Next Action Is When You Organize It-1st Amendment Is Your Permit

5/6/2026

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Here I am yesterday at Week 482 of the John Cornyn Houston Office with signs that say "The Next Action Is When You Organize It" & "The First Amendment Is Our Permit"

Thanks to Mauri Bird Lucas for making the signs & taking the pictures.

The last part which I don't have a sign for is "The Only Credential Needed Is Your Presence."

It is more clear everyday that Trump & Republicans don't intend to accept bad outcomes in 2026 elections.
Mayor Whitmire talked today in his budget press conference about more police overtime $ for protest. He specifically addressed that topic. The mayor says nothing about destruction of the Voting Rights Act. He has already made clear he supports HPD working with ICE.

The City of Houston has made clear they will never have our backs no matter the attacks on our freedom from the state & federal governments.

The work ahead is ours. Voting is not going to be enough.

The next action is when you organize it. The 1st Amendment your permit. The only credential needed is your presence.

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I'm Neil Aquino.

I'm a rank & file Houstonian. I’ve volunteered extensively for Democratic candidates and causes, and served as staff for multiple campaigns. My work for Democratic campaigns has involved communications and strategy.

I’m an organizer of the Weekly John Cornyn Houston Office Protest. The Cornyn Protest team has been outside Senator Cornyn’s office each Tuesday for eight years now with one clear message: In addition to voting, we must show up physically and non-conventionally for the fights over democracy. Events have proven this assertion correct.

I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later on Egberto's YouTube channel.

I am the 2024 Barbara Cigainero Volunteer of the Year Award recipient the Houston LGBTQIA+ Political Caucus. I have a political science degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati and ran a Cincinnati City Council office.

I read a lot of books and follow baseball closely.

Next Action Is When You Organize It-1st Amendment Is Your Permit

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