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Texas Gov. Appoints Anti-Sex Toy Activist to Parole Board

By Corey Rayburnyung

Grits for Breakfast has a post noting that Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Shanda Perkins to the state parole board.  Ms. Perkins' is probably best known for her efforts to against the sale of sex toys in one Texas count, which ultimately led the Fifth Circuit to strike down the sex toy ban. From the post:Normally, the Texas Senate rubber stamps the Governor's appointments to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, but one of Rick Perry's three appointees announced last week perhaps deserves closer vetting by the Senate. According to the Governor's press release:Shanda G. Perkins of Burleson is a retired banking executive. She is a member of the United Way of Johnson County Board of Directors and Burleson Lions Club. She is also director of the Johnson County Chamber Summit, and is a member and past ambassador of the Burleson Chamber of Commerce...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).