Debbie, don't do Dallas!

Wait till Wisconsin Republicans hear about this. Texas has gotten a step ahead on legislating morality with a ban on sexy cheerleading.

This seems like the kind of bill John Gard could sponsor and push through a couple of times, get the gov to veto it, and then put it on the ballot as a constitutional amendment, ain'a?

This from Wonkette:

Sexy Texas Cheerleader Ban Sashays Forward

The state of Texas, birthplace of sexy cheerleading, continues its efforts to ban it: Yesterday, a bill passed the House and now it moves on to the Senate. Its sponsor, Democrat Al Edwards, thinks unprotected cheerleading leads to "young girls being pregnant in middle and high schools, dropping out of school, having babies, and contracting AIDS and herpes." So in a way, a law against suggestive pom-pom twirling is probably a pretty fair compromise, because if Edwards finds out it's actually sex that leads to all those things, who knows what legislation he'll try to enact? — GREG BEATO

The report from Austin.