Texas is once again the biggest battleground state in America. This time it’s not just about winning an election, it’s about winning the fight to save our democracy and to roll back the Republican attacks on voting rights sweeping across our nation in states controlled by Republicans.
So far, this year Texas State House Democratic lawmakers have been the only Democratic lawmakers to defeat a Republican voter suppression bill in a state legislature controlled by Republicans.
If Democrats can win the fight in Texas we can break the back of the Republicans onslaught against our voting rights and democracy.
Democrats Need Your Help, in Texas.
Texas State House Democrats are heroes in this new and modern fight for Freedom, Liberty and Justice as we prepare to celebrate Juneteenth, Freedom Day, this year in Texas and across our nation.
As we all know, “Freedom ain’t free” and “Power concedes nothing without a demand.”
The fight for our democracy and against Republicans’ voter suppression legislation is not over, in Texas. We need your help to finish the fight and save the victory State House Democrats won at the end of this year’s regular legislative session.
Governor Abbott has already threatened to fire state employees and to have state troopers arrest State House Democrats to force them to come back to Austin for a Special Legislative Session so that Republicans can pass their voter suppression bill. (These threats by Governor Abbott raise serious concerns about violations of the Texas constitution and the Texas judiciary must do their job when called upon or they too will have contributed to undermining the concept of separation of power in our democracy. Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton is not the Texas Supreme Court and AG opinions should not be the final word on major Texas constitutional issues. There will be more on this in a separate piece.)
To help defend and protect our legislative victory, Texas Democrats-and our allies-need to do two things. First, Texas and National labor unions should come together to establish a fund to help any state employees fired by Governor Abbott to try and force State House Democrats to come back to Austin so Republicans can pass their voter suppression legislation.
This is an opportunity, in Texas, for labor unions to, once again, demonstrate the power and value of organized labor and why working Texans should organize their workplace and join a union.
Second, all Texas Democrats must help build a modern underground railroad across our state so that State House Democrats can’t be arrested and forced back to Austin. Democracy-freedom from oppression-is worth defending. These too are extraordinary times and Texas (and national) Democrats must once again be extraordinary in this fight to protect our individual freedoms and our democracy. Come join the fight, in Texas.
Daniel Jones (Dan 1) says
This is an important and well written report, Carrol G. Robinson. Thank you for writing and sharing it.
There was a time, years ago, when I actually Thought that the Republican Party was the Plutocracy Members and the Oligarchs of Our Nation that actually valued Democracy and abided by Its principles.
Now, it is becoming more clear to me that these selfish humans have only been using Democracy as a tool in their power quest. The rotten core of them, not the misguided followers.
Now, I am wondering whether, or not, the leaders of the Democratic Party are a similar story, though more interested in serving “We The People”…the saddest part of this whole national mess.
I am so very ready to find out what a strong Third Party can do for Our Destiny. But the question remains: Can the “Young Turks” of Our Nation adequately resist the corruptive corporate influences? To some useful degree?