Kinguendo said:
Texas has started removing VERY important historical figures from their history books.
And actually, all I have heard people say about Arizona is that it is an unconstitutional law (the constitution trumps everything for you guys, right?) as it not only creates racial profiling but forces people to supply proof for the police officers of their citizenship.
EDIT: And you wonder why Mexicans want to leave Mexico? And yeah, Mexico isnt the only one with a corrupt government. *hint*
Never said our government wasn't corrupt, Mexico is just far worse in their corruption (politicians and police have actually taken kickbacks from the Mexican Cartels that cart drugs over the border and are known to murder all who speak out against them.). The people saying the law in Arizona is unconstitutional are pointing to two parts (all legal immigrants must carry identification indicating that they are, and the police may ask anyone to prove their citizenship), these parts may be unconstitutional. (it hasn't been decided and hasn't been taken to the courts so nobody can definitely say it is or isn't. Though you can argue for either side.) The wording may be vague enough that it isn't discrimination and thus does not violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment, I can't say for sure though as I'm not a lawyer or court justice. We will find out if and when it reaches the Supreme Court of the United States if the law is or isn't, and any argument before that is pure speculation.
On the Texas point, that is a shame I will admit, but it is the choice of the Texas School Board what is included in text books. The sad truth of it is that history books can never truly include everyone who is of significant historical importance, the only reason this one is getting any play is because they are leaving out certain founding fathers who were anti-church. It doesn't make Texas a cluster fuck, it just makes the Texas School Board one sided and biased. Which, when you think about, is all of history really. As the saying goes, "history is written by the victor", and in the case of content of school books in Texas the religious have won against the non-religious. It is also completely plausible that a new school board will change the content again, as it isn't set in stone obviously. The same thing happened when certain states mandated the teaching of creationism alongside evolution (remember how much chaos that caused and how quickly it died down?). I don't pay attention to Texas for the same reason, in time, nobody will give a shit. Everyone gets up in arms for a little while, then they realize how retarded the whole argument is as it has no affect on anyone other than Texans. Besides, would you take away the Texan's right to choose what they teach just because you don't like it or think it is wrong? I say let Texas do as they please and everyone should keep heir mouth shut if it doesn't affect them. This is an argument for Texans and it is up to Texans to decide what is right and wrong, not a Californian and a citizen of the UK. We both know nothing of Texas culture and thus cannot accurately say what is right for them.
