LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS: Texas Republicans rammed through the process without regard for rules or regular process to justify “election integrity,” after the Texas Secretary of State called the 2020 election, “free, fair, safe and secure.” #txlege #JimCrow2_0 #SB7
So what does the Texas Attorney General do in response to that? He exhausted 22,000 staff hours and spent $250k in a desperate attempt to find some evidence of widespread voter fraud. So, do you want to know what the result of this “investigation” was?
After all that effort, hours, and spending of YOUR taxpayer dollars, the Attorney General only identified 16 problem ballots out of ELEVEN MILLION votes casted, all of which were simple human errors. That’s 1 in 700,000.
You are more likely to be struck by lightning, hit by a meteor, or drop dead dancing at a party than you are to find voter fraud in Texas. This is absolutely ridiculous.
Texas is already the most difficult state to register and cast a vote in. We are ranked worst in the nation, according to a 2020 study from Northern Illinois University and Jacksonville University. And yet, we need “election integrity?”
Texans want us to improve access to healthcare, improve the quality of public education, and ensure the reliability of our electrical grid. Instead the Texas Republicans did the following:
This body has passed broadly unpopular legislation including a six-week abortion ban, reducing commercial liability for transportation and trucking, a “teacher gag” bill limiting the teaching about our history of racism in America...
Permitless carry of firearms even though our law enforcement agencies oppose the idea along with a clear majority of the public, and that’s just to name a few of the bad policies passed this legislative session. #txlege
If the focus were on forwarding truly popular policy, then you would want MORE voter participation, not less. #SB7 is bad for Texas because it is a bold effort to silence the voices of certain Texas voters. Protecting Texans is my job by any means necessary. #GoodTrouble
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