5/5/20, Judge Moye to salon owner Ms. Luther: ““If you would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge that your own actions were selfish, putting your own interest ahead of those in the community in which you live,” Judge Moyé said, offering her a chance to avoid jail time. He said he would consider only giving her a fine, if she apologized, acknowledged she was wrong, and agreed to keep her business closed until Friday, when the governor has announced all salons may open.”..."He also called on her to apologize to the elected officials whose orders she flouted, saying that until a vaccine for the virus is developed, citizens must obey emergency orders. “Failure to do so will only have catastrophic consequences,” Judge Moyé said, “and those reach far beyond the exigencies of one family or one business.””…“Dallas Salon Owner Is Jailed for Defying Order to Stay Closed,” NY Times, 5/5/20
[Image, 5/5/20, Shelley Luther in court with Judge Moye, CBSDFW video]
““I have much respect for this court and laws.. I have never been in this position before and it’s not someplace that I want to be,” Luther responded. “But I have to disagree with you sir, when you say that I’m selfish because feeding my kids–is not selfish. I have hair stylists that are going hungry because they’d rather feed their kids. So sir, if you think the law is more important than kids getting fed, then please go ahead with your decision but I am not going to shut the salon.””…”Salon A La Mode Owner, Shelley Luther Arrested: ‘Feeding My Kids Isn’t Selfish, I’m Not Closing The Salon’.” dfw.cbslocal.com, 5/5/20…”Dallas hair salon owner who defied judge, county orders to close is released from jail,” Washington Post, Meagan Flynn, Hannah Knowles, 5/8/20
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10/10/20, “Runoff Election Between State Rep. Drew Springer, Dallas Salon Owner Shelley Luther Set For Dec. 19," dfw.cbslocal.com
“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has set the date for a special runoff [state] election between state Rep. Drew Springer and Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther as they compete for Senate District 30.
[Map, Dist. 30. Texas State Sen.]
In a proclamation issued on Saturday, Abbott set the runoff for Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 in order to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Fallon, who is running for Congress [and won on Nov. 4]. Early voting will begin Wednesday, Dec. 9.
Senate District 30 stretches across 14 different counties in North Texas. A special election was held on Sept. 29, with Republicans Springer and Luther earning the most votes out of six candidates.
Luther made headlines earlier this year after she defied stay-at-home orders during the pandemic and reopened her salon. She was eventually jailed after a judge found her in contempt of court after she refused to apologize for her actions, which included publicly tearing up a cease-and-desist letter from Dallas County.
On her Facebook page on Sept. 29, she emphasized her grassroots support. “We’re going to a runoff and it’s definitely because of you. I refuse to act like a politician,” Luther said.
Springer told CBS 11 News about his Republican background. “I’m a proven conservative Republican, I’ve always voted in the Republican primaries, I’m in the top 10% of conservatives over the last four sessions in the Texas House,” he said.
While campaigning, Luther has often criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for not reopening the state fast enough.”…
[Above, 11/24/20, “Visiting a small Texas town, it’s clear who won from the lockdowns: the big box chains. Small business has been devastated. It’s all so heartbreaking.“ Jeffrey A. Tucker twitter
Above, 11/24/20, “It’s heartbreaking that Texas (of all states!) was so easily locked down.” simple reason twitter
Codevilla: “The COVID-19 pandemic has had almost nothing to do with public health and almost everything to do with separating, impoverishing, and disconnecting people inclined to vote against the ruling class.” “The Election to End All Elections,” Claremont Review of Books, Angelo M. Codevilla, Fall 2020]
(continuing): “Springer said all five Republicans who ran in the race agreed. “We want to see it open right now. And so, you know, it’s definitely a discussion item. I think we all agree that it needs to be open,” he said.”
“Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday that Dec. 19 will be the date for the special election runoff to succeed state Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper.
The runoff in Fallon’s solidly red district pits state Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, against fellow Republican Shelley Luther, the Dallas salon owner who was jailed earlier this year over her refusal [to apologize and admit she’d been wrong and selfish] to close her business due to coronavirus restrictions.
Early voting for the runoff will start Dec. 9, Abbott said.
Luther and Springer finished close together in the Sept. 29 special election, which included three other Republicans and a Democrat. Luther edged out Springer, 32.17% to 31.93%, ahead by 164 votes out of 68,807 total.
Fallon is vacating his mostly rural North Texas district after he won the nomination in early August to replace former U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Heath, on the November ballot. Ratcliffe is now the director of national intelligence.
Fallon is likely to win [did win] the November election due to the congressional district’s strong GOP lean, so he announced his resignation in late August to kick off the process to fill his state Senate seat. Fallon’s resignation is not effective until Jan. 4.”
