The Eyes of Texas and the Nays

The governor says, My people must
�be free! No mask mandates for our
�schools or businesses. Forget
�vaccines. Only if you feel like it.

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The governor says, My people are
�free! They can carry guns, even
�automatics, to school, to church,
�on the street in case they see

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someone whose skin they don’t
�like—such people are scary
�to them. They must defend them
�selves against what annoys.

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The governor says, My people
�are free to vote, unless they live
�in cities, unless they’re Latinx
�or Black or other likely Democrats.

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But, the governor says, women’s
�wombs must be ruled by us old
�white gentlemen to protect rights
�of rapists. Women cannot be

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trusted to be free. We own their
�bodies. We have the right to ruin
�their lives. Neighbors are free too
�to snitch on anyone they dislike.

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