The best of TX political oratory

The Texas Observer has collected the Texas lege session's most soaring and salacious political oratory. My favorites:

“I’ve already yielded more than a cheerleader at a drive-in.”
—Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) on the Senate floor.

“It’s a learned behavior. It’s kind of like domestic violence or someone who drinks. There was someone in the family or close to the family who caused that.”
—Rep. Robert Talton (R-Pasadena) on homosexuality.

“If we outlawed everything some people find offensive, there wouldn’t even be a Texas in the first place.”
—Cindy Campos, lifeguard, on the bill by Rep. Al Edwards (D-Houston) to outlaw sexually suggestive cheerleading as “told” to the Onion.

“Every time I get stopped they want to search my vehicle.”
—Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-McAllen) on the need for consent searches to stop harassment of people who look like him.

“I can’t define yours for you or you define mine for me. I don’t have a word-for-word description of it, but any adult who is involved with sex at all in their life—they know it when they see it. I can’t give you a demonstration this evening.”
—Rep. Al Edwards (D-Houston) on which sexually suggestive moves his sexy cheerleader bill would outlaw.

“I’m not sure we’d want one,”
replied Rep. Kent Grusendorf (R-Arlington).

“When you become black, Mr. Bohac, you will understand why there is a Voting Rights Act.”
—Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) in an exchange with Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) during debate on a measure that would make it more difficult for the poor and minorities to vote.

“This amendment is blowing smoke to fuel the hell-fire flames of bigotry. When people of my color used to marry someone of Mr. Chisum’s color, you’d often find people of my color hanging from a tree. That’s what white people back then did to protect marriage.”
—Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston) on a bill by Rep. Warren Chisum (R-Pampa) to add a ban to gay marriage in the Texas Constitution.