Religious rights exemption goes too far

I don't believe that a minister also working as a bus driver has a religious right not to drive a woman to Planned Parenthood because he's worried she'll get an abortion.

But, Austin, Texas' bus system is apparently worried a federal court would feel that way, so they settled a suit against them by the fired driver, Edwin Graning. Or, at the least, a bus system that's possibly strapped for cash was worried about the financial impact of fighting.

Blanco County Commissioner Paul Granberg, who is also on the board, said attorneys made the decision to settle.

"They advised the board that it would cost a lot more in attorney fees than it would cost to settle," said Granberg.

It's a shame; now the American Center for Law and Justice will trumpet this as a "victory."