I think we're running into a phase where Republicans are proposing laws based on shared boomer facebook posts and the like rather then actual concrete issues.

The party of small government and personal freedoms.

Obviously, they were talking about their personal freedom to dictate the freedom of everyone else.

Goth girls wore collars when I was in high school, before furries were a thing.

Eggs are like $9/dozen.

But licking oneself or others for the purpose of affection is still fine, right??

If nothing else in my life, it does make me feel powerful how fucking afraid of me that republicans are.

I'm PROUD that they CUT my Child's Lunch and Teacher's salary so they could focus on THIS!

yo they can peel my chokers from my cold dead hands

You have to laugh

If enacted, I'm guessing the main effect of this would be to make "meow" the new standard greeting among a large fraction of the student population in Texas high schools.

Hey DOGE, these are the dumbasses wasting taxpayer money.

The party of small government

It's just one of several modern versions of satanic panic used to distract the dummies while they fleece them.

Using a litter box for the passing of stool, urine or other human byproducts

They put that in the law because they want people to think it actually happens.

It reminds me of the time that a proposed bill outlawed "critical race theory" in schools, which it defined (in part) as teaching that present-day white people must feel guilty about past slavery. But nobody had ever taught that.

Students who bark, meow, hiss or make other animal noises that are not human speech

The cow says "you're under arrest".

I find this law hilarious. And incredibly dumb. Hilariously dumb. Maybe spend more on education and childcare. There's always going to be the "wild child" in school.

Lots of students with verbal communication issues about to be illegal. As are students with artifical limbs or organs or even glucose monitors. Also who gets to decide this: "other than behaviors or accessories typically displayed by a member of the homo sapiens species"?

Jesus Christ, someone buy these guys a fursuit already. I'll chip in. We can do a GoFundMe.

Okay, obvious queerphobia/freedom of expression issues and "how are these malignant societal tumors still on the debunked litter box thing" aside... Do none of these idiots remember that children often role play as animals because they have imagination and they are children? Have they even met children?!? Pretty sure "horse firefighters" or "we're all evil cats today" etc. are a common type of game played at recess or whatever. They have nothing to do with being a furry and everything to do with just regular human development? Are these people really paranoid and threatened by childhood make-believe games?

Artificial, animal-like ears Other physiological features that have not historically been assigned to the human race through a means of natural biological development

Great outrage in the anime community following catgirls ban.

I love how there's exempt days. You can dress up like a furry once in a while as a treat.