Prudish Republican Legislator wants to destroy all that is good in the world.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050318/D88TCPGO0.html

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Friday night lights in Texas could soon be without bumpin' and grindin' cheerleaders. Legislation filed by Rep. Al Edwards would put an end to "sexually suggestive" performances at athletic events and other extracurricular competitions.

"It's just too sexually oriented, you know, the way they're shaking their behinds and going on, breaking it down," said Edwards, a 26-year veteran of the Texas House. "And then we say to them, 'don't get involved in sex unless it's marriage or love, it's dangerous out there' and yet the teachers and directors are helping them go through those kind of gyrations."

Under Edwards' bill, if a school district knowingly permits such a performance, funds from the state would be reduced in an amount to be determined by the education commissioner.

Edwards said he filed the bill as a result of several instances of seeing such ribald performances in his district.

J.M. Farias, owner of Austin Cheer Factory, said cheerleading aficionados would welcome the law. Cheering competitions, he said, penalize for suggestive movements or any vulgarity.

"Any coaches that are good won't put that in their routines," he said. And, most girls cheering on Friday nights were trained by professionals who know better, he said.

"I don't think this law would really shake the industry at all. In fact, it would give parents a better feeling, mostly dads and boyfriends, too," Farias said.

Although cheerleaders must meet the same no-pass, no-play academic requirements of athletes, cheerleading is not a competition sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League, the governing body of Texas high school sports.

The UIL also does not have performance regulations for squads who cheer for their teams at state championships, said Athletic Coordinator Peter Contreras.

"I think it should have been cut out a long time ago," Edwards said. "It surely needs to be toned down."

 

gracious... are they going to try and ban dancing next? Because almost everyone who dances at the bars is more "sexually suggestive" than cheerleaders (not that I like cheerleading, but they have the right to cheer if they really want)

 

Ahhh, he's a democrat.

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/11153312.htm

 

Is that so? My mistake. He must be a D.I.N.O.

 

democrat or republican, theyre all the same.


its the racist crazy god-freak christians you gotta look out for.

 

Flashbacks to footloose anyone? god I lov e that soundtrack, if only life were a muscial (utterly kidding)

 

he's prolly just pissed cus he was watchin some cheerleaders, got turned on, and got turned down. now he's trying to get her back.

 

Thats some bullshit, if cheerleaders can't do that how are the future strippers supposed to get trained?

 

its too late. we already traded all that was good in the world for the internet...

 

I just love how the penalty for any school doing something the government doesn't like is cut funding. "leanin' bout' immoral humping eh? WERE CUTTING YOUR ART CLASSES!" If only they'd cut funding for "improving our milatary arsenal", but who doesn't just love american life saving napalm and plutonium tiped bullets? God bless us, screw you world.

 

FFS--did you guys ever see that movie Footloose. Thats what this kind of thing always makes me think of.

 

Man, what is wrong with some people today. They all just need to lighten the hell up....sheesh...

 

Am I the only one that noticed a US congressman used the phrase "breaking it down"?