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TBF

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11. Fighting this in the trenches in Texas - where we are trying to get "less bad"

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed May 1, 2024, 12:13 PM

May 1

republicans to run against or fight off the "candidates" Greg Abbott is hand-picking to run against them

I am really hoping a lot of folks come out for Biden this fall and vote straight ticket, then the local dems would have a shot. But right now we're doing our best just to try to keep Governor Schmuck's candidates off the ballot in Nov. (Abbott has all this money flowing in from billionaire Jeff Yas in Pennsylvania - it's all in the contributions - he's a huge voucher proponent)

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"I really don't like city parks..." [View all] edhopper May 1 OP

Effin' A unweird May 1 #1

You can see their end game as they weaken child labor laws. CrispyQ May 1 #2

Well said! Glaisne May 1 #9

Parks Jean Genie May 1 #3

You can take your gun to the park but maybe not your dog. Check local ordinances. twodogsbarking May 1 #4

Well, at least that would work for Kristi Noem... calimary May 1 #12

The irony is lost on them FakeNoose May 1 #5

I think their brains and the intentions coming from them are working just fine. hadEnuf May 1 #6

Exactly, but vouchers are a wedge issue for the GOP. surfered May 1 #7

So true. nt TeamProg May 1 #8

So, the city park system can pay Glaisne May 1 #10

Fighting this in the trenches in Texas - where we are trying to get "less bad" TBF May 1 #11

Yup, and people complain in the news here about multi-year waits for private pool memberships IronLionZion May 1 #13

No options where I grew up, either. ShazzieB May 1 #14

If you really don't like your kids send them to Catholic School. twodogsbarking May 1 #15

And the uniforms have their advantages and disadvantages IronLionZion May 1 #16

Not just Catholic schools. The public schools in the two states I grew up in required girls to wear skirts. pnwmom May 1 #17

This is a perfect analogy! senseandsensibility May 1 #18

Near where I live (there's a rich area on the hill), C Moon May 2 #19