Out & About In Houston-Rule Of Law Is Good & Talking About Protest

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​This past Thursday, I was one of five from the John Cornyn Houston Office Protest team who attended the Houston event for the National Law Day of Action. The event was well-organized and we appreciated the attorneys and elected officials who were there. We encourage more from the professional classes to join the fight. (The John Cornyn Houston Office Protest is each Tuesday, 11:30-1, 5300 Memorial Drive.)

Law firms should not yield to Trump or help end the rule of law. They should instead oppose Trump and fight for the rule of law.

This morning, I was joined by my Cornyn Protest Colleague Mauri Lucas at Melissa McDonough’s interactive community conversation at First Metropolitan Church. Melisssa ran a strong race as the Democratic nominee in CD 38 in 2024. She is considering her options for 2026.

Mauri and I were at a table where people came and asked about protest. They asked where are the protests in Houston & how can one organize or take part in a protest.

On the question of taking part in protests, Mauri & I told people:

*The next protest is when you organize it.
*The First Amendment is your permit.
*Whatever number of people you get at your protest is good.
*Protests are mostly safe so far. Since we are up against an authoritarian and white supremacist opponent, it will not be fully safe. You should not expect it to be safe.
*Police are indeed often more aggressive or more likely to provoke when many Black people are at a protest.
*Whatever way you are taking part in this challenge—That is your call.
*Trump has recently issued an Executive Order that gives cops wide immunity & openly discusses the military military working with local law enforcement.
*There is a lot of trouble ahead. We will see where it all goes & how we each choose to respond. We are the leaders. We are the main act.

This is all part of my work on the Houston Democracy Project. 

There are four pictures here.  1. The law event itself. 2. Cornyn Team at law deal. 3. The event this morning. 4. Mauri & I this morning.
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Here is the Houston Democracy Project list of things each of us can do to fight Trump/Musk. Here is a fundraising pitch for the Houston Democracy Project. I'm doing the work and showing up in many different ways.  Please help the effort. ​​

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 Egberto's YouTube channel.

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