Texas Governor Greg Abbott has formally signed into legislation a invoice requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each public classroom within the state.
The measure, Senate Invoice 10, handed with overwhelming assist within the Texas Senate, 28-3, and now mandates that every one public college school rooms show a “sturdy poster or framed copy” of the Christian Ten Commandments. These shows have to be a minimum of 16 inches huge and 20 inches tall and simply legible from wherever within the room.
“The Ten Commandments are a part of American heritage and remind college students of the ideas that kind the inspiration of our authorized system,” supporters argue. Nonetheless, opponents raised considerations about non secular freedom and authorities overreach. Efforts to permit college boards discretion or embrace different moral teachings from completely different faiths have been rejected within the Home.
Texas isn’t alone in pushing this agenda. Louisiana handed an identical invoice earlier this 12 months, however that legislation was struck down as unconstitutional. On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals upheld a decrease court docket’s choice, citing First Modification violations. The ruling is anticipated to be appealed to the Supreme Courtroom, setting the stage for a authorized battle that would quickly embrace Texas’ new legislation.
This legislation is one among 334 payments signed by Abbott over the weekend. Different laws consists of increasing rural healthcare, obligatory monetary literacy programs for top schoolers, and new protections for Texas land possession and grid safety. Senate Invoice 11 additionally permits colleges to implement voluntary prayer and scripture studying through the day.
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