My Response to my Brother's Sharing of Gov. Abbott's COVID Positive Status

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Saturday August 21, 2021 · 8:51 AM PDT

2021/08/21 · 08:51

My brother sent an email to family and friends with the link to this Daily Kos story and, in part, the commentary, "I SERIOUSLY struggle with how to process this news..."

Here is my response:

I've been thinking about this since you sent it.

It's a difficult bit of news to process for sure.

Here's where I land:

Last year Dad was so upset about all of the COVID deaths that he said Trump should have 140k (at the time) individual charges of intentional reckless homicide.

I am against the death penalty. If one innocent person (example: George Junius Stinney, Jr.) is murdered by the "state" then it is wrong. To prevent that from happening, abolish the death penalty permanently.

However, as it now stands, Texas is a capital punishment state. Greg Abbott (and Dan Patrick) are recklessly endangering the public with their policies, their words and their actions. I agreed with Dad about individual murder charges for Trump. Therefore, Abbott and Patrick should be just as culpable.

In a hypothetical Texas court case against Abbott and/or Patrick, if found guilty, they could be sentenced to capital punishment (death).

With this news, if he dies, though sad, it is the swift hand of justice of nature/God/Karma to punish him for his crimes against humanity. You reap what you sow.

If he tended his flock and his garden (constituents/general public, with whom he is charged with the task of governance and protection) and took seriously the science and medicine, he most likely wouldn't have contracted COVID. We wouldn't be reading this gut-wrenching, difficult story if he had done the right thing and had been "better safe than sorry."

I don't want anyone to die of COVID. It breaks my heart and makes cry on occasion. This, however, is kind of an Anakin Skywalker being burned by lava moment. You didn't want it to happen, but they jumped into it.

For whatever it's worth.

Peace be unto you all. Stay safe.

Asa

PETV: People for the Ethical Treatment of Voters

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Thursday December 19, 2013 · 10:20 PM PST

2013/12/19 · 22:20

PETV is a group started by George Fisher, Barbara Dantonio and Asa Gregory in response to the Voting Rights crisis that is prevalent in North Carolina, Texas and many other states. We believe that NO ONE's constitutional right to vote should be impeded for ANY reason. We hope reasonable-minded folks will join us in this no-brainer fight for voting rights.

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Thursday November 21, 2013 · 8:26 PM PST

2013/11/21 · 20:26

I am an unabashed fan of the Kennedys. I admire their dedication to "the least of these," even though they had full access to the lifestyle of "the most of these."

As the 50th Anniversary of JFK's murder approaches within hours, I offered these thoughts on my personal blog and I am sharing them here too.

maharba77

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Sunday November 03, 2013 · 9:28 AM PST

2013/11/03 · 09:28

This is a "note"/blog I wrote back in 2007 after I had a conversation with my good friend Michael Weisphal when I was living in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I think of this as a gift to him and me and, well, you...

I think we all could benefit from more perspective and reflection.

maharba77

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Friday November 01, 2013 · 7:40 PM PDT

2013/11/01 · 19:40

This is a story that I wrote for my Senior Religious Studies seminar at East Carolina University in the Fall of 2005.

It is based on the true story of my ancestors.

It is my reflection on the implication of that story and the time and place of it.

maharba77

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Friday November 01, 2013 · 7:36 PM PDT

2013/11/01 · 19:36

This is a letter to the editor of the Wilson Times from my hometown Wilson, NC that I had published on October 2 (the day after the launch of healthcare.gov - the hullabaloo about which I believe is a nonstarter and non-story).

It is in response to the letter published on September 19, which I have also published here.

maharba77

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Friday November 01, 2013 · 7:31 PM PDT

2013/11/01 · 19:31

This is a reflection on my June 3rd Moral Monday arrest that I originally posted on my blog and facebook on June 21st.

I tried to capture the experience for my fellow arrestees from my own perspective.

I hope it is clear why we engaged in this civil disobedience.

maharba77

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Monday October 21, 2013 · 11:41 PM PDT

2013/10/21 · 23:41

I have long been in opposition to Wall Street and to large corporations that have no heart and squash the American spirit. This is a personal tale of my experience with the complications of the system that benefits them.

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