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Yep. Unfortunately even this conservative court agrees that the school district can set its own rules. The right to pray doesn't mean that you can do what you want, when you want any more than freedom of speech allows you to yell "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater. While the passion that some people in this thread have shown is admirable, it doesn't go along with the law.

That's terrible! Poor little animals. How do you like them? I like smoked rabbit and I have had some pretty good squirrel in a light brown gravy over rice. You have to simmer them a long time to get them tender sometimes.

He can pray all he wants. He just can't take a knee with his team in what appears to be an endorsement of their religion. I do not agree with the district's decision. It is a stupid rule but lawful. I am guessing that a lawyer suggested that it is a violation of the law, which it isn't. The school district probably took the lame/easy way out and made such actions a violation of policy. Time to move on to another district if he doesn't like the rules. He does have that freedom. I've been in jobs where I didn't like the rules and moved on to greener pastures.

You kill little fluffy animals and eat them?

No one made a law by Congress or anyone else. The ruling was that the school district has the right to set rules in their schools. Nothing more. The coach violated school rules. His argument is that he doesn't like the rules. I agree with him, I don't like that rules either. It is however, the district's right to make it. The coach violates no law by silently praying while at school or a school function.

If this weather holds in its pattern, you should be hitting them at just the right time.

From previous US Supreme Court rulings, I think the coach can pray if he wants to. It is not against the Constitution. The USSC did not rule that he violated what is constitutionally accepted. What they let stand is a school district policy without comment. Prayer in school is not illegal but it cannot be prayer led by the school or its staff. The prayer itself was not ruled against but the coach has school rules that prohibit it. There is nothing the keeps such a school district from making such a rule. As a police officer I have a set uniform. I cannot wear a cross that shows without the consent of the chief. I have no religious freedom to overcome department uniform policy. It is not the wearing of the cross that is illegal but the department's right to make such a rule. Flame the school district for a stupid (and probably uninformed) rule. The court just upheld the school district's right to set rules.

It's good to see the kids from smaller areas getting recognition that they may not get from the newspapers with larger coverage areas. Good jobs to all of those that made it.

Good looking home crowd for PNG. ;D

I'm sitting at Keith Lake right now and it looks good but I don't know if the fish have moved in yet. With this warm weather, it shouldn't be long. I talked to a guy a couple of days ago that was going out in Sabine Pass and he said that he has limited on reds at Texas Bayou twice in the last week.

Just like a local player that signed with a Big 12 after two arrests locally. So as not to change his ways after being given probation, he played as a true freshman and then got arrested for breaking into a car and then an armed robbey. After the two arrests locally (with the coach letting him continue to play), it makes you wonder how far they will sacrifice or cover up for a win. It also lets you see that if a person isn't held accoutable for his actions at an earlier age, you can't really be that surprised when he doesn't change his ways later.

I will agree that it should be more but I always wonder when people speak of the money vs the risk. I don't think the risk compared to pay is the problem. It is pay period with the risk almost meaningless in my opinion. What it be worth the risk for $45,000? $55,000? How many people would say that they don't want to risk dying for $35,000 but will be more than happy to risk dying for $55,000? After four years the game wardens are making about $50,000 per year. For the people that don't want the risk (and I truly understand that), the pay would seem to me to be a non-issue. I think a person that wants in law enforcement is more than willing to accept the risk at any cost but can't raise a family comfortably on $35,000. The risk isn't the issue. Paying the bills is.

The article isn't a year behind. The article is about the rest of high school sports is now catching up with the NFL and the NCAA which Texas goes by. I think the rest of the states us the National Federation high school rules and that is what changed. It has no effect on Texas.

Now if they could just find a coach.

The game warden pay is about typical police pay statewide. There are a very few that pay a little more but now a lot different. Starting pay is generally about $35,000 per year and it usually maxes out around 20 years between $50,000-$60,000.

I thought about applying years(and I mean YEARS ago), but the money was not worth the risk. Think about it, most people you talk to have a gun! The risk doesn't change with a pay increase. Does more money make it worth the risk?

At least they can't claim that their heart isn't in it but they are doing it for the money.

Criminal charge will cause the LOI to be Null and Void! They can rescend the offer if they choose! Having absolutely no knowledge in that area, that is what I thought. A LOI makes a player ineligible at another university without him being released by school a player signs with. The LOI is not a guaranteed contract that says they have to pay his way to their university no matter what. I am sure that there are plenty of clauses in the contract for a player being denied the LOI from the university or the player even being kicked off of the team for mere disciplinary problems after enrolling at the university.

No kidding. They are taking the right to hunt away form people that don't care about the lawful right to hunt.

No kidding. The article said they would be paying some big penalties. I guess the author/reporter is making minimum wage..........

Where at? Now that is a secret. ;D

If this guy can finally win a game next season on the new turf at the all new Reservation, he will get at least a year pass.

Underneath headline will read "Pruett resigns" ...... to become Moody's OC.

Yep.... the survey is purely political as was the attempt to answer the reason for it. Why not just have the admin do its job and get to hiring whoever they think is their guy? No need to try and justify it by posting questions and percentages that everyone knows the answers to before the results are in.

You are correct about the illegal part. You can give alcohol to your own child that is in your presence. You cannot give alcohol to another person child even with that person's consent.