The joys of the trifecta as the bullying bill, which I offered my personal perspective on last fall, moves to Culver's desk for a 100% certain signature. Looked like a near party line vote and the GOP got their last shots in:
Opponents, including Rep. Cecil Dolecheck, R-Mount Ayr, had argued that the legislation was less about protecting students than it was about foisting cultural views on schools.
'It has everything to do with a culture of acceptance,' he told the House. 'Not bullying.'
Well, no but yes. Bullying is important, but so is the statement "it's OK to be gay." I kid around about the Seinfeld Disclaimer a lot, but "not that there's anything wrong with that" is a powerful statement. That's part of what this is about, part of what marriage is about, part of what military is about. What Dolecheck and the Republicans want, the reason they opposed this, is the right to be bigoted. Glad you're being up front about that, Cecil.
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