Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick put Dade Phelan, the embattled House Speaker, on blast for killing a bill last session that would have required the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom at Texas public schools.
The measure passed the Texas Senate but was stalled in the House last year, sparking outrage among its proponents. Now Louisiana has beaten Texas by becoming the first state to pass the measure into law.
“Texas WOULD HAVE been and SHOULD HAVE been the first state in the nation to put the Ten Commandments back in our schools,” Patrick declared on social media.
“Every Texas Republican House member would have voted for it,” Patrick emphasized. “But, SPEAKER Dade Phelan killed the bill by letting it languish in committee for a month, assuring it would never have time for a vote on the floor. This was inexcusable and unacceptable. Putting the Ten Commandments back into our schools was obviously not a priority for Dade Phelan.”
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed legislation this week in that state requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed. The ACLU has promised to file a lawsuit in an attempt to prevent that law from going on the books