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Travis's avatar

The Perry pardon brings me back to an old quote about the GOP's stance on "law and order" from The Atlantic's very excellent Adam Serwer:

ā€œThere must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.ā€

That's what this pardon is, and that's what Trump's promise of J6th pardons are.

Additional note: already got tix to Denver, can't wait to see you guys there!

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laura b's avatar

I live in Texas, in Chip Roy’s district. I’m an ex-Republican. I’m outraged by the one party corrupt control of this state. But more outraged by the people who continually vote to keep these people in power.

Barbed wire at the RioGrande, with injured/dead immigrants. A stand off with the federal govt. A governor who poses with members of radical groups.

Power outages in winter—people die: Cruz goes on vacation.

Uvalde, El Paso massacres. Nothing except more outrageous loosening of gun safety laws. Rogue judges who exert their extreme views and lock up the US judicial system.

We have poor mental health care, schools struggle.

I used to be proud to be a Texan. Now just sad and angry.

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