i must give a shoutout to lyle larson. lyle larson is the only republican in texas who actually voted for us. lyle larson has been trying to convince members of his party that this is not only bad for democrats, this is bad for republicans, especially republicans in rural areas which, in the state of texas, the majority of our republicans are elected from rural areas. our urban centers tend to be more democratic. but they can't see that. they only see an opportunity at a power grab in some of our urban centers. that's what they're focused on. it shouldn't be our fight. but the reality is, it is our fight, and you're right, there is always this division because, sadly enough, we always want to be the good guys, right? there are those who say, let's kum-ba-ya to our colleagues on the other side of the aisle. i'm saying a kum-ba-ya for me is making sure people's rights are