Stive said:
AGC said:
Stive said:
TOM-M said:
Issued stay at home order.
I live on the right side of the Neches (district 5, but pay a bunch of taxes in 1) so I can't vote for him, but if I could I wouldn't.
Um….no he didn't.
I assume he means this:
https://tylerpaper.com/explaining-a-stay-at-home-order-coronavirus-cases-now-at-27-in-smith-county/article_fee2d54e-7052-11ea-97c3-8b4bd5f20eab.html
So yes he did.
Ah yes I apologize and stand corrected on my timelines. The order that said non-essential businesses can continue operating they just had to lock their doors and minimize customer interaction. (even non-essential retail).
Yes sir, that one he "didn't" issue. That was originally for 2 weeks, then extended for another couple and I don't recall after that. With a $1000/180 day jail violation threat. That most certainly did lock some non-essential business that didn't fit the non-public exception.
I think that was the one that he caught flack initially from the governor on (for being way too liberal) then 2 months later when the state was still being openly stringent, some of the Austin news started interviewing him about how he was pushing back on Abbott's overreaches.
Wheels screwed the Wuflu pooch big time, way I see it. And continues to. Anything less is just that - less.
What a terrifying example of local governing that was.
Well….with the chaos that was going on during that month, and the unknowns about the virus up to that point, I'll give him a pass on that loose paper 100 times out of a 100.
Terrifying? Hardly. But indicative, IMO, of a propensity to exercise authority, particularly when an issue is of the "unknowns". In other words, acting when you're not sure what you're acting about because you can (or at the very least pressured to). There's a certain level of public service arrogance there that sticks in my craw.
Slippery slope territory. Precedent setting (intentional or not) and sadly so easily accepted by a huge chunk of the populace. Again, IMO....your mileage apparently varies and that's OK.
Even the Grass Roots group (the single most conservative lobbying pod in East Texas) high fived him and gave a nod of approval on that one.
Talking about GAWTP? Good group. I attend on occasion and try to stay current with their correspondence. Don't recall the high five, but I'll take your word for it.
But if that's your sticking point on not voting for him I'm afraid you're going to be grossly disappointed in the electoral slate for 99.9% of elections in the country.
So far, in over 40 years of voting, I've been disappointed in 100% of the candidates I've voted for to varying degree (heck, having been elected twice several moons ago and in hindsight, I'm not absolutely pleased with myself). "Grossly" fits guys like Cornyn, a title I doubt Moran would ever earn. That said, my self-imposed litmus test for primaries is liberty/limited government and I do believe the last couple of years RE-action to COVID sheds some light on candidates with prior official authority.
Like I said, I can't vote the 1 race anyway. No doubt in my mind Moran is a stand up guy with the best of intentions, but track records cause me pause ("I wouldn't" was admittedly harsh) when it's time to pull a ballot trigger and I didn't appreciate his order (or any of the others) one bit back when...choked a lot of business, not to mention enabling the incremental movement from citizen to subject that simply has to stop.
Work hard to get Moran elected if you're sold, that's the way it should be. I believe there's some mighty big shoes to fill with Gohmert's change of direction. Hopeful nothing here comes across as confrontational. Merry Christmas.