Added: “In a statement explaining his support for Luther, Dunn praised her for standing up to what he described as bipartisan government overreach in the [so-called] fight against [a virus] the pandemic. He said he loaned her $1 million because the “Austin Swamp has tilted the playing field to negate Shelley’s grassroots advantage,“ referring to the sped-up timeline that Gov. Greg Abbott ordered to fill Fallon’s seat.”
9/18/20, “Conservative megadonor backs Shelley Luther for Texas Senate with $1 million loan,” Texas Tribune, Patrick Svitek
“The conservative megadonor Tim Dunn is backing Shelley Luther in her Texas [State] Senate bid with a $1 million loan, a large amount for such a race.
Luther, the Dallas salon owner who was jailed earlier this year over her refusal to close her business due to coronavirus restrictions [and for respectfully refusing to apologize and say she’d been “selfish“] is in a six-way special election Sept. 29 to succeed Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper, as he prepares to join Congress. The seat is solidly red.
Luther’s campaign confirmed the $1 million loan Friday evening, three days before a campaign finance deadline in the race. The loan was first reported by the news website The Texan.
In a statement explaining his support for Luther, Dunn praised her for standing up to what he described as bipartisan government overreach in the [so-called] fight against the pandemic. He said he loaned her $1 million because the “Austin Swamp has tilted the playing field to negate Shelley’s grassroots advantage,” referring to the sped-up timeline that Gov. Greg Abbott ordered to fill Fallon’s seat.
Luther’s closest Republican competition is state Rep. Drew Springer of Muenster. He responded to the news of the loan by citing several groups that have endorsed him, including the Texas Farm Bureau and National Rifle Association, and saying they “know how bad an [Empower Texans] bought & paid for Senator would be for Texas.” Empower Texans is the [so-called] hard-right group that Dunn has bankrolled over the years.”…
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Added: May 5, 2020 report on Ms. Luther’s court appearance, in which Judge Moye said she could avoid jail if she admitted she was “selfish,” wrong, and apologized. Ms. Luther respectfully declined to make those statements:
May 5, 2020, “Salon A La Mode Owner, Shelley Luther Arrested: ‘Feeding My Kids Isn’t Selfish, I’m Not Closing The Salon’,” dfw.cbslocal.com, Dallas, Texas
“Salon À la Mode owner Shelley Luther was sentenced to seven days in jail for criminal and civil contempt and a $7,000 fine today for defying Governor Greg Abbott’s stay-at-home rules.
State District Judge Eric Moyé found Luther continued to operate her hair salon in violation of the governor’s order and in violation of a restraining order from the court. Judge Moyé decided she should pay $3500 plus $500 for every additional day the salon remains open until Friday.
Last week, Luther received a cease-and-desist letter from Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins ordering her to close the salon — and she publicly ripped it up. In defying the order, Luther has gained many supporters, among them the Open Texas movement….
“If you would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge that your own actions were selfish, putting your own interest ahead of those in the community in which you live,” Judge Moyé said, offering her a chance to avoid jail time. He said he would consider only giving her a fine, if she apologized, acknowledged she was wrong, and agreed to keep her business closed until Friday, when the governor has announced all salons may open.
“I have much respect for this court and laws. I have never been in this position before and it’s not someplace that I want to be,” Luther responded. “But I have to disagree with you sir, when you say that I’m selfish because feeding my kids — is not selfish. I have hair stylists that are going hungry because they’d rather feed their kids. So sir, if you think the law is more important than kids getting fed, then please go ahead with your decision but I am not going to shut the salon.”
Luther’s attorney, Warren Norred, vowed to appeal the decision. He said the salon would likely continue to open its doors, increasing the $3,500 fine against it by $500 each day it does before the governor’s new order takes effect Friday.”…
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5/5/20, “”I’m not closing,” she [Ms. Luther] said last month [April 2020] after being told she was acting in defiance of the court. “Because all of the small business owners need to have some sort of voice, and we need to stand up for what’s right or we’ll continue to get our freedom taken away.” By the end of April, Luther had already missed a mortgage payment and had nearly two dozen employees out of work.”
Following as posted above, US government actions have caused genocide of small businesses. (It’s not a “conspiracy” if it has already happened):
11/24/20, “Visiting a small Texas town, it’s clear who won from the lockdowns: the big box chains. Small business has been devastated. It’s all so heartbreaking." Jeffrey A. Tucker twitter
And, 11/24/20, “It’s heartbreaking that Texas (of all states!) was so easily locked down.” simple reason twitter
Codevilla: “The COVID-19 pandemic has had almost nothing to do with public health and almost everything to do with separating, impoverishing, and disconnecting people inclined to vote against the ruling class.” “The Election to End All Elections,” Claremont Review of Books, Angelo M. Codevilla, Fall 2020]
