February 04, 2010 01:52 AM UTC

Williams Kills Silly Indian Mascot Bill

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• by: Colorado Pols

As The Denver Post reports:

Sen. Suzanne Williams just announced she is killing her own legislation on American Indian mascots.

She released a short statement:

“I introduced this bill because I feel very strongly that we need a conversation about the subtle discrimination between races and cultures, but as this discussion has developed I no longer feel that legislation is necessary to reach the goal of bringing this discussion into public awareness.

I want to continue the conversation over the summer working with the Colorado Indian Education Foundation to meet with school districts. I fervently believe we can build on our knowledge and expand our appreciation of our Native American ancestors.”

While it’s a good thing that Williams finally wised up (or was told to wisen up) and killed a bill that wasn’t important enough to take headlines away from more pressing issues, the damage has already been done for Senate Democrats. Still, it’s better to end the discussion now before it takes up any more ink making voters think Democrats aren’t focusing on the right issues. Now, if only Republicans could figure this out…