Monday, January 30, 2012

South Dakota House votes to encourage ‘academic’ study of Christian Bible in public schools

The non-binding resolution was introduced by Pastor and Rep. Steve Hickey, R-Sioux Falls. No representative spoke against it.
“...supporting HCR 1004. Rep. Shawn Tornow, also of Sioux Falls, also Republican, and also a fashion plate, cited the state's motto ‘under God the people rule’ as reason for students to learn about the Bible. ‘I think it's appropriate under this resolution to give kids the opportunity to understand, historically who God is.’
Hickey was depicted by S.L. Ehrisman of southdacola.com in a photo illustration (top, right) before he abandoned his US Congressional campaign in favor of a SD senate seat.

Shawn Tornow (bottom, right) at his job as a city attorney of Sioux Falls. Tornow was called "kingpin of worthless legal defense against the city...losing case after case because of constitutionality."

South Dakotans, here are the the rest of the perps:

HCR 1004, House, Adopt Resolution


Abdallah Yea Blake Nay Bolin Yea
Boomgarden Yea Brunner Yea Carson Yea
Conzet Yea Cronin Yea Deelstra Yea
Dennert Yea Dryden Nay Elliott Nay
Fargen Nay Feickert Yea Feinstein Nay
Gibson Excused Gosch Yea Greenfield Yea
Haggar Yea Hansen (Jon) Yea Hawley Yea
Hickey Yea Hoffman Yea Hubbel Yea
Hunhoff (Bernie) Nay Hunt Yea Iron Cloud III Nay
Jensen Yea Jones Yea Killer Nay
Kirkeby Yea Kirschman Yea Kloucek Yea
Kopp Yea Liss Yea Lucas Nay
Lust Yea Magstadt Yea Miller Yea
Moser Yea Munsterman Yea Nelson (Stace) Yea
Novstrup (David) Yea Olson (Betty) Yea Perry Nay
Romkema Yea Rozum Nay Russell Yea
Schaefer Yea Schrempp Yea Scott Yea
Sigdestad Yea Sly Yea Solum Yea
Steele Yea Street Yea Stricherz Yea
Tornow Yea Tulson Yea Turbiville Nay
Van Gerpen Yea Vanneman Excused Venner Yea
Verchio Yea White Yea Wick Yea
Willadsen Yea Wink Yea Wismer Nay
Rausch Yea

Ayes 55 Nays 13 Excused 2 Absent 0

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