<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Just show the racial population statistics in Texas if abortions are banned and Republicans will kill the bill themselves. They will legislate themselves into a minority and lose control of Texas. </span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Donovan J. Arnold </span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="hr" style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" contenteditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Joe Campbell <philosopher.joe@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">To:</span></b> Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com>; Jeanne McHale <jeannemchale@hotmail.com>; Fritz Knorr <fritzknorr@gmail.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 25, 2013 6:13 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Not all Texans are bad. For instance . . .<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv0675434167"><div><div>This is the kind of courage it is going to take</div><div><br>On Jun 25, 2013, at 5:29 PM, Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>Courtesy of PolicyMic (with a live stream from the Texas Senate) at:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="line-height: 18px;
font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/opfdsj4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/opfdsj4</a></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18px; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"> </span></div><div>--------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><h2 class="yiv0675434167article-main-title" id="yiv0675434167header-title" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; font-family: georgia; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 500; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wendy Davis: Meet The Woman Speaking For 13 Hours To Filibuster Texas' Anti-Abortion Bill</h2><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0.85em; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; vertical-align: baseline;"><1_photo.jpg></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0.85em; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; vertical-align: baseline;"><span>After the citizens of Texas tried to filibuster a drastic
anti-abortion bill proposed during an emergency session announced by Governor Rick Perry, State Senator Wendy Davis of Fort Worth has decided to take matters in her own hands and block the bill.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0.85em; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; vertical-align: baseline;"><span>She has announced her intention to take the floor for as long as possible. Thirteen hours to be exact. She started speaking at 11:18 a.m. and she won't stop until midnight, which is when the 30-day special session ends. <a style="border: currentColor; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Democrats-Plan-to-Kill-Texas-Abortion-Bill-With-13-Hour-Filibuster-212885911.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">NBC</a> is live-streaming her verbal marathon (below). As Davis entered hundreds of pro-choice citizens cheered on the state senator, shouting "Go
Wendy!" </span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0.85em; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; vertical-align: baseline;"><span>Senate Bill 5, the legislation Davis is fighting against, <a style="border: currentColor; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.policymic.com/articles/50827/9-reasons-you-should-be-worried-about-what-s-happening-in-texas/655621" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">would ban all abortions after 20 weeks and force the closure of 80% of Texas' abortion clinics</a>. If it passes, it will be <a style="border: currentColor; text-decoration: none;" href="http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-rachel-maddow-show/52302077" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">impossible for all women in western Texas to get a safe abortion</a>. Since Texas has a huge population of 26 million people, the implications of this bill are enormous. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0.85em; padding: 0px; border: 0px
currentColor; vertical-align: baseline;"><span>In a <a style="border: currentColor; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Democrats-Plan-to-Kill-Texas-Abortion-Bill-With-13-Hour-Filibuster-212885911.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">statement</a>, she says that she's shocked by the "profound irresponsibility and the raw abuse of power." </span></div><div id="yiv0675434167paragraph5" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.85em; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>"The actions intended by our state’s leaders hurt Texas; they hurt Texas women and their families. Their actions undermine the hard work and commitment of fair-minded, mainstream Texas families who want nothing more than to work hard, raise their children, stay healthy and be a productive part of the greatest state in our country. These mainstream families embrace the challenge to create the greatest possible Texas,
yet are pushed back and held down by the narrow and divisive interests driving our state’s leaders."</i></div><div id="yiv0675434167paragraph5" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.85em; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Hundreds of protesters are supporting the senator during her filibuster. Generous donations poured in from all over the nation last week when citizens protested inside the House of Representatives. They received pizza, donuts, and coffee to keep them energized during their protest.</span></i></div><div id="yiv0675434167paragraph5" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.85em; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">--------------------</span></i></div><div id="yiv0675434167paragraph5" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.85em; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; vertical-align:
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