Greg Abbott Pardons Racist Killer!

Crocodile tears and hate got a disgraced military official out.

Democracy is on the downslide. Texas is one of the leading states that has a democracy decline. Its governor, Greg Abbott is a paraplegic who uses a wheelchair after a severe fall from a roof when he was in his 30s. He went from being the state's attorney general to now the long term Republican governor. In the state of Texas, there are no term limits and Abbott could be governor as long as voters approve of him.

As with Texas, it's a growing Hispanic population. Of the 36.3 million residents about 48% of the population is Hispanic White (not caucasian). The state has 36 U.S. Representatives, two senators and a handful of state leaders who often become the news.

Abbott being one of the most vocal of far right politicians is proud of driving Democrats nuts. He is sending migrants to Democratic cities. He also is defying federal authorities and the federal courts. The issue with illegal immigration falls on the U.S. government.

When they apprehend immigrants who enter the U.S., they are vetted, fingerprinted, and given shelter. They go through a long term, grueling and expensive process to at least obtain asylum or at least a green card.

They want to escape the dangers of authoritarianism and drug cartels. They want to help build America and take on the challenges we face too.

Abbott and Republicans are strictly against illegal immigration and asylum seekers.

They don't want to lose their grip on their power. They actually believe that immigrations will eventually become Democratic voters. That's why they are trying to pass already on the book laws to making voting more stricter and punish Americans who violate them.

Project 2025 is happening as we speak.

On this stunt of sending migrants to Democratic cities. It is human trafficking and an inhumane act of cruelty. 

New York City mayor Eric Adams, Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson, Washington, DC mayor Muriel Bowser and San Francisco mayor London Breed are targets of Abbott's stunts. The mayors are African American and Abbott is a homely white privilege asshole.

On Tuesday, Abbott decided to stick to Black Lives Matter and pro Palestinian protesters.

He pardons a former U.S. Army Sergeant who murdered an armed protester.

My statement regarding the pardon of Sgt. Daniel Perry. pic.twitter.com/t7UMWdeOV2

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 16, 2024

Daniel Perry was found guilty by a Travis County jury last year in the murder of Garrett Foster and sentenced to 25 years in prison. At the same time, Abbott made clear that he would like to pardon Perry and asked the Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider Perry's case.

The board offered a unanimous recommendation on Thursday to pardon Perry, and Abbott signed the declaration. Perry was released from prison shortly after.

Travis County District Attorney José Garza condemned the pardon, saying the board and Abbott "made a mockery of our legal system."

"Their actions are contrary to the law and demonstrate that there are two classes of people in this state where some lives matter and some lives do not," Garza said Thursday in a statement. "They have sent a message to Garrett Foster’s family, to his partner, and to our community that his life does not matter."

He added that it also sent a message to community members who gave up their time to be on the grand jury and trial jury that their service "does not matter."

Perry encountered a group of protesters in downtown Austin on July 25, 2020, roughly 70 miles from where he was based in Fort Hood, police said. The group was demonstrating against racial injustice and police brutality in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed weeks earlier by a Minnesota police officer.

Foster was taking part in the protest and legally carrying a semiautomatic rifle when he approached the intersection where Perry was in his car. Perry shot Foster from the vehicle with a handgun.

Police said Perry told them that Foster, an Air Force veteran, had pointed the rifle at him and he acted in self-defense. Abbott argued that Perry should have been exempt from prosecution under Texas' "stand your ground" law.

Garrett Foster died protecting his fiancee and Black Lives Matter protesters.

Prosecutors used prior social media posts and text messages from Perry to portray him as a racist at trial, and argued he simply could have driven away without firing his weapon. Witnesses also testified that they never saw Foster raise his firearm at Perry.

Perry was convicted of murder, but acquitted of a second charge, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The governor's pardon Thursday will restore Perry's rights as if he were never convicted, including the right to own firearms.

Texas' Department of Criminal Justice confirmed Perry was released from prison following the pardon.

Clint Broden, Perry's attorney, said in a statement that the circumstances of this case have "always been tragic" but that the evidence supported Perry's account of self-defense. The lawyer accused Garza of suppressing evidence that would have supported Perry's case.

"The Board of Pardons and Paroles undertook an independent and extensive review of the case," Broden said. "In particular, it interviewed the police detective who had previously determined, after a thorough investigation, that Mr. Perry had acted in self-defense when confronted with an angry crowd and a person with an assault rifle in the low ready position."

He added that Perry and his family thank the board for its careful review.

I know I am frustrated with President Joe Biden and his support for Israel. But I am more frustrated with our lawmakers traveling outside their districts and states to support former president Donald J. Trump or Israeli leaders. Our taxpayer money should not go for any Republican trip to Manhattan Supreme Court. Our taxpayer money should not be going to the aapartheid ethnostate of Israel.

Abbott and many other Republicans are plotting for the Project 2025. They will unite with Trump to push forth more authoritarianism. 

Our country can't afford another Trump presidency. Our country can't support another American president loyal to Israeli interests. Biden, Trump, Abbott, Congress, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the junk food media need to stop supporting Israel.