Texas High School Valedictorian Switches her Approved Speech to talk Abortion Rights

[Norbert]

Good for her. The pushback on Abbott's severe control on women's bodies is not going away, nor should it.

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[Haggard Celine]

1. Her delivery is wonderful.

She should have a bright future ahead of her.

[hlthe2b]

2. Powerful speech, powerfully delivered. Good on her.

[Takket]

3. Unimaginable how brave she has to be to do that...

Going off script, at a high school, I Texas. I’m honestly surprised she didn’t get her mic cut!!!

I hope this brave woman will consider a career in politics.

[jaxexpat]

4. The janitor and the PE teacher are the only ones who know where the mic control is....

and they don't get paid to work the graduation gig. Just proof that you can sometimes change your mind in an open society.

Yay, Texas young people with actual thoughts!

[NewJeffCT]

7. About 10 years back, I looked into moving to TX

for a couple of job opportunities. It got close enough where the company had a realtor contact me to show me around. There are some excellent public schools in Texas in some of the suburban areas around the cities like Dallas & Houston. They have residents that are willing to pay high property taxes for good schools - probably part of the reason why suburbs have trended blue in recent years.

[Vinca]

5. Kudos to this young woman. Given it's Texas, she's likely to be a target . . . literally.

What bravery. Her parents must be so proud.

[OldBaldy1701E]

8. That was my thought

Death threats coming in 5... 4... 3...

[piddyprints]

6. Good for her!

Such bravery! She is going places.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. This young lady is amazing

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[Liberal In Texas]

10. Kicking for the video. I am very proud of this young lady.

I used to live in the her neighborhood and now am still close by. We're BLUE around here.