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Shell_Seas

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Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:19 PM Mar 2024

Far-Right Republican Tom Oliverson Announces Candidacy For Texas House Speaker

When Republicans in the Texas House move right, they are unmistakably moving into fascism.
https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/far-right-republican-tom-oliverson


State Representative Tom Oliverson, a Republican from Harris County, has thrown his hat into the ring for Texas House Speaker. His announcement comes on the heels of the current speaker, Dade Phelan, who is being sent into a runoff race. Tom Oliverson’s ideals are much further right than Dade Phelan’s and embrace the very definition of fascism.

While the situation is volatile, plenty of things could happen between now and next January when the speaker is chosen. It’s important to talk about the consequences of what an Oliverson speakership would look like.

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SARose

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Thu Mar 21, 2024, 04:28 PM
Mar 2024

I hope he does defeat Dade Phelan. Our families will never ever change until this mess affects them. Every last one of them will never admit they were wrong. They will never give up the belief that they are somehow special. They truly believe God is calling them to establish the New Jerusalem in the US.

My lovely state has lost its mind. What can I say?

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