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mahatmakanejeeves

(66,419 posts) Thu Jul 31, 2025, 11:32 AM Jul 31

"Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia ..."

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Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.

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July 31, 2025 at 9:14 AM

Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Letâ€™s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.
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"Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia ..." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 31 OP

Beautifully said ! BoRaGard Jul 31 #1

Legislators will do anything KT2000 Jul 31 #2

It's great and all MaineBlueBear Jul 31 #3

Exactly. I drove to Austin to testify. Everyone was excellent. LeftInTX Jul 31 #5

I drove two hours to testify in Austin. LeftInTX Jul 31 #4

BoRaGard

(7,130 posts)

1. Beautifully said !

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 11:37 AM

Jul 31

KT2000

(21,685 posts)

2. Legislators will do anything

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 02:52 PM

Jul 31

to avoid listening to the constituents in hearings. I love that he called them out!

MaineBlueBear

(243 posts)

3. It's great and all

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 03:15 PM

Jul 31

But we're talking about Texas Republicans. Might as well be talking to a brick wall

LeftInTX

(33,235 posts)

5. Exactly. I drove to Austin to testify. Everyone was excellent.

Reply to MaineBlueBear (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 03:26 PM

Jul 31

Do they listen??

NO!!!

(I didn't get to testify, because the GOP ended the testimony after about 6 hours) they let me hand in my written testimony.

LeftInTX

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4. I drove two hours to testify in Austin.

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Thu Jul 31, 2025, 03:25 PM

Jul 31

I didn't get to testify because Republicans cut it off after around 7 hours, however they did accept our written testimony which I brought with me. The Democrats then held their own testimony to at least get everything on record. I left the capitol at 10:20 pm and driving home was very difficult due to construction.

Testifying in these hearings is important. Not because the Texas legislature is gonna listen, but because maps will be challenged in court.

Most of the testimonies were excellent.

No one supported the map change. No one!!

It was an inspiring day. The GOP did not invite their cronies to testify. Groups such as AFL-CIO, ACLU stocked the members lounge with snacks. (Usually the members lounge is hogged by the GOP, but on this day it wasn't)

Of course the GOP didn't listen.

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