Citizen-Leader Sarah Roberts Files Suit To Demand 1st Amendment Rights in Fort Bend County-Each Of Us Can Lead

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Fort Bend County citizen-leader Sarah Roberts has filed a lawsuit against Fort Bend County Judge KP George asserting that he has violated her First Amendment rights and should be removed from office. 

From KUHF 88.7:
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"In a lawsuit filed last week, resident Sarah Roberts alleges that George violated her right to free speech by removing her from commissioners court during public comment....Roberts spoke during a commissioners court meeting on July 8. She got into a heated exchange with George about a mid-decade redistricting effort, and the county judge cut off her microphone before motioning for a deputy to escort her from the courtroom..."You don't have a First Amendment right here in this courtroom," George told the resident ... The embattled county judge, who recently switched from the Democratic to Republican party, is facing two felony counts of money laundering. He has also been charged with misdemeanor misrepresentation of identity, after prosecutors allege he worked with former staffer Taral Patel to fake racist attacks against his own campaign on social media. Roberts' lawsuit cites several of the allegations from George's criminal court proceedings as evidence that he should be removed from office, including accusations that he used campaign money to purchase property and paid Patel for campaign work using county funds...."The above referenced conduct by K.P. George indicates either, gross ignorance of his official duties, gross carelessness in the discharge of those duties, or unfitness or inability to promptly and properly discharge official duties ....." the lawsuit states." 

​Above you see Ms. Roberts being removed from the July 8 Fort Bend County Commissioners meeting. Ms. Roberts' comments began at the 55 minute mark of the meeting. 

​I know Sarah. She is a good person. She is active in Indivisible Fort Bend. She has joined the John Cornyn Houston Office Protest a number of times. She is a strong autonomous activist who works well with others, and also takes the lead in fighting for freedom on her own initiative. 

I wasn't surprised when I saw Sarah had filed this suit. She's a leader. She knows the next action is when you organize it, the First Amendment is your permit, the only credential needed is your existence and you don't need to feel self-confident to proceed. You just need to act. The fight ahead is ours. 

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