Tennessee bill might require all students to learn cursive.

There isn't much in this world that Democrats and Republicans can agree on, but apparently the need to write cursive is one.

State representative Sheila Butt has proposed a bill in the Tennessee state legislature requiring cursive be taught. The Republican lawmaker "authored the bill after being told by parents and teachers that kids today couldn’t read their handwritten notes," according to The Tennessean. Not to mention all the birthday cards from grandma and grandpa that look like indiscriminate squiggles.

It doesn't stop there. "Butt frets that the day may come when Tennesseans will no longer be able to sign their names legibly or read the Bill of Rights in its original form," says the newspaper. Because if there's one thing your average American does on a Saturday night, it's kick back and read the Bill of Rights in its original form.

But this is a noble quest, and Sheila Butt is not alone on her mission, as the entire Tennessee legislature seems to be on board, Democrat and Republican. Says Rep. Raumesh Akbari, a Democrat, “I think it’s terrible [...] because you really need to be able to write in the event that your computer or your phone or your iPad — all those batteries are dead.”

In case you're not keeping track, the reasons for learning cursive are as follows:

1.  Handwritten notes are indecipherable.
2.  Bill of Rights reading parties.
3.  Potential zombie apocalypse wiping out our electronic grid.

All valid excuses.




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