State Sen. John Kavanagh: Full of weasel words and hate

From Lowe's Home Improvement,
mostly because I don't want Kavanagh's preferred hate symbol to be the first image in this post.

John Kavanagh, doing AZ proud.  Again.

There's no doubt that John Kavanagh is a highly intelligent man.

There's also no doubt that high intelligence is often wasted on people with low character

This time, he's introduced SB1049, a bill that seemingly protects hate symbols like Confederate flags from homeowners and condo associations.

From his proposal -

A. Notwithstanding any provision in the condominium documents, an association shall not prohibit the outdoor display of any of the following: 

...

8. ANY HISTORIC VERSION OF THE AMERICAN FLAG, INCLUDING THE BETSY ROSS FLAG, WITHOUT REGARD TO HOW THE STARS AND STRIPES ARE ARRANGED ON THE FLAG. 

It's kind of impressive how he tries to hide his actual intent behind weasel words like "including the Betsy Ross flag".

OK, not really.  :)

Many words can be used to describe him.  "Subtle" is NOT one of them.

What Kavanagh wants to protect,
from JSTOR

Most GQPer governors are busing migrants now, so some Texans have resorted to other means

I could have titled this post as "Texans doing what Texans do," but there are Texans who are decent human beings.

These just aren't among them. (Note: all those accused of crimes are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty)

From The Daily Beast -

Texas Jail Warden and Twin Brother Accused of Shooting 2 Migrants, Killing 1

The warden of a federal jail for detained immigrants in West Texas and his twin brother were arrested after allegedly shooting at a group of undocumented migrants walking along a remote roadway on Tuesday, killing one, according to authorities.

Shortly after he was arrested on a manslaughter charge, Michael Sheppard was fired from his position at Sierra Blanca’s privately run West Texas Detention Center, the San Antonio Express-News reported Thursday. A spokesperson told the newspaper that Sheppard had been “terminated due to an off-duty incident unrelated to his employment.”

The affidavit of probable cause is here, courtesy El Paso Matters.

From the affidavit (emphasis added by me) -

This doesn't appear to be an isolated incident.

From Texas Public Radio -

[snip]

On Wednesday morning, there was another shooting in Hudspeth County that appeared to also target migrants.

26-year-old Erick Garibaldi of Fort Hancock was accused of shooting a man in the face. The victim taken to Del Sol Medical Center.

It was not clear if the two shootings were connected.