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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, one of the runaways is Representative Nicole Collier. She's
staying on the house floor in Austin because she wouldn't
sign what she called the permission slip for DPS to
tail her to make sure she doesn't head out of
town again, make sure she reports for work later today.
So I guess she's there. She probably needs a shower,
but she's there. Doctor Bobby Everley joins this Fort ben
(00:22):
County geopeach air. In general, though there hasn't been much
enforcement other than having DPS watching these guys is far.
Last time I checked, nobody's levied any fines against these people. Nobody,
nobody has really come up with any sort of accountability.
Does there need to be more accountability here?
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Hey, well, good morning, Thanks thanks for having me on.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Yeah, you know what's interesting is they're they're being tailed, right,
they're being followed this time, so they can't leave or
supposedly can't leave. But what does that say about the
first session is was it just designed to be a
throwaway in and they knew this was going to happen?
I mean, because the word you know, out there in
(01:05):
the base and the movement is very frustrating, because even
at the national level. One of the things that excited
voters going into November was this idea of accountability that hey,
you might have run things in your state or on
the national level one way, but now we are going
to look at this corruption, get rid of corruption, and
(01:26):
hold people accountable. We still haven't early seen it at
the national level. And now here in Texas you've got
this glaring example where people left the state. There were
all these threats of hey, we're going to arrest you,
we're going to vacate your offices, and nothing has been done.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
And what's really frustrating is that now they're back.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
You know, Gene Wu, the leader of the Democrats, put
out a statement saying, we killed this corrupt special session
and withstood unprecedented surveillance, whatever that means.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
And he's still on the redistricting committee. He's still on it.
And so when you consider that they created.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
These these vice chairmanships, those people should be removed from those,
even positions on committees, they.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Should be removed. Budgets should be lowered, and no one
has received anything.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
So it's like they got a free pass and we're
able to just you know, destroy the special session without
any kind of repercussions at all.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
And you know, I blame two people first and foremost
for this. And this may seem a little harsh, but
but I don't think anybody will argue with me over
Speaker Dustin Burrows. I don't know if you heard his
speech yesterday when they gabbled in the quorum, but he
basically said, oh, it's so nice to have you back,
and you know, let's get to work on some stuff. Okay, kids,
you know that kind of ton I mean, he's the
(02:47):
he's the major problem right now.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Yeah, and people are tired of that.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
They are they're tired of just this what it seems
like you've heard this word. There's a unit party where
it's we fight to make Texas a Republican state.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
And in many ways it doesn't seem to mean anything. Well,
it has to mean something.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
We've earned these majorities, just like you work for that
razor then majority on the national level in the US House.
We don't have a razor thin majority. We've got a
good majority in the Texas House and we should exercise that.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
We should use that to our advantage.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
And instead it's like, hey, welcome back, It's all good,
you know, And who knows what's going to happen with
this debate. All we did was give the Democrats time
to stall and put out press releases and fundraise off
of this.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
And there needs to be some penalties or else.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
People will lose faith in the process and motivated voters
people respond to Republicans doing the right thing that affects
future elections.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Well, and we'll see if Governor abn moves forward on this.
I see him as being also part of the issue
here because he's just happy they're back and he knows, hey,
we want we won this thing. We're gonna have redistricting
by the end of the week. It's gonna it's gonna pass.
So he just seems to be happy to take that
win and let the Democrats slide. Right.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Well, the thing is is that the statements were put
out right. We did our version of the strongly worded letter.
So what do we do with this strongly worded letter
when we say we're going to vacate offices, which I
think is very valid. If these people abandon their duties,
if they did not show up to vote, which is
their job, then they abandoned their office.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
Let's get some new people in there.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
And nothing is coming of that too, so it kind
of loses its weight, loses its sting if you say
things and don't.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Follow through it, right and all, This is very very bad,
don't you think for the Republican Party, because if they
don't take action, then then people say, look at this
same old, same old Republicans. You know, they talk a
good game, but they don't do anything.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
And that is the absolute worst thing that could happen.
Because again, we've got this momentum. We have a movement
that is populist, and that means, you know, looking out
for the person that doesn't necessarily have.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
That power, have that voice. We are that voice.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
But in order for it to maintain this momentum, we
have to have results, and we have to go after
the corrupt politicians and when you see a whole fifty
five or so that just leave and show their corruption
and their abandonment of duties.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
If we don't do.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Anything, that will affect our morale and our willingness to
get out there and do those things that volunteers do.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
A right sir, thanks for you, Tom, appreciate it. Doctor
Bobby Everley Ford, Ben County GOP chair. It's six twenty
eight
Well, one of the runaways is Representative Nicole Collier. She's
staying on the house floor in Austin because she wouldn't
sign what she called the permission slip for DPS to
tail her to make sure she doesn't head out of
town again, make sure she reports for work later today.
