Houston Council Democrats Can Fight Extremism Here At Home In City Hall

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Above you see a Tweet made this evening by Houston District C Councilwoman Abbie Kamin. 

Councilmember Kamin has been watching the Democratic National Convention. There are some Republicans speaking at the convention talking about how they will not be voting for Donald Trump. 

​That's fine for Ms. Kamin to talk about Republicans from around the nation speaking up to oppose Donald Trump. However, Councilmember Kamin has six Republican colleagues on Houston City Council. (There are ten Democratic Councilmembers.)  To my knowledge, no Republican on Council has formally announced they will not support Donald Trump.  

The six Council Republicans are Julian Ramirez, Twila Carter, Willie Davis, Mary Nan Huffman, Amy Peck and Fred Flickinger.  

Councilmember Kamin and every Council Democrat has the ability to ask Republican Councilmembers they sit with each week to step back from Trump. This is just as every Council Republican has the capacity to do the right thing without being asked.

It's easy for a politician to talk about people far away in some other place. The more difficult thing is to address the extremist sitting right next to you. Authoritarianism and mass migrant roundups will require a local infrastructure of support.  We need elected officials willing to confront the far-right every place it is found--Including right here at home.         

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