A course to oblivion
By Dana Milbank
August 25 at 2:25 PM
Deep in the heart of Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick must have thought they had a political winner.
Patrick, a conservative crusader and talk-radio host, got Abbott to call a special session this summer of the Texas legislature .. for the purpose of passing a “bathroom bill” ...
... The business community objected, fearing the sort of economic boycott that hit North Carolina over a similar bill. Police chiefs called the legislation counterproductive. Polling showed Texans, particularly young Texans, didn’t think the issue a priority. Support for the bill shrank from an earlier attempt at passage. The House speaker, a Republican, refused to bring it up. The legislature adjourned last week with the bathroom bill swirling in the drain.
... Yet here comes President Trump with a fresh attempt at just such discrimination ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-charts-a-course-to-oblivion/2017/08/25/db24f578-899c-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html?utm_term=.8b545cd9fa89
