Point to any recent cases where that's been used to actually prevent an election. Every state has stupid laws on the books, seldom enforced. And yet Texas is o

Point to any recent cases where that's been used to actually prevent an election. Every state has stupid laws on the books, seldom enforced. And yet Texas is one of a dozen states out of 50 that still have a law banning atheists from office; sure it's not enforced, but it sends a message: atheists aren't welcome here. As for the school and medical boards, while there are some mistakes that get made, coverage like this makes it more likely, not less, that things will get fixed. "cultural problem in the whole state" is painting in really, really broad strokes, and inaccurate ones at that. So you get some school boards that mess up every once in a while in every state; medical boards too. You don't see it happening, though, again and again, as in Texas. Oh, and I completely forgot about things like the death penalty and shutting down of Planned Parenthood and abortion clinics. Need I go on? I'm sure there are plenty of nice people who live in Texas; I'm just not too keen on joining them until they sort some things out.