Louisiana to require the 10 Commandments displayed in every public school classroom : NPR

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor.

The legislation that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law on Wednesday requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities.

@Denny Did they specify a language or could it be in say Klingon? Or a local indigenous language?

@Denny Because that’s been so successful in the past, I gather? Will the legislature also be advocating for stopping all economic activity for one day a week?

@annahavron Actually, all work, paid or unpaid

@JohnBrady Looked up the quote, which I had not read. Thank you for that, and of course he is right. Edited to add: but if people followed the Ten Commandments, that would also be incredibly subversive. Easy to post, very difficult to follow.

@JohnBrady @annahavron Oh I love the subversion, these are great ideas!

@Miraz Ha! Agreed. I think Klingon would be great.

@JohnBrady @annahavron @denny If people stop coveting, I mean, there goes the economy.

@Denny I have read and appreciated the other comments. This is performative legislative jackassery. I doubt that even our current Supreme Court, widely accused of dark intentions, will uphold this.

@dwalbert Covetousness. Heh, heh. That makes the unseriousness of the exercise clearer. But I cannot throw stones at Louisiana. Indiana Republicans nominated a flaky pastor for Lieutenant Governor over the weekend to assure that their gubernatorial nominee doesn't focus on good government too much.

@ReaderJohn "performative legislative jackassery" is now in my permanent lexicon 😸

@dwalbert 😸

@annahavron Get it on speed dial.

@JohnBrady I'm betting on the ban on "bearing false witness," myself. What shall we read while we wait for all this to be enacted?

@ReaderJohn 😸

@ReaderJohn Thou Shalt Not Post the Ten Commandments in the Classroom