Georgia Republican Congressman Paul Broun will win reelection in November. In April he introduced a bill to prohibit the sale of pornography on military bases. He followed that up in May with a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Then last month he fought off his primary challenger by questioning his religious convictions. (His opponent was an active Christian who, among other church duties, served as chairman of the board of deacons.)
That’s how you win in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, among the most conservative in the state. That and this:
Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens, has proposed legislation to withhold federal funds from any school that lets students sing The Star-Spangled Banner or say the Pledge of Allegiance in a language other than English.
He introduced the PLEDGE – Pledge Language is English Declaration and Government Endorsement – Act of 2008 on Friday. Requiring immigrant students to say the pledge and sing the national anthem in English will help them assimilate, Broun said. […]
Schools in New Mexico, Arizona and Wisconsin allow and sometimes require students to recite the pledge in Spanish or another language, according to ProEnglish, a Virginia-based nonprofit that pushes English as the official language of the U.S.
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