Because those I-am-holier-than-thou moral highgrounders are seeking to use state law to legislate their morality rather than try to change local opinion. Its the converse of the lynching argument where they are saying this isn't just their own peculier mores but this is statewide mores. I personally believe there is a time to assert state and even federal power to address local issues but I think that there are a very limited range of issues. Sexy cheerleader routines just don't seem to rise to that level.
Looks like this issue is dead, at least for this legislative season. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7727886/ ‘Sexy cheerleading bill’ appears dead in Texas Senate says it’s not likely to take action on legislation this yearThe Associated Press Updated: 4:09 a.m. ET May 15, 2005 AUSTIN, Texas - A bill approved by the state House to ban bawdy cheerleading routines apparently isn’t going anywhere in the Senate this year.
