Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick ridiculed as he vows to pass 'nonsense' Ten Commandments bill

AUSTIN, TEXAS: Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R) has pledged to pass the new Louisiana bill that mandates the display of Ten Commandments in all public schools and classrooms.

The bill is set to be passed in the Texas Senate in the upcoming legislative session, according to The Hill.

Lt Gov Dan Patrick blames House Speaker Dade Phelan for killing the Ten Commandments bill

Patrick took to social media to criticize Texas state House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) for previously stalling a state Senate bill that would have required the display of the Ten Commandments in schools and promised to reintroduce the bill.

“SB 1515 will bring back this historical tradition of recognizing America’s heritage, and remind students all across Texas of the importance of a fundamental foundation of American and Texas law: the Ten Commandments,” he wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

In the previous legislative session, the Texas Senate passed SB 1515, which aimed to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in every Texas public elementary and secondary schools.

However, the bill faced criticism from Democrats, who argued that it was disrespectful to non-Christian Texans.

While a House committee voted favorably on the Ten Commandments bill, it did not reach the floor of the state House, preventing its passage.

Blaming Phelan for the outcome, Patrick accused him of intentionally delaying the bill.

The tension between Patrick and Phelan has been growing, particularly after Phelan presided over the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Both Patrick and Paxton supported a primary challenger to Phelan.

In his post on X, Patrick wrote, “Texas WOULD have been and SHOULD have been the first state in the nation to put the 10 Commandments back in our schools."

“But, SPEAKER Dade Phelan killed the bill by letting it languish in committee for a month assuring it would never have time for a vote on the floor," he continued.

“This was inexcusable and unacceptable. Putting the Ten Commandments back into our schools was obviously not a priority for Dade Phelan,” Patrick added.

Internet blasts Dan Patrick for announcing he would reintroduce Ten Commandments bill

Reacting to Patrick vowing to pass the Ten Commandments bill, one user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote, "Goodbye civil liberties in Texas."

"Will they use Louisiana’s commandments or invent their own?" a netizen commented while another user wrote, "I wonder what all the high tech companies feel about their new 14th century tax haven now?"

One user tweeted, "They must be completely out of problems in Texas that they have time with this nonsense," and another user wrote, "They are just playing with folks when the republicans break most of the 10 commandments before lunch."

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