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The stories
coming out of Texas this week are difficult to read and watch.
A slew of winter storms have knocked out power for large
swaths of the state for coming up on a week as of the time of
this writing. Without electricity, people are freezing in near
zero temperatures. They have no way to cook, the roads are too
dangerous to travel, and food is running low. Burst pipes are
flooding people's homes and roofs are falling in. It
is a literal natural disaster and Texans are being abandoned.
Sign the petition to demand the federal
government steps in to save lives now!
The reason this is such a
natural disaster is multifactoral but boil down to two main
things: Texas is on their own energy grid and they have hardly
any regulation. Most of the United States, and even the world,
are on shared grids so that if power goes out in one region,
power can be diverted and shared. Texas stands alone so nearby
states can't help them. They became independent to avoid
government safety regulations, some of which may have required
them to winterize their equipment, thus avoiding this entire
humanitarian crisis. Now many people in Texas are
freezing in their homes and don't even have access to clean
drinking water anymore.
Biden did authorize FEMA to go in and help, but
clearly it's not enough. This is a massive disaster and the
federal government should be doing more to save the lives of
Texans!
Thank you,
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Kelsey
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. People in
Texas have been without electricity and clean drinking water
for days! Demand more government help! |
