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Gothmog

(143,999 posts)
Wed Jun 7, 2017, 07:49 PM Jun 2017

Protesters seek firing of state Rep. Rinaldi after sanctuary cities fracas at Capitol

One of my children saw the El Paso version of these protests http://www.statesman.com/news/protesters-seek-firing-state-rep-rinaldi-after-sanctuary-cities-fracas-capitol/ZLbV0EcZNsPfqAgqkLGT5M/

Opponents of State Rep. Matt Rinaldi – who stirred up controversy during “sanctuary cities” protests inside the state Capitol on the final day of the Texas legislative session – plan to demonstrate against the Irving Republican in Austin and four other Texas cities on Wednesday.

The Austin protest will take place at 111 Congress Ave. at 1 p.m., in front of the Dykema Gossett law firm, which employs Rinaldi at its Dallas office.

Rinaldi was at the center of a tense encounter in the Capitol, which included protests, death threats and the calling of immigration services.

May 29 was to be a day of congratulatory speeches, but all that was halted when protesters in the House Gallery were removed after chanting against Senate Bill 4, a measure that became a law banning so-called sanctuary cities in Texas.
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Protesters seek firing of state Rep. Rinaldi after sanctuary cities fracas at Capitol (Original Post) Gothmog Jun 2017 OP
Thank You! Let the World know! furtheradu Jun 2017 #1

furtheradu

(1,865 posts)
1. Thank You! Let the World know!
Wed Jun 7, 2017, 08:09 PM
Jun 2017

Texas is NOT going to accept racist, ignorant, backwards, violent behavior.
& WE are going BLUE, dang it!

& hugs to Your El Paso Baby.
Mine was born there.

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