netburnr@lemmy.worldM to Austin Texas Community@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAustin hasn't allowed more police oversight, despite voter approval. Now it's getting suedwww.kut.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down10 cross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkAustin hasn't allowed more police oversight, despite voter approval. Now it's getting suedwww.kut.orgnetburnr@lemmy.worldM to Austin Texas Community@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink cross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
minus-squareForestOrca@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoRight!?! People vote something in, and this is not the first time, but state gov says nah, we’re not into that. Fucking anti-democratic wastrels should be no where near positions of power in government. If this was an isolated incident I would not feel so incensed, but this is happening more and more, e.g. OH / MI and abortion. (Daily KOS link: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/8/2200554/-Forced-birther-Republicans-in-Ohio-Michigan-refuse-to-accept-voters-will-on-abortion).
Right!?! People vote something in, and this is not the first time, but state gov says nah, we’re not into that. Fucking anti-democratic wastrels should be no where near positions of power in government. If this was an isolated incident I would not feel so incensed, but this is happening more and more, e.g. OH / MI and abortion. (Daily KOS link: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/8/2200554/-Forced-birther-Republicans-in-Ohio-Michigan-refuse-to-accept-voters-will-on-abortion).