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"the Texas Legislature is AGAIN the laughing stock of America"
Jul 12, 2013.
State troopers providing security at the Texas Senate earlier were confiscating tampons from spectators entering the gallery to watch debate on a controversial abortion measure. Apparently, there was concern the items could be thrown in protest of the bill.
As news of the security measures spread — with the stories pointing out women's sanitary products were being banned even as guns were still allowed for those with concealed carry licenses — the confiscation was ended, according to
Burnt Orange Report's liveblog of the proceedings.
Opined Burnt Orange: "Meanwhile, the Texas Legislature is
AGAIN the laughing stock of America, as
#tampongate trended worldwide on Twitter."
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