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Commentary: Lawmakers behaving badly, again
By John Krull, publisherTheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS—Something about Black people speaking their minds scares the heck out of conservatives who like to present themselves as staunch defenders of liberty.
These rightwing tough guys are so freaked out by free speech that they melt down even when the people who are calling them out don’t have the power to do anything but … speak.
The Feb. 18 debacle in the Indiana House of Representatives is but one example.
That episode of tragedy and farce began when Rep. Greg Porter, D-Indianapolis, spoke about a bill that would allow students from racially diverse South Bend Community Schools to transfer to a nearby system that is almost exclusively white. He said the bill was discriminatory.
Porter is a member of the Black caucus. Members of the caucus dressed for the day in traditional African garb to celebrate Black History Month.
Read more: http://thestatehousefile.com/44474/commentary-lawmakers-behaving-badly-again/
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