More GOP/fundamentalist suck-up bullshit — a planned ACLU monetary gag order

House of Representatives Bill 2679 would, if passed, prevent organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, and its clients in legal actions for religious discrimination from collecting damages.

Note the ludicrous précis paragraph:

To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate the chilling effect on the constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees.

This piece of moronity, and hypocrisy given the GOP’s unabashed opening of the federal hog trough to “faith-based organizations” for everything from prison counseling to Katrina aid and in between, has already acquired 50 cosponsors.

I see that among those 50 nutbars fighting the defense of religious freedom is one of the representatives from the coverage area of my newspaper group, the underwhelming suburban Dallas Congressman Kenny Marchant.

At the same time, I'm somewhat surprised that another Texas Republican, former Libertarian Ron Paul, is a cosponsor.

As a card-carrying ACLU member, I’m appalled. I’m also afraid some Democrats are going to jump on the bandwagon with this bill.