Rep. Nicole Collier, the Democratic state lawmaker who spent Monday night inside the Texas Capitol, is asking a court to let her exit the building, alleging she’s facing “illegal restraint by the government” after she was told she needs a police escort to leave.
The Fort Worth lawmaker and dozens of other Democrats left Texas earlier this month to delay a vote on a GOP-led plan to redraw the state’s congressional map.
The Democrats returned to Texas in recent days and they were given state police escorts to ensure they will show up when the state House convenes Wednesday, but Collier refused to sign a “permission slip” to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Collier says she slept on the House floor overnight.
Something I’ve noticed hanging out with hippies and studying Buddhist meditation masters.
Folks with no ego don’t declare they have no ego. At least not since the time of ancient India.
Folks with massively inflated egos on the other hand, often pretend they’re above everyone else, by proudly proclaiming they don’t have one.
Except in the situation when one is being accused of having an ego, as a person’s opinionated attempt to insult.
Then, as I’m sure you can agree since you’re not choosing sides—right?—that this situation is simply defense.
Most folks have an ego. It’s the last thing to go on the path.
I understand the defensive reaction, but that is ego.
I have one too. I’m not a meditation master.
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If you’re tired maybe take a nap
“I’m only defending myself in this conversation that I inserted myself into on the defensive.”
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