As Texas continues to lead the race to the bottom in the women’s rights arena by passing a bill that slashes abortion rights for women even after the now famous Sen. Wendy Davis filibuster, we as parents have a new dilemma: our children are asking us questions.?Well, good news, liberal parents. Schoolhouse Rock to the rescue!
Are you facing these tough questions at home?
“Why does Gov. Rick Perry hate women and girls?”
“Mommy, how does a bill become a law?”
“The news say that the bill passed the Senate, so how come it’s not a law already?”
“Daddy, what is this f***ery?”
Remember how our generation(s) learned about how the the government works? With Schoolhouse Rock, of course. Will that fabulous jingle ever leave our minds? “I’m just a bill, I’m only a bill, and I’m gonna be a law someday.”
Here it is. the Texas abortion rights Schoolhouse Rock re-make. Warning: this video contains some profanity. Children love to latch on to catchy tunes with “bad words” in them, so just be advised. And just as the original “I’m Just a Bill” jingle will never leave our minds, it’s likely that this one will never leave their minds.
I’m a bad bill
I’m a really bad bill
And if they vote for me I think I’ll be ill
Well, then I’m off to Rick Perry
You know he wants to sign
I’m red meat for the base
Oops! he must have lost his mind
If he signs me, then I’ll be a law
How I hope and pray Wendy will
Stand up tall so I stay just a bill
Enjoy the video.
Here is the original Schoolhouse Rock “I’m Just a Bill” video, if you want to give your kids more details about how a bill becomes a law.
