Dana Loesch

And you're talking about potentially a year in prison and a hefty, you know, multi-thousand dollar fine. And they look at it as a misdemeanor. It's not in keeping with the First Amendment. I can't imagine that it would pass, you know, legal scrutiny. But that hasn't stopped them from proposing it anyway. So that's what's happening with us.

And you're talking about potentially a year in prison and a hefty, you know, multi-thousand dollar fine. And they look at it as a misdemeanor. It's not in keeping with the First Amendment. I can't imagine that it would pass, you know, legal scrutiny. But that hasn't stopped them from proposing it anyway. So that's what's happening with us.

I think yes and no. So the town that I live in in Texas, our county, and it's the largest, the last large red urban county in the United States. And there has been a major influx of Californians coming in here, which has somewhat altered the voting electorate a little bit.

I think yes and no. So the town that I live in in Texas, our county, and it's the largest, the last large red urban county in the United States. And there has been a major influx of Californians coming in here, which has somewhat altered the voting electorate a little bit.

So when Beto O'Rourke ran, he actually got almost 2,600 more votes than Ted Cruz running against him in his last Senate race that he ran. And so it's a real it's a battleground. And it's it's it's the most was the most conservative county in Texas, one of the most conservative districts in Texas. So it has changed it somewhat. But some of these outlying rural areas are still pretty hardcore red.

So when Beto O'Rourke ran, he actually got almost 2,600 more votes than Ted Cruz running against him in his last Senate race that he ran. And so it's a real it's a battleground. And it's it's it's the most was the most conservative county in Texas, one of the most conservative districts in Texas. So it has changed it somewhat. But some of these outlying rural areas are still pretty hardcore red.

When you get around Austin and Houston and Dallas County itself, it gets it gets pretty murky.

When you get around Austin and Houston and Dallas County itself, it gets it gets pretty murky.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, and in Texas, you know, one of the most conservative states in the union. I wouldn't doubt it. I thought that question was quite interesting. But in terms of what voters can do, I mean, obviously the easy answer is voters have to elect more people. constitutionally minded lawmakers into office.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, and in Texas, you know, one of the most conservative states in the union. I wouldn't doubt it. I thought that question was quite interesting. But in terms of what voters can do, I mean, obviously the easy answer is voters have to elect more people. constitutionally minded lawmakers into office.

But it gets very difficult when you start talking about money and influence because a lot of these lawmakers are so entrenched and they have a lot of favors that they can call in. So like Dade Phelan, for instance, he has a huge war chest. If he doesn't spend it all in one campaign, what he does is he basically pays off these other lawmakers to have his back.

But it gets very difficult when you start talking about money and influence because a lot of these lawmakers are so entrenched and they have a lot of favors that they can call in. So like Dade Phelan, for instance, he has a huge war chest. If he doesn't spend it all in one campaign, what he does is he basically pays off these other lawmakers to have his back.

They get these Democrats elected to these or installed in these different committees, which is unthinkable.

They get these Democrats elected to these or installed in these different committees, which is unthinkable.

I mean, if you have a Republican, not a super majority, but almost a super majority dominated state legislature, why are you allowing statists who want to jack up your taxes to an ungodly amount, who want to prevent you from having, you know, constitutional freedoms or age appropriate materials in your kid's school?

I mean, if you have a Republican, not a super majority, but almost a super majority dominated state legislature, why are you allowing statists who want to jack up your taxes to an ungodly amount, who want to prevent you from having, you know, constitutional freedoms or age appropriate materials in your kid's school?

People who, you know, wanted to lock everybody down for even longer than what was, you know, obligatory. already happening under COVID, these individuals are empowered and they're put in these hefty positions by people like Dade Phelan and others because they have the cash to throw around.

People who, you know, wanted to lock everybody down for even longer than what was, you know, obligatory. already happening under COVID, these individuals are empowered and they're put in these hefty positions by people like Dade Phelan and others because they have the cash to throw around.

They come in with a big bank account, a lot of name recognition, a lot of favors to call in, and so they protect their positions. It's really hard for citizens to go after them. It takes a lot of grassroot effort. And frankly, a lot of people don't follow what's happening in their state capital. It's way sexier to follow stuff federally.

They come in with a big bank account, a lot of name recognition, a lot of favors to call in, and so they protect their positions. It's really hard for citizens to go after them. It takes a lot of grassroot effort. And frankly, a lot of people don't follow what's happening in their state capital. It's way sexier to follow stuff federally.