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Senate should reject anti-sex toy activist for parole board

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The nomination of Shanda Perkins to the parole board - the anti-sex-toy activist chosen by Governor Rick Perry to make decisions about releasing prisoners - comes up tomorrow afternoon in the Senate Nominations Committee. See prior Grits posts for more background:Governor appoints anti-sex toy crusader to parole boardNomination of anti-sex toy activist to parole board draws more criticismPerkins' push for harsh enforcement of petty vice laws against her neighbors in Johnson County ultimately resulted in Texas' law banning sex toys being overturned by federal courts. As I wrote when her nomination was announced, "She's so tough on crime, in other words, she's tough on crimes the federal courts say cannot exist because they're acts protected by the First Amendment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 05, 2009 (boomark / email).

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