I understand your frustration, but there is more going on right now. Basically, if Biden and Garland come in and sue Texas, then Fox News and various Republicans will accuse them of "government overreach." Also, it will be difficult (given the current make-up of the Supreme Court) for Biden to take action. After all, look at all the voting restriction laws that the Supreme Court has let stand even when it runs afoul of the Voting Rights Act. So any attempts by the federal government to revoke this law will only succeed in getting Republican voters to mobilize to drive out Biden and the Democrats.
Basically, it's politics. Republicans have caused this situation, so it is time to drive them out. Now! In 2022!
Right now, it is the local people and businesses who are fighting against the law by flooding the vigilante website until it crashes, by denying the website a forum online, and by protesting forcibly against the Texas law. The government can't save us right now, but we can save ourselves.
In my opinion, Democrats are doing this just right. The voters are angry. And all we need to really set the issue on fire is for the right case to come along. Perhaps a mother who lost a baby via miscarriage, but is sued by her neighbor under the law who assumed she had an abortion. Can you imagine the problems (legal and public relations involved)? Besides forcing the woman to release her private medical records, the question becomes whether those who sue under the law can be held libel. And let's also point out the media response. Who wouldn't feel bad for a woman who lost her child and then is accused of abortion? (ignore the fact that Alex Jones went after the parents in Sandy Hook and claimed that their children were "liberal actors." I am talking about real people, not those masquerading as people.)
Or perhaps a woman who was raped and was unable to get an appointment within the allotted six weeks. What Republican would dare denounce her? The Texas governor got roasted for suggesting that six weeks was plenty of time to have an abortion, so can you imagine him telling an actual person this?
Democrats secretly love the fact that Republicans passed this bill. It is mobilizing voters (particularly moderates and women) who, despite what they feel about abortion personally, know that Texas has went too far and that Republicans can no longer be trusted in government.
I hope and pray that Republicans lose seats next year in the House and Senate, as it would go against history and send a strong statement to the Republicans and to Trump.....ok, maybe not Trump, as he will probably claim that if he was on the ballot in 2022, Republicans would win, blah, blah, blah! But only by staying angry and resolved will voters come out and vote Republicans out. So the longer this law makes news, the better.
@pookieboy Thanks for posting that. I have been telling clients for two decades that long before the seas will rise up and take coastal properties in Florida and along the Eastern Seaboard, the troubles will start with sky-high insurance rates. Then property values will fall because those sky-high rates will lower demand.
Everything going on in Texas right now makes me scream. And cry. And scream again. And scream and cry at the same time. Pick an issue, the new abortion law, their new voting law the new law allowing open carry of a gun without a permit or training or the law against mandating masks in school.
Here is a reminder of where my daughter's school district stood with Covid cases on Monday night after 8 taught days of school.
191 cases district wide, 161 were students, 30 staff.
My daughter's school had 15 cases, 11 of which were students.
It is now Wednesday night. 10 days of school have taken place this year now.
255 total cases district wide. 215 students and 40 staff members.
The school she teaches at has had 18 cases, 14 students and 4 staff.
This week, 3 total days, the district has had 126 NEW cases of covid.
A district an hour away from her reported 2 social studies teachers from the same school died form covid within days of each other.
This is what happens when it is against the law to have a mask mandate.
Blatant and willful disregard for human life.
My daughter is having a difficult time right now. Because there are 4 staff members who have covid right now, She has also been asked to do extra duties. This means she not only has her normal before school bus duty and a lunch duty she also now has a after school car pickup duty. This on top of seeing over 600 school children a week, only about 15 percent of whom wear masks. She feels she can not even encourage a student to wear a mask either. The district frowns upon that.
Thinking of your daughter and sending her strength and love. I cannot imagine being a teacher under those conditions.
My heart aches for your daughter and all staff and students. Is anyone pointing out the irony of a "pro-life" state more or less legislating COVID deaths?
I strongly urge your daughter to wear a N95 mask. I ordered a variety and the one I found to be most comfortable is Sperian SAF_T_FIT plus NIOSH. I ordered it from Grainger. Here is the link:
Sending light and love.
@lovendures Unconscionable acts and evil afoot. I’m so sorry you and your family have to struggle and worry through this horrible ordeal. Angels above, bless you and us w your love, your healing touch, and formidable wings of protection. Amen.
