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Old 03-21-2012, 01:53 AM
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Fucking hell. Some asshole just firebombed the office of my state senator Wendy Davis.

Thankfully no one was hurt but this absolutely incenses me. It is bad enough that my rep is such a minority of sanity in my state. She is accustomed to systematic attempts to remove her from office. Legal eagles might recognize her name as being among the Plaintiffs in the Texas Reapportionment case. But to threaten her health and safety is just fucking reprehensible. They haven't caught the guy, and no credit is being taken for the attack, but I guaran-fucking-tee you that this is about her recent appearance supporting the protests over defunding Planned Parenthood.

She has stood in the face of the Republican legislature battling on immigration, education, and issues that effect poverty. The only response to that was for our Governor to refer to her as a "show horse." She aligns with my values, but beyond that she is from my home town. She attended the same community college I did before being a transfer student like me. She had to fight poverty to get an education, a career, and to raise her family.

I feel like an attack on her is an attack on me. She is not just my representative. She is my voice and I am part of her support. She embodies my values and where I come from. For some coward to throw firebombs at her staffers because of those values is an attack on me.

I am beyond disgusted at whoever did this.
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