early 80s.
When the Punk stuff came out, it was at a
time when you had Styx and REO, and others,
who were kind of boring, he said. Punk had
meat to it. I still go back and listen to the Sex
Pistols album. Thats straight-up Rock n Roll.
They and the Ramones rejuvenated rock music.
The Punk sells well, but Blair said Heavy
Metal records are his biggest sellers.
When I started, I had no clue that Heavy
Metal was still as big as it is, he said. San
Antonio is such a big Metal town and Im always
trying to stock more. Metal fans want the vinyl.
Blair notes that the first album he ever sold
was a Metal record.
The first one I ever sold was Black
Sabbaths Vol. 4, he said. It was an original
copy and was a great value because the cover
was a little rough, but the vinyl was perfect. It
was right out of my personal collection. This
girl spotted it right off and I told her she got the
best deal in the store.
And Blairs personal collection is
extensive, numbering into the thousands.
Ive always wanted to open a record
store, he said. Ive collected records for a
long time and I often threatened my wife that I
was going to open a record store.
For those too young, the record store was a
cutting-edge place to go and where cutting-edge
music listeners worked, those who knew what the
cutting-edge music was and how to get hold of it.
I used to love going into record stores,
Blair said. They were the epitome of cool back
in the 70s. My high school buddies and I would
go to record stores just to hang out and look
through stuff. If wanted to know about something
I hadnt listened to yet, I would ask the record
store guys, who were an unusual breed.

I guess Im one of them now, he added.

StingRay has a phenomenal collection of
LPs. Of course, the store sells a good number
of Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and more.
We have actually sold a ton of Mumford
and Sons, he said. The Black Keys have also

been a big seller.

The store has a number of rare recordings,
such as a $200 copy of blues great Howlin
Wolfs Moanin in the Moonlight, on the
legendary Chess Records label.
If youre feeling the Whimsy, StingRay
even has an album by the Archies, which Blair
said are hard to find in good shape. And, yes,
there are Partridge Family records available.
My mom once bought me a Partridge
Family album, and I told her, I dont think so,
he recalled. So I took it back and traded it for
Chicago II. But, now that theyre collectible, I
try to get all the Partridge Family I can.
And for true vinyl fans, Black Friday will
mark Record Store Day, which also occurs in
April. On Record Store Day, record companies
send out a variety new and rare releases to
participating stores. This year, Blair said a Jimi
Hendrix item is expected.
I can never predict what will be sent out
or what people will want, he said. Last year,
everyone wanted One Direction.
StingRay is a perfect place for those who
want to increase their vinyl collection, those
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players), or for those who want to sell their old
and possibly rare records.
You can find StingRay at 243 N. Union St.,
or call 830-629-2662 (which is a good idea since
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could be out delivering some babies).
By the way, if you have any Punk on
8-track, Blair said they are worth a ton.
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