SCOTUS gave a sharp rebuke to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which, ruling on the same law, declared, "In our circuit, we do not balance the wisdom or effectiveness of a law against the burdens the law imposes." Another 5th Circuit ruling on the law quoted an unrelated case to assert that "a legislative choice is not subject to courtroom fact finding and may be based on rational speculation unsupported by evidence or empirical data." - NBC News

In GOP, Texas, and Far Right Jesus world science, facts does not matter. Lets go with our guts when in doubt lets poop