'Straight up wrong': Texas conservatives defend Dallas salon owner jailed for keeping open business
Source: The Dallas Morning News
Several prominent Texas conservatives on Wednesday rallied to the defense of Shelley Luther, the Dallas salon owner who was fined and sentenced to seven days in jail for intentionally violating an order to shutter her business during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Gov. Greg Abbott, whos reopening hair salons on Friday after deeming them nonessential for weeks, said Shelleys sentence was excessive, adding that jailing Texans for non-compliance with executive orders should always be the last available option.
Compliance with executive orders during this pandemic is important to ensure public safety, said Abbott, a Republican who issued one of the orders defied by Luther. "However, surely there are less restrictive means to achieving that goal than jailing a Texas mother.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, also a Republican, called Luthers sentence outrageous and demanded that she be released from jail, while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, another Republican, offered to pay Luthers $7,000 fine or even serve out Luthers sentence under house arrest.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/05/06/straight-up-wrong-texas-conservatives-defend-dallas-salon-owner-jailed-for-keeping-open-business-amid-coronavirus/
The judge in this case responded in a letter in part: "It is contrary to the concept of an independent Judiciary and offends the tradition of separation of powers for any member of the Executive Branch of Texas government to interject itself into the proceedings of the judicial branch."
Guess what...even Sarah Palin came to Dallas to show support for Luther's business.
To be wonky, Article 4, Section 11(b) of the Texas Constitution says:
That probably explains why Abbott can't just give Luther a governor's pardon right now.
JCMach1
(27,590 posts)And refused to please the court by a declaration of selfish behavior. I though that was gospel truth for these libertarian types...
SunSeeker
(51,796 posts)Fuck Texas conservatives.
riversedge
(70,441 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)it would be perfectly acceptable to disregard them? Is that what the Texas Attorney General is suggesting?
Bengus81
(6,937 posts)But...if someone is picked up and thrown in jail for drunk driving which could injure or kill someone you'd be saying the law is the law. This woman right now is breaking the LAW and YES could cause injury or even death by opening.
As stated,she could have ended this peacefully but chose not to.
Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)I would have sentenced her to a week of assisting in the Dallas morgue. With proper PPE.
cvoogt
(949 posts)ha
Yeehah
(4,601 posts)What exactly do "conservatives" conserve?
captain jack
(316 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,657 posts)Texas has provided more money for decades to support the federal government than what it receives in return. There are also plenty of liberal Texans around and we just may end up voting blue in the general election.
The following Democratic presidential candidates also won Texas in the general election:
Jimmy Carter, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Baines Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (4 times), Woodrow Wilson (2 times), William Jennings Bryan (3 times), Alton B. Parker, Winfield S. Hancock, Samuel J. Tilden, John C. Breckinridge, James Buchanan, Franklin Pierce, and Lewis Cass.
By the way, it as a Democrat from Texas that signed these laws while president:
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College Facilities
Clean Air
Vocational Education
Indian Vocational Training
Manpower Training
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Inter-American Development Bank
Kennedy Cultural Center
Tax Reduction
Presidential Transition
Federal Airport Aid
Farm Program
Chamizal Convention
Pesticide Controls
International Development
Association
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Campobello International Park
Urban Mass Transit
Water Resources Research
Federal Highway
Civil Service Pay Raise
War on Poverty
Criminal Justice
Truth-in-Securities
Medicine Bow National Forest
Ozark Scenic Riverway
Administrative Conference
Fort Bowie Historic Site
Food Stamp
Housing Act
Interest Equalization
Wilderness Areas
Nurse Training
Revenues for Recreation
Fire Island National Seashore
Library Services
Federal Employee Health Benefits
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Medicare
Aid to Education
Higher Education
Four Year Farm Program
Department of Housing and Urban
Development
Housing Act
Social Security Increase
Deaf-Blind Center
College Work Study
Rail Strike Settlement
Voting Rights
Fair Immigration Law
Older Americans
Heart, Cancer, Stroke Program
Law Enforcement Assistance
National Crime Commission
Drug Controls
Mental Health Facilities
Health Professions
Medical Libraries
Vocational Rehabilitation
Anti-Poverty Program
Arts and Humanities Foundation
Aid to Appalachia
Highway Beauty
Clean Air
Water Pollution Control
High Speed Transit
Manpower Training
Presidential Disability
Child Health
Regional Development
Aid to Small Businesses
Weather-Predicting Services
Military Pay Increase
GI Life Insurance
Community Health Services
Water Resources Council
Water Desalting
Assateague National Seashore
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area
Juvenile Delinquency Control
Arms Control
Strengthening U.N. Charter
International Coffee Agreement
Retirement for Public Servants
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Food for India
Child Nutrition
Department of Transportation
Truth in Packaging
Model Cities
Rent Supplements
Teachers Corps
Asian Development Bank
Clean Rivers
Aid-to-Handicapped Children
Redwoods Park
Flaming Gorge Recreation Area
Food for Freedom
Child Safety
Narcotics Rehabilitation
Traffic Safety
Highway Safety
Mine Safety
International Education
Bail Reform
Tire Safety
New GI Bill
Minimum Wage Increase
Urban Mass Transit
Civil Procedure Reform
Federal Highway Aid
Military Medicare
Public Health Reorganization
Cape Lookout Seashore
Water Research
Guadalupe National Park
Revolutionary War Bicentennial
Fish-Wildlife Preservation
Water for Peace
Anti-Inflation Program
Scientific Knowledge Exchange
Cultural Materials Exchange
Foreign Investors Tax
Parcel Post Reform
Civil Service Pay Raise
Stockpile Sales
Participation Certificates
Protection for Savings
Flexible Interest Rates
Freedom of Information
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Education Professions
Education Act
Air Pollution Control
Partnership for Health
Social Security Increases
Age Discrimination
Wholesome Meat
Flammable Fabrics
Urban Research
Public Broadcasting
Outer Space Treaty
Modern D.C. Government
Vietnam Veterans Benefits
Federal Judicial Center
Civilian-Postal Workers Pay
Summer Youth Programs
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Fair Housing
Indian Bill of Rights
Safe Streets
Wholesome Poultry
Food for Peace
Commodity Exchange Rules
U.S. Grain Standards
School Breakfasts
Bank Protection
Defense Production
Corporate Takeovers
Export Program
Gold Cover Removal
Truth-in-Lending
Aircraft Noise Abatement
Auto Insurance Study
New Narcotics Bureau
Gas Pipeline Safety
Fire Safety
Sea Grant Colleges
D.C. School Board
Tax Surcharge
Better Housing
International Monetary Reform
International Grains Treaty
Oil Revenues for Recreation
Virgin Islands Elections
San Rafael Wilderness
San Gabriel Wilderness
Fair Federal Juries
Candidate Protection
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Guaranteed Student Loans
D.C. Visitors Center
FHA-VA Interest Rate Program
Health Manpower
Eisenhower College
Gun Controls
Aid-to-Handicapped Children
Redwoods Park
Flaming Gorge Recreation Area
Biscayne Park
Heart, Cancer, and Stroke Programs
Hazardous Radiation Protection
Colorado River Reclamation
Scenic Rivers
Scenic Trails
National Water Commission
Federal Magistrates
Vocational Education
Veterans Pension Increases
North Cascades Park
International Coffee Agreement
Intergovernmental Manpower
Dangerous Drugs Control
Military Justice Code
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CRK7376
(2,204 posts)beat the Law and Order Drum....follow the law or possibly die of covid19........STOOOPID REpubs.