Ya Basta!!

RECEIVED Mon., Aug. 11, 2003

I was delighted to be included in the area with the families of the Texas 11 senators at the Saturday rally. I was particularly honored to hold the picture of Sen. Royce West of Dallas, and only because I had responded to an e-mail for volunteers. I was so impressed with Sen. West during the hearings, I felt doubly honored to hold his picture and be with his family.
    I was so proud to be a Texan and to see those who really make the heart of Texas beat. It is a tribute to our multiculturalism to gather together in unity with all races and fellow Texans from everywhere, under a hot sun, holding tight to the tenets instilled by the Constitution and Bill of Rights that make us all equal under the laws of our country and our state: of the people, for the people, and by the people.
    It was an honor to hear the inspired words of the senators' family members suffering the absence of a spouse or a parent and yet full of pride for their actions. To hear the words of the absent senators holed up at their own expense to keep all from falling under the Republican Right gave me courage to keep speaking up.
    Ya Basta!!
    This issue must not die until it is resolved that this whole Delay-inspired, Perry-executed legislative atrocity is eradicated and the dragon slain through the democratic process.
    Ya Basta!!
Peace and Love,
J. Richardson
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