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.
Well right now I’m trying to encourage people in a country that did not beat facism to actually fucking do something about it.
But also:
We have our own encouragement. Please focus on Canada. The USA is a lost cause.
Do you? Every day I see a new article of “Fachist does more dictator things” and yet there doesn’t seem to be anyone doing anything other than complaining online.
Even worse, when someone points out the simple fact that “hey, that’s not normal and shouldn’t be tolerated” Americans respond with “Oh ya?! What about YOUR country?!”
You don’t encourage, you insult. That’s not helping. So, yeah… expect what you give.
This you?
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