So I guess she's there. She probably needs a shower,
but she's there. Doctor Bobby Everley joins this Fort ben
(00:22):
County geopeach air. In general, though there hasn't been much
enforcement other than having DPS watching these guys is far.
Last time I checked, nobody's levied any fines against these people. Nobody,
nobody has really come up with any sort of accountability.
Does there need to be more accountability here?
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Hey, well, good morning, Thanks thanks for having me on.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Yeah, you know what's interesting is they're they're being tailed, right,
they're being followed this time, so they can't leave or
supposedly can't leave. But what does that say about the
first session is was it just designed to be a
throwaway in and they knew this was going to happen?
I mean, because the word you know, out there in
(01:05):
the base and the movement is very frustrating, because even
at the national level. One of the things that excited
voters going into November was this idea of accountability that hey,
you might have run things in your state or on
the national level one way, but now we are going
to look at this corruption, get rid of corruption, and
(01:26):
hold people accountable. We still haven't early seen it at
the national level. And now here in Texas you've got
this glaring example where people left the state. There were
all these threats of hey, we're going to arrest you,
we're going to vacate your offices, and nothing has been done.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
And what's really frustrating is that now they're back.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
You know, Gene Wu, the leader of the Democrats, put
out a statement saying, we killed this corrupt special session
and withstood unprecedented surveillance, whatever that means.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
And he's still on the redistricting committee. He's still on it.
And so when you consider that they created.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
These these vice chairmanships, those people should be removed from those,
even positions on committees, they.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Should be removed. Budgets should be lowered, and no one
has received anything.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
So it's like they got a free pass and we're
able to just you know, destroy the special session without
any kind of repercussions at all.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
And you know, I blame two people first and foremost
for this. And this may seem a little harsh, but
but I don't think anybody will argue with me over
Speaker Dustin Burrows. I don't know if you heard his
speech yesterday when they gabbled in the quorum, but he
basically said, oh, it's so nice to have you back,
and you know, let's get to work on some stuff. Okay, kids,
you know that kind of ton I mean, he's the
(02:47):
he's the major problem right now.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Yeah, and people are tired of that.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
They are they're tired of just this what it seems
like you've heard this word. There's a unit party where
it's we fight to make Texas a Republican state.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
And in many ways it doesn't seem to mean anything. Well,
it has to mean something.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
We've earned these majorities, just like you work for that
razor then majority on the national level in the US House.
We don't have a razor thin majority. We've got a
good majority in the Texas House and we should exercise that.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
We should use that to our advantage.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
And instead it's like, hey, welcome back, It's all good,
you know, And who knows what's going to happen with
this debate. All we did was give the Democrats time
to stall and put out press releases and fundraise off
of this.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
And there needs to be some penalties or else.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
People will lose faith in the process and motivated voters
people respond to Republicans doing the right thing that affects
future elections.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
Well, and we'll see if Governor abn moves forward on this.
I see him as being also part of the issue
here because he's just happy they're back and he knows, hey,
we want we won this thing. We're gonna have redistricting
by the end of the week. It's gonna it's gonna pass.
So he just seems to be happy to take that
win and let the Democrats slide. Right.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Well, the thing is is that the statements were put
out right. We did our version of the strongly worded letter.
So what do we do with this strongly worded letter
when we say we're going to vacate offices, which I
think is very valid. If these people abandon their duties,
if they did not show up to vote, which is
their job, then they abandoned their office.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
Let's get some new people in there.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
And nothing is coming of that too, so it kind
of loses its weight, loses its sting if you say
things and don't.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Follow through it, right and all, This is very very bad,
don't you think for the Republican Party, because if they
don't take action, then then people say, look at this
same old, same old Republicans. You know, they talk a
good game, but they don't do anything.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
And that is the absolute worst thing that could happen.
Because again, we've got this momentum. We have a movement
that is populist, and that means, you know, looking out
for the person that doesn't necessarily have.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
That power, have that voice. We are that voice.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
But in order for it to maintain this momentum, we
have to have results, and we have to go after
the corrupt politicians and when you see a whole fifty
five or so that just leave and show their corruption
and their abandonment of duties.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
If we don't do.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Anything, that will affect our morale and our willingness to
get out there and do those things that volunteers do.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
A right sir, thanks for you, Tom, appreciate it. Doctor
Bobby Everley Ford, Ben County GOP chair. It's six twenty
eight
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