Let Them Eat The Ten Commandments

Opinion | As a principled conservative, I would rather have hungry school children who get to look at the Ten Commandments on the wall than nourished children who have to look at other things, like maps.https://t.co/viZQZlyY9q

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On Friday, Landry's new DCFS Secretary, David Matlock, released a statement saying the state will reject the federal funds and instead opt to focus on more self-sufficiency. 

"Every child deserves a safe home, first and foremost, and families deserve a pathway to self-sufficiency. That is our primary mission, staying focused on that mission, without adding piecemeal programs that come with more strings than long-term solutions, is what will deliver the biggest impact for the children and families we serve," Matlock said.

The Gospel of Matthew:

25:41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 

25:42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 

25:43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' 

25:44 Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?' 

25:45 Then he will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.'

The pious governor of Louisiana:

The summer Electronic Benefits Transfer proposed would give each family $40 a month per child. 

"These children, if not given an opportunity to be fed, will be hungry. This is not politics. We're talking about 71 million dollars," Carter said. 

"The pandemic is over," she said in an emailed statement. "Louisiana already administers robust social safety net programs including SNAP, TANF, as well as the Child Nutrition Programs—including the USDA Summer Food Service Program, the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Seamless Summer Option, and WIC. This year, the Summer Food Service Program will offer meals-to-go. Under these numerous programs, every child will be able to receive the meals they need throughout the summer.”

May the good Lord spare me from pious idiots.