HEADLINES: 2026
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Probably not through school zones, crowded residential neighborhoods. BUT !
sear previously posted:
Quite a stretch between what I posted, & your reply.
The sanity check, a policeman racing to rescue a wheelchair bound widow from her burning home, before she suffers terminal immolation.
Looks like a steaming waffle to me.
Oh.
I did not know that.
Shielding minors from it makes sense. NOT shielding majors?!
Reportedly there's already enough blowback against it, Hegseth may be overruled on the broadcast (but not the execution?).
Shiftless2
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I've got no issues with the execution - it's the livestreaming that's an issue - kids will watch it.
If they can.
And some may, without intending to.
iirc there was a porn site called WhiteHouse.com
and kids doing research looking for the WhiteHouse.gov site got more (less?) than they bargained for.
I suspect any 12 year old that watches 5 hours of broadcast TV per week has already seen simulated homicide.
Children that have seen "Westerns" (cowboys & indians) have seen people shot & killed.
I'm not doctor enough to know if there's a significant difference for children that know it's an actual execution, and not mere S.A.G. antics.
In a republic, government can never do anything beyond what all ordinary individuals can do.
If someone speeds on your property, you can give them a speeding violations.
HOAs do it all the time.
The difference is police have authority over the public roads, owned collectively by all the people.
But in no way can police or any aspect of government do more than what the ordinary people who created the government can do.
If someone speeds on your property, you can give them a speeding violations.
HOAs do it all the time.
The difference is police have authority over the public roads, owned collectively by all the people.
But in no way can police or any aspect of government do more than what the ordinary people who created the government can do.
Shiftless2
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SB 12 criminalized what it called sexually explicit performances in front of minors, and defined the covered conduct to reach performers who sing or dance while wearing “clothing, makeup, or other similar physical markers” associated with the opposite gender. Violations carried fines up to $10,000 and a Class A misdemeanor charge.
The reference landed the day after Parton’s death at 80, which is why the ruling traveled well beyond legal coverage. Hittner’s point was structural rather than sentimental. A law that can be read to reach the most beloved entertainer in the state is a law that has stopped describing its own target.
References: Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’ | Judge channels Dolly Parton in blocking Texas drag show ban | Judge strikes down Texas law restricting public drag performances | Federal judge shuts down Texas drag ban: If you don’t like drag “just don’t go”
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A Federal Judge Killed the Texas Drag Ban and Used Dolly Parton to Do It
By Cameron Hale. Sep 3, 2026The Ruling
U.S. District Judge David Hittner struck down Texas Senate Bill 12 on August 26, holding that the state’s 2023 restriction on drag performances violates the First Amendment. Hittner found the statute both substantially overbroad and unconstitutionally vague, singling out its undefined reference to “prurient interest in sex” as a standard performers could not apply in advance.SB 12 criminalized what it called sexually explicit performances in front of minors, and defined the covered conduct to reach performers who sing or dance while wearing “clothing, makeup, or other similar physical markers” associated with the opposite gender. Violations carried fines up to $10,000 and a Class A misdemeanor charge.
Where Dolly Parton Enters
Hittner illustrated the overbreadth problem with a performer the statute plainly was not written to target. A woman with big hair and flamboyant clothes, singing on a Texas stage in front of a family audience, could fall inside the text as drafted. He used Parton as the example.The reference landed the day after Parton’s death at 80, which is why the ruling traveled well beyond legal coverage. Hittner’s point was structural rather than sentimental. A law that can be read to reach the most beloved entertainer in the state is a law that has stopped describing its own target.
Just Don’t Go
The line that carried the opinion is four words long. “For those who find such activities offensive, the solution is relatively simple,” Hittner wrote. “Just don’t go.”Who Brought the Case
The plaintiffs were The Woodlands Pride, Abilene Pride Alliance and 360 Queen Entertainment, joined by the Austin drag performer known as Brigitte Bandit. They argued the statute chilled protected expression by making performers guess where the line sat, with a criminal penalty attached to guessing wrong.Texas Is Appealing
Attorney General Ken Paxton called the decision profoundly flawed and said the state will appeal immediately. Until an appellate court rules otherwise, SB 12 is unenforceable, and the venues that canceled bookings rather than risk a Class A misdemeanor have their calendars back.References: Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’ | Judge channels Dolly Parton in blocking Texas drag show ban | Judge strikes down Texas law restricting public drag performances | Federal judge shuts down Texas drag ban: If you don’t like drag “just don’t go”
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A Federal Judge Killed the Texas Drag Ban and Used Dolly Parton to Do It
A Federal Judge Killed the Texas Drag Ban and Used Dolly Parton to Do It
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How do you like that?
Dolly Parton entered a Dolly Parton look-alike contest, and came in 3rd,
beaten by two men.
Love you Graceums!