Democrats! Lean into mask/vaccine debate. Staying in the Voter Suppression fight. Register: Ask Egberto Anything.
State Rep. Jasmine Crockett continues her fight against voter suppression. Democrats are on the moral and humane side with popular support and should lean into the mask/vaccine debate.
Exasperated Rep. Jasmine Crockett to Dems: Hold the line against Republican attack in Texas Legislature.
Dems, lean into the COVID vaccine/mask hysteria: Show you’re the supporters of life & humanity
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Red State Republican politicians’ death wish coming into full view as schools open.
Exasperated Rep. Jasmine Crockett to Dems: Hold the line against Republican attack in Texas Legislature.
Texas State Representative Jasmine Crockett has been one of the most visible and articulate legislators fighting the GOP attack on Texas voters. She has a message for Democrats that may be softening.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a real Texas voter suppression warrior in DC
It is with trepidation that I read the article Houston Chronicle article “Slow-rolling hunt for absent Texas Democrats begins with a door knock.” It read as if the Democratic heroes like Rep. Jasmine Crockett, fighting for Texans’ right to vote, were criminals.
The hunt for missing Democratic Texas House members escalated late Thursday and Friday, as the sergeant-at-arms and law enforcement visited some of the absentees’ homes with the aim of bringing them to the Capitol.
Earlier this week, Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan issued civil arrest warrants for 52 Democrats who have refused to report to the House for a month now, depriving the Republican majority of the 100-member quorum needed to vote on legislation during two special sessions.
The warrants allow law enforcement to order, and even escort, members back to the chamber. But given that they are not guilty of a crime, members are not at risk of going to jail.
It was apropos that I would be interviewing one of these Democrats in Washington DC. Rep Jasmine Crockett has been one of the visible and most articulate voices ensuring that Americans understand voter suppression techniques would ultimately touch America.
I had a lot of questions for Crockett, but I threw them out the door. I wanted to know the state of the walkout to block the quorum at the Texas State Legislature. I had heard that a few of the Democrats were returning to Texas or had returned.
She pointed out that there are rumors of negotiations going on with Democrats fear losing “something.” Crockett made it clear. Republicans in Texas will not come through with anything. They want the bodies of Democrats for a quorum, nothing more. Her wisdom clarifies that any promises made will be immediately reneged upon Republicans succeeding in ramming their voter suppression bills.
Listen to the entire interview. This is the face of the Democratic leadership, an unabashed belief in action for those they serve.
Dems, lean into the COVID vaccine/mask hysteria: Show you’re the supporters of life & humanity.
It should not be difficult to define those who are aggressive COVID Anti-mask/Antivaxxers. They are anti-life, immoral, and inhumane.
Democrats must lean into COVID hysteria.
Mehdi Hasan hits the nail on the head. Democrats seem to be disengaged from the current vaccine/mask hysteria. The behavior of these medical rebels is tantamount to a death wish.
It should not be difficult to message this not only to Democrats and Progressives but also to the country. Everyone loves their children. Many have teachers, custodians, coaches, and others in their lives.
I started with the following post on one of the well-visited Facebook groups for our local school district.
I am sorry, but Humble ISD's stance is criminal. An innocent, unaware infected kid entering a school without a mask is a kid with an uncontrolled weapon shooting bullets at innocent classmates. The only difference between lead bullets and the virus is that before the injured kid realizes they are shot, they could have inadvertently become an uncontrolled shooter as well.
Everyone has a right to freedom that does not impact the freedom of another. Parents on this board with children, our most precious resources, heed this. COVID-19 Delta Variant is much more contagious. What will your stance be for the first infected kid who dies, a death that could have been avoided.
This debate is confounding. Our kids already have many vaccines they must take to go to school. As you take your kid to school, you must have a driver's license. A civilized society does require we give up some but a small number of freedoms for the better of the whole.
Death is final. But worse could be the lifelong maiming that this novel virus leaves. Blood will be on the hands of those who could have avoided the deaths or the maimings that are sure to occur if a change does not occur quickly. We will be clear who is to blame. And while it is said that Americans have a short attention span, maybe the disregard for humanity will change that.
Our School Board is irresponsible. They do not deserve kudos for following an irresponsible governor who has already gotten Texans killed for his dealings with the Energy Grid, as well as leaving Texans uninsured for ideological reasons. I cherish life. Neither the Board nor the governor does. Actions speak loudly.
I think a civil but stern message will get some to think and maybe help in their subsequent choices of elected officials; not all, but some.
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Red State Republican politicians’ death wish coming into full view as schools open.
Red State Republican Politicians throughout the country are passing laws that harm all, especially those who voted for them.
Red State Republican Politicians' Death Wish
Schools are starting to reopen for the fall. Competent leaders are ensuring children are masked. Unfortunately, in states like Texas, Florida, and Tennessee, mask usage is not mandatory. Superintendents in Dallas, Houston, and Tennessee are disregarding the death-wish-pushing governors. They are considering mask mandates.
I sent a note to one of my friends on our school board. She sent me their policy which is completely wanting. The following two specific points show their irresponsibility.
Humble ISD will welcome the usage of masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) by anyone who chooses to wear them. Masks are optional. The district respects parents’ choices for their children. Masks and hand sanitizer will be available on campuses.
Humble ISD will share information about free COVID testing and vaccinations. Testing and vaccination is a personal choice, always voluntary and never required, and cannot occur without parent consent.
I posted and replied similarly after I got over my anger.
Humble ISD (HISD) Board Members’ failure to require masks on kids is tantamount to having random kids enter the school with loaded machine guns while firing at their peers. The wounds are bloodless but kill or maim permanently, nonetheless. Our HISD board members will likely join our Republican politicians in Austin who have murdered many Texans by denying them the insurance we Texans have already paid for (Medicaid Expansion to the Affordable Care Act) as they are willing to sacrifice the lives of our kids for an ideologically imposed death-wish.
Red State Republican politicians claim they are moral and fiscally responsible. Their stance on masking and vaccines proves they are neither. They do not mind others dying for a factless ideological stance. That is immoral. And increasing the propensity of their population getting sick explodes budgets. Hospitals are overwhelmed, causing the health deterioration and deaths of those suffering from other ailments.
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