Oklahoma Moves Closer to Sucking on Lemon (v. Kurtzman, that is)

A key ingredient in anti-christofascist legislation

Taste the Lemon (v. Kurtzman)

Remember Mike Ritze, the Oklahoma bozo who filed the “Ten Commandments Monument Display Act,” in the Oklahoma House of Representatives seeking to have a monument of the Ten Commandments placed on the state Capitol grounds?

Ritze convinced eight members of the Oklahoma House General Government Committee to pass the bill (there were three objections), and it now moves on to a vote before the full Oklahoma House.

Ritze reportedly said that the display would “inspire those who see it.” (source)

It’s a goal of mine to always remind ourselves of our moral compass,” Representative Ritze said. “The moral compass is basically as stated in the Ten Commandments for over 3,500 years.” (source)

I look forward to the ACLU reminding Ritze that when he was elected, he put his hand on the Bible and swore to uphold and defend the Constitution — not the other way around.

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One Response to Oklahoma Moves Closer to Sucking on Lemon (v. Kurtzman, that is)

  1. blevinsj says:
    February 21, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    How can ONE person remind “us” of “our” moral compass? Even the most religiously devote person would admit that Jesus Christ himself was not this pretentious.

    If Mr. Ritze wants to remind me of my moral compass, I would advise him to inquire about my compass first.

    Moral DOES NOT EQUAL religious. Religious DOES NOT EQUAL moral. If the above statement were true then the Inquisition was a triumph or morality.