Republican Crime Town Hall-Houston Council Dems Must Show Up As GOP Ramirez Does

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Above you see notice of a so-called Crime Town Hall in Houston.

With three Republicans as the announced speakers, maybe the event is about how to commit crime. The leader of the Republican Party is someone convicted of 34 felonies & that seems fine with Texas Republicans.    

​Texas Republicans pardoned Danny Perry after he was convicted for murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in Austin, while at the same time saying Trump's conviction for 34 felonies is a wrongful act. Department of Public Safety police troops bash protestors at the U. of Texas, but stood by like cowards while the shooter killed the children at the Uvalde school.  

In Texas, the law is for those with political power to use as they choose. What they choose is authoritarianism and cruelty.   

One of the speakers at the so-called Crime Town Hall is Mike Knox. Mr. Knox is the Harris County Republican nominee for Sheriff. In 2022, Mr. Knox testified in front of State Senator Paul Bettencourt's voter-suppression committee about how voters were getting water and snacks while waiting in line to vote. That's all we need to know about Mr. Knox. He is league with efforts to subvert Harris County elections and take our freedom.  

Another speaker is Houston City Councilmember Julian Ramirez. Mr. Ramirez has endorsed Mr. Knox for Sheriff. (Mr. Ramirez, along with John Whitmire, was endorsed by Senator Bettencourt in 2023.)  

I watch Houston City Council meetings. Mr. Ramirez is a competent and effective Republican partisan. Houston City Council Democrats could learn from Mr. Ramirez and be out on the trail consistently for Democratic candidates. All elections are partisan. Mr. Ramirez gets it. Houston City Council Democrats often do not appear to get it. 

​Here are the names of Houston City Council Democrats-- Sallie Alcorn, Martha Castex-Tatum, Mario Castillo, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Tarsha Jackson, Abbie Kamin, Joaquin Martinez, Letitia Plummer, Ed Pollard, Tiffany Thomas. 

Contact Houston City Council Democrats and ask them to show up to fight for democracy, as effectively and as often as Mr. Ramirez shows up to harm democracy.      

Republicans promise violence if they lose and authoritarianism if they win. They promise mass round-ups of migrants. Take it all at face value. Demand our elected officials show up.  

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