@sistermoon @lovendures I pray that she is wrapped in light and protection. Also it must be so hard to deal with the mental stress day after day. As her mom I am sending you peace and strength. I can't imagine the worry. Keeping you all, and everyone, in protective prayers. This total disregard for life must end.
@lovendures Those Covid numbers in your daughter's district are just staggering and this is happening all over Texas. It's simply horrifying and it's insane. I'm so sorry your daughter and your family are experiencing this. I'm so sorry Texas is experiencing this. I always think back to Jeanne's prediction three or four years ago: "Texas, Texas, Texas." In meditation today, I received an assurance that all the foolhardy moves by the Texas GOP are going to backfire on them, turning the state blue. But meanwhile, Texas suffers and your daughter suffers. I am just grieved for you, yet from knowing you, I know that your daughter is where she is meant to be and that she has a purpose to fulfill in Texas. I will pray for her and for Texas. Much love to you.
Is anyone pointing out the irony of a "pro-life" state more or less legislating COVID deaths?
It would be easier to have some sympathy for "pro-lifers" if they actually believed in the sanctity of life. They do not. Look at any issue, and the so called pro-lifers are firmly on the side of death. Here are just a few:
-Capital punishment (pro)
-War (pro)
-Universal health care (anti)
-Environmental regulation/ climate change remediation (anti)
-Food stamps (anti)
-Gun control (anti)
-Vegetarianism (anti)
-Vaxxing/ masking (anti)
-And many, many more
Also, if i am not mistaken, Regeneron is made with aborted baby tissues. So, as soon as Greg Assbutt is finished mainlining fetus parts in the hospital, he signs this horrible bill. My theory is that they don't expect the bill to stand, bc if abortion ever was truly outlawed, the repubs would lose their biggest fundraising tool. They have been cynically profiting from aborted fetuses for decades.
FYI, I moved the last eight posts from the Great Turning thread because they concerned the latest in a series of Texas draconian laws that fulfills my July 2016 vision of a new negative development in the U.S. that would start in Texas. Those posts got put at the end of this thread even though they were actually posted a few days ago. So if one of these posts is yours, and you wondered how your name showed up here in today, now you know. :-) These are great posts, by the way, and I wanted to be sure people saw them.
@lovendures @bluebelle @sistermoon @pegasus @Febbyy23 @unk-p and @earthangel.
Moving on from the latest Texas draconia, or as @lovendures put it, bombosis, or was it bombo-bombosia? Today I listened to our Attorney General announce the federal injunction he is placing on the Texas Abortion law. (if you hit a paywall, the speech is all over the Internet) It is gratifying to hear a learned and kind-hearted man speak about this issue and all with the power of the federal judicial system behind him.
I am certain both Attorney General Garland and President Biden are well-versed in the actions the Kennedy brothers took that day. I am not certain if the situation in Texas is as dangerous or more dangerous than in Alabama in 1963. Anyone have thoughts about this?
@jeanne-mayell just as.. and remember.. George Wallace ended up in a wheel chair.
@jeanne-mayell just as.. and remember.. George Wallace ended up in a wheel chair.
...and eventually repented the worst of his sins--- which may give us hope in the present.
@jeanne-mayell It feels like Texas has descended into fascism. We’re all watching and waiting for a remedy. May AG Garland’s actions be the first steps to save the state and save our country.
@jeanne-mayell just as.. and remember.. George Wallace ended up in a wheel chair.
...and eventually repented the worst of his sins--- which may give us hope in the present.
Yes, remembering Alabama and Mississippi in 1963, gives us hope in the present.
@leec21 I forgot to welcome you to the Forum! Welcome! Thank you for posting my words. I can hardly believe I wrote that, but yes, it is exactly how I feel. I hope you will stick with us so we can get to know you better. Thank you again for popping out from the shadows and saying hello.
@jeanne-mayell It feels like Texas has descended into fascism. We’re all watching and waiting for a remedy. May AG Garland’s actions be the first steps to save the state and save our country.
So much is happening in Texas that this hasn't really even made the news outside of Texas.
Gov. Abbott signed a bill on Sept. 9th which seems pretty fascist to me. Certainly is disturbing. Social media companies may not ban/censor individuals for their opinions. What that means is that the Texas law stops social media companies from labeling content as false or misleading or from banning the false information spreaders from their platform for breaking the posting rules on misinformation.