SALLY KERN
Kern has been censured for her discriminatory and insulting statements made in the legislatures. See {623312} & . {623311}. Using her warped logic, the children of well to do families would not study hard as their family would take care of them; Some do not and some do. It is the same with people of color and everyone else. This quotation shows that in a democracy, where legislators represent specific geographic areas, people who are uneducated, racist, homophobic, religiously bigoted and/or foolish can elect a representative who has some bizarre and/or hateful views. There have, in America, always been elected representatives whose views are out of the mainstream and embarrassing to most Americans. However in a free democracy freedom of speech and representation cannot be limited to sensible, constructive, logical or scientifically accurate content. Kern and others like her remind us all where education and public information access may be less than ideal.
She did not cite any such studies and others could not find them. Regardless of whether homosexuality is regarding as desirable or not history clearly shows major civilizations where homosexuality was openly practiced and the society thrived anyway. Ancient Greece is but one example. Kern has been censured for her discriminatory and insulting statements made in the legislatures. See {623313} & . {623311} This quotation shows that in a democracy, where legislators represent specific geographic areas, people who are uneducated, racist, homophobic, religiously bigoted and/or foolish can elect a representative who has some bizarre and/or hateful views. There have, in America, always been elected representatives whose views are out of the mainstream and embarrassing to most Americans. However in a free democracy freedom of speech and representation cannot be limited to sensible, constructive, logical or scientifically accurate content. Kern and others like her remind us all where education and public information access may be less than ideal.
Kern has been censured for her discriminatory and insulting statements made in the legislatures. See {623313} & . {623312} This quotation shows that in a democracy, where legislators represent specific geographic areas, people who are uneducated, racist, homophobic, religiously bigoted and/or foolish can elect a representative who has some bizarre and/or hateful views. There have, in America, always been elected representatives whose views are out of the mainstream and embarrassing to most Americans. However in a free democracy freedom of speech and representation cannot be limited to sensible, constructive, logical or scientifically accurate content. Kern and others like her remind us all where education and public information access may be less than ideal.
Sally Kern is a former Oklahoma state legislator, and former schoolteacher from Oklahoma City. Kern, a member of the Republican party, represented House District 84 — including parts of Bethany, Warr Acres, Oklahoma City, and Woodlawn Park until leaving office on November 16, 2016, after being term-limited. A former schoolteacher, she graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington and East Texas State University. She is known nationally for her opposition to equal rights for LGBT people. She is married to Steve Kern, pastor of Olivet Baptist Church in the Oklahoma City